Minimalist Mamas - keep at it! My kids are now 14, 12, 11 & 9 and will STILL play like this together. Because when they were little (my oldest was 3), I decluttered their toys and made a decision to keep things simple. I removed the toys that did all the imagining for them and kept the toys that inspired their minds to create. I made it a seasonal routine for us to take a look at what was no longer being used or worth our space as a family. I let them be bored. I tried to give them a 1970’s sort