Winter stormy and other cold rainy days: a bunch of blankets, all the dining room chairs, all the upholstered pillows and the sofa and love seat. Tunnels, caves and homes to be made and an afternoon of play and imagination.
Can’t say we ever did that. Closest thing would be: After seeing a Knights of the Round Table Movie with fighting on a cliff overlooking a pool of quicksand, we did reenact the scene moving round the room standing atop any piece of furniture we might find handy. To be on the floor would be
‘death’ in the pool of quicksand. (of course, PARENTS never knew just what mischief we kids might be generating)
A favorite pastime would be playing house under a huge, old tree. Though there was never a ‘play’ kitchen, with improvisation, a make-do kitchen was created which endowed us with countless mud pies. Umm good :-)
“Top 20 of Mud Kitchen Ideas for Kids”
https://www.1001gardens.org/2014/07/20-mud-kitchen-ideas/
“Explore Play Ideas, Outdoor Kitchen”
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/58969076343436284/
oh, yes, I forgot all about building forts with blankets and sheets, tying them to chairs and stuff. It made a nice little private hideaway, no parents allowed!