Do your kids play together?

[Keha]

If so, how old are they? What is the age gap?

Currently have a toddler and a baby, about 2.5 years between them. Hard word trying to juggle both of their needs. I have this notion that in a few years they will play lots together, but I don't know if it's realistic!

They do sometimes, they are 11 and 7. Mostly computer games.

I have an almost 4yo and a 6mo baby and I wonder that too!
Currently the older one shows interest in the baby but doesn’t like the unpredictable movements and noises.
We’ll see… 🤞

I have a 7yo and a 5yo and they play together constantly. Eldest took no interest in the youngest until he was over 6m, and they didn't start properly playing together until he was about 2.5 but they are inseparable now.

12, 8, 4, 2.5...play together ALL THE TIME. The house is always noisy AF. The baby has taken to running at people roaring and the other kids run away screaming and it all turns into chaos.

Yes. And sometimes it’s wonderful but usually it descends into an argument. They’re 10 and nearly 7.

I think it’s going to come down to personality and shared interests. Mine do but they also fight a lot. Im
very lucky that my eldest is a kind soul as my youngest is completely feral and as prickly as a porcupine.

Mine are 10 and 4. They play a lot! They argue a lot too 🙈

All the time 5yo twins and 4yo.
One of the twins and the 4yo play together more than just the twins do at the moment, they have more similar interests. But they all play together a lot of the time and have done properly since they were 2.5, 2.5 and 1.5. The twins started including their sister when she was about 7 months old- they would pull her about to play row row row your boat and do things to make her laugh.
The play is quite sweet now- lots of barbies and playing schools and "horse pirates"

Computer games and guns yes. 2 years between them. Otherwise they often play alongside each other eg one on lego the other with lego eating dinosaur. I would say it's only been since the youngest got to about 7 they've got super close, the pandemic probably helped as they have quite different interests. When they each have friends over they usually play as a group really well but again that's been an age thing as when they're 3 and 5 2 years is a lot but at 10 and 8 not so much.

I have a 12 and a 9 year old and they’ve played together from the moment the youngest was a few weeks old really. His first smile was for his brother. They are really inseparable.

Mine are 2.5 and 5 (just over 3 year age gap) and play together all the time

Mine are 3 and 6; they started playing together in the last 3-6 months. It’s hit or miss as the younger one doesn’t always follow what the idea of the game is and we have lots of fallings out but when they do play it’s lovely

5 and almost 4. Play together constantly! Even when they are winding each other up and I suggest they give each other some space, they are drawn back to each other.

Mine were vile to each other for a while but generally got along. They became great friends in their teens. Three year age gap.

Twins 90% of the time yes, 10% of the time they are vile to each other! 12.

Yep, I have 3 (10, 6 and nearly 5) plus 2 step kids (10 and 6) and they all play beautifully together, it’s lovely 🥰 they get on super well. A fair bit of fighting too but that’s par for the course - generally they love each other and they always have ready-made playmates, it’s great! Before my step kids were on the scene my 3 also used to play together loads, especially the younger 2 as there’s only 20 months between them.

I have three children aged 5, 3 and 1. There is 2yr2mths between oldest and middle and 1yr11mnths between middle and youngest. The oldest and middle child play really nicely together, they are beginning to to role play and have great imaginative play now that my middle child is old enough to understand. When my oldest is at school my middle child and youngest also play nicely together however it depends on game as she is only just beginning to understand play (only 15 months). They do all play really nicely together but it's more the youngest watching the other two play and wanting to be close to them, this will all hopefully change as she gets older

Mine were just 16 months apart in age, so were at the same stage for activities and interests - they played together throughout their childhood. My house backs onto a burn and barley fields, so they were always paddling in the burn, getting muddy, playing in the neighbour’s tree house, or in winter having snowball fights. Board games were v popular on wet days too. As adults they have very different interests, but they still get on fine.

18, 16, 14, 12.

They have always played together. Not always nicely and often with arguments and injuries.

They do keep shifting their preferred sibling as each one passes various ages and stages. This can cause trouble for a while. For example at about age 11-13 they get pussed off with annoying younger sibling, but the grow out of it. (As younger sibling reaches this stage!)

When they were little school separated them a bit, but in school holidays (and lockdowns) they immediately regroup as a small tight knit gang.

Mine are 5 and 2, they play together all the time and have done since the youngest started showing an interest in toys.

11 8 7 2
All the time.
To the point where they cannot be alone, at all, ever. They must all be together, being loud and playing the latest game they’ve make up. It’s very loud and very busy. No one ever sits and chills in their room!