House (game)

It is a form of make-believe where players take on the roles of a nuclear family.

Common roles include parents, children, a newborn, and pets.

The game often involves props, such as toy food or mock-up kitchen appliances.

Additionally, dolls or other forms of toys can play the role family members.

The game is played both at home and in kindergarten or day care.

An 1883 German illustration of children playing house
Iranian "Mamy" game with a little girl playing the mother and a little doll in the role of her daughter