1. A 6-foot-long plush puppy, because sometimes bigger is better with the little crowd, and what could be better than a body-pillow of a pup for hours of cuddles and pretend play? (This guy would do GREAT on the floor is lava circuit.) 3. An interactive talking Ms. Rachel plushy if the other parent in your house is 100% Ms. Rachel, and you want to extend that learning love to playtime.
It's hard to bring those days back since we live in a totally different era right now. But what parents can do now is to create specific times when everyone has to put down their phones and play a game.