This Christmas we’re upgrading our archaic Xbox, and getting a game for each kid. My oldest will be getting minecraft (but it will be a game all 3 oldest kids will he able to play together with me).
Of course it’s a secret right now, but I’m starting to build a starter world for them to learn to play in and get the hang of things. I found this lovely seed with a secluded flower grove valley surrounded on all sides by tall, jagged, snowy peaks. I set the default game mode to easy survival, but my personal game mode to creative.
First there’s a nice cozy cabin that they can live in and retreat to at night. Out back is a fenced-off garden where they can learn about growing and harvesting crops. Near the cabin is a dock where they can practice fishing.
I’ll let them find it on their own, but there’s a not-so-secret basement with some pretty top-tier loot inside.
Nearby is a classic red barn (personally I like more ‘viking-themed’ builds in my world, but this is for them). The barn has some animals and will get stocked with feed for them so they can learn about breeding animals.
Next there’s a barracks (this one I made a little nordic) stocked with plenty of armor and weapons. There’s an archery range where they can practice their marksmanship and a “challenge cave” with a zombie spawner where they can practice melee combat if they want.
In the valley, I still plan to create a small caving experience for them to learn in, and possibly an area to practice taming dogs and cats.
Beyond the mountains, I’ll be building bigger things for them to play in and explore once they’re comfortable and ready to leave the nest. My plans include at least 3 castles (a standard stone one, a rainbow unicorn one, and Elsa’s Ice Castle), a town with bigger houses (one for each of us), and a zoo to learn about all the different animals in the game.