Cushion fort with one peephole

Pull cushions off the couch. Lean them against each other to make a small enclosed space. Leave one small gap — the peephole.

Crawl inside. Peek out through the peephole. "Hello!"

Total immersion. Kids will spend an hour in a cushion fort and play seven different pretend games inside it. The "world out there, me in here" is half the appeal.

Add a blanket roof. Two forts that connect via "tunnel" (a gap between cushions). Snack inside the fort.