Personalised story about being included in play: your child Joins the Treehouse Club

What happens in your child Joins the Treehouse Club

1. Your child spots the treehouse club game from the garden path.
2. Your child feels left out but pauses to think of kind words.
3. Your child asks whether there is room in the game.
4. The club members make a place and explain the game rules.
5. Your child invites another waiting child to join the fun.

How the first page could read

On a bright afternoon, your child spotted a wooden treehouse at the end of the garden. Inside, a group of children were whispering about their club game and hanging a sign on the rail. Your child wanted to join, but their feet stayed by the path. What could your child say?

Your child’s name, look and little details replace these words, and the whole story is written for their age.

Why this story works

Children aged four to seven often meet group play at school, in the park or at family gatherings, where it can be hard to know how to join in. This story gives your child a clear, everyday moment: seeing a game already underway and finding a polite question to ask. The treehouse setting makes the group feel exciting without making the problem too big. Once your child is welcomed, the story gently turns the view around: who else might be standing nearby, hoping for a place? It opens up useful conversations about noticing others, making room in a game and choosing welcoming words.

Reading it together

• Pause when your child is by the path and ask what they could say to the children in the treehouse.
• After reading, practise a short joining-in phrase together, such as “Can I play too?”
• Ask your child to spot the moment when they notice the other child and decide how to include them.

Suggested art style: Storybook watercolour

Soft watercolour garden scenes make the treehouse, club sign and children’s expressions easy to linger over together. You can pick any of the four styles and change the details in the form.