One trend that I really like is having legacy style weight ramping in games that are designed to be played with small children. I have a small niece that I don't see very often. Playing 4 games of Little Alchemists per year with her and seeing her open little boxes of new components as new rules get added is basically the ideal gaming experience with her.
My reply didn't save here, apologies BGC. Essentially the gist of it was that because I don't have much family, the power of what you've outlined never really occurs to me. What a wonderful thing and I can see families playing it over time and getting that shared sense of discovery.
