Completely different game without time skips
My 5 year old son and I started playing about 2 months ago. I played before he was born and did a lot of time skipping and rushing the game. I didn't want to show him how to time skip yet and just enjoy the game. Now, he will wait for me every day to get home from work to see what new items are in the shop. He's excited we can plant pumpkins and has written all of our villagers about how many days until Halloween. Seeing him just enjoy the game and interact with villagers instead of rushing to get all items has been so great to see. It makes me feel like when I was a kid playing the original Animal Crossing game. I'm actually excited every day to get home and see out island. I'm considering getting another switch so we can both play at the same time, but then I'll have to start a new island -_- anyway, I highly recommend playing without timeskip and just enjoying every day on your island