Natural disasters, love the idea!

What about upgraded buildings with stone foundations, and those without? A hurricane would damage both, but a flood would leave the stone foundation and say 30% construction completed so repair is faster. Another upgrade could be a stone main floor and a straw second story.

Also, more living huts, to be placed in limited random areas and can house only 5 villagers, 10 if it's 2 story. So a full village would have 10-12 large huts.

In my upgraded vision of the village the space would be roughly doubled, allowing for the new buildings I'd like, as well as more housing.

In response to the children being fenced in, it's a matter of playing style. Having a fenced playground would allow for both freedom or constraint. The children could be all brought out to roam everywhere if that's your thing. I tend to not gain anything from watching their repetitive antics, and find they get in the way near the current fire, fishing traffic, doctors, and bored villagers. I would love to have the ability to either keep them enclosed or roaming free, as needed.

Because I chart all my families, I would like to be able to have all my children in one place to view sibling sets. Also, when a set of children all turn 14 I would like to find them quickly. I'm not envisioning a tiny pen here, but a moderate sized area. Imagine from the research table, to the pond, to the food box, to the huts, and around, (basically the circumference of the fire area). Some playground equipment, balls to kick on a little grassy area, a few trees, and a splash pond would fit. I'd be happy to watch them play tag and hide and seek in this area, but it would get them out of my hair when trying to manage my adult villagers. Others could just drag them out and let them roam anywhere if wanted. I just want the option to put them all somewhere, particularly with a village of 90 with 30 or so children.