Unstructured play with cardboard boxes is one of the all-time great childhood activities. My dad is a contractor and would bring home appliance boxes for us to play in all the time. We’d roll down our grassy hill in refrigerator boxes. We’d cut out windows for houses. We even brought our golden retriever in there.
The tradition continues with our kids. They beg me for boxes. Then, out come the crayons and Scotch tape. Ta-da! A new creation. My son designed this stack of boxes (above) as some sort of military outpost with directional signs for the troops. On another day, both kids opened a restaurant where they charged $10 just to sit at a table and tips are accepted in the form of gemstones and jewelry.
Next time you’re the lucky recipient of a box, save it for the kids. Hand it over with some markers and crayons. Then sit back to see what takes shape.
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I love it! One time I based a whole space theme birthday party for my son around a large cardboard box and brown paper. We had so much fun (not just the kids)