Oh the joys of free boxes!!!

One thing I love is getting a free cardboard box. It can provide hours of entertainment and theraputic play. Here are some ideas before you rip up a box and stuff it in your recycle bin.

• Hide in the box
• Lay the flaps down so it is dark
• Open both ends for a tunnel to climb through
• Put things in the box to drag across the floor with a handle of some sort
• Put things in it to push them across the room.
• Use it to carry things to a new destination.
• When you are done with the box give them the job of ripping it up the best they can into smaller chunks.
• Use it with a marble that has been dipped in paint to make a picture without getting messy.
• Make a house
• Stack them and then knock them down
• Make a maze with boxes and tape

There are countless others to try. Use your imagination or better yet watch all the things your child can come up with.