This Is How Your Kids Can Play With the Cardboard Box Their Christmas Present Came In.
Admit that you foresaw this. Santa gave your child an intricate 270-piece enchanted wooden cottage filled with families of tiny forest critters, and now the child only wants to play with the box he came in. Don’t try to redirect – just keep going. Here are 10 things kids can do with a humble cardboard container. When you’re done, recycle!
Make an oven
Use the leftover Christmas plates as burners. See. Guide to Ikatbag .
Create a city from Lego
Bonus: It keeps all those tiny pieces in place, so you won’t step on them. See the Guide on the Pickle Bums website.
Make a TV
Screen time for which you can feel no guilt. Via Pinterest .
Create an indoor golf game
A math lesson disguised as a game of golf? I’m in. See. Guide to Craftulate .
Turn the stairs into a slide
Now this childhood is done right. See the tutorial at The Contemplative Creative .
Have a movie theater evening by car
While kids may or may not ever know the iconic establishment that is a car movie theater, the cardboard box version is pretty adorable. It also contains scattered pieces of popcorn. See more photos on the Small Fry blog .
Create a crazy maze
A man named Daniel Weber built this labyrinth, which consists of two rooms and a corridor. See more photos on his Flickr page .
Make a Marble Run game
Using craft sticks and hot glue, create a plinko marble runner. So much fun. See the tutorial on the Frugal Fun for Boys and Girls site.
Practice their hammer skills
Have golf shirts? Let young children practice fine motor skills in this hammer drill. See the tutorial under Practice : As You Grow .
Go crazy with crayons
If you have a very large box or a very small child, place the named child in the indicated box. Add a few crayons and enjoy 30 minutes of quiet bliss.