Box Coloring
Need to keep your kid entertained? Don't have time or energy to set up a big activity? If you have a large cardboard box lying around, simply plop your kid inside the box (leaving the top open of course!) and give them some markers or crayons to color with. Have them decorate the inside of the box because, let's face it; you could give them the coolest toy in the world and they'll still want to play with the box. ;)
Cardboard Robot
Clearly we didn't put much effort into making this robot. In fact, all I did was cut out a spy hole so my husband could see, but that was about it. The rest we left to our son's imagination. But despite our lack of creative robot building, Andy (my eldest son) absolutely loved it!
...and yes. He is fighting the cardboard robot with his Doctor Who sonic screwdriver...
Star Gazing in a Box
If you have a star nightlight (which, if you don't, you should get one! They are great!), put it in your kids lap, and then take a cardboard box and flip the box upside down over top of your kid. Instantly they will be transported into their own private room of stars! It's ridiculously simple but for a kid and their imagination, it's epic!
Cardboard Monsters
I made these cardboard monsters for my son's 2nd birthday party. The one on the top we used for a beanbag toss game, and the one on the bottom was purely for the sake of crawling in and out of. It was easy, inexpensive, and they were a lot of fun. We kept these monsters for quite awhile after the birthday party just because they were too much fun to play with!
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