How To Entertain 2 Little Kids

I did not plan this activity, but here's how it happened one day a few months ago. . .

I received a package in the mail in a large box. After opening it and removing the contents, the empty box was instantly taken over by my 3 year old and 1 year old.

First they sat in it with the box upright and pretended it was a boat.

The box toppled over a couple times before I realized the danger of a head colliding with the hard tile floor and turned the box on its side and suggested to the kids that it was a "cave" or "house".

After a few minutes the "cave" became a little crowded.

I remembered I had another large box in the garage and brought it in.

Ahhh. . . . Each with their own space!!!
Of course, it was only a few minutes before Little Brother began going into Big Sister's "house", which resulted in shrieks. Finally she said she was "moving to Oklahoma!" and she drug her box into the living room.

But, seconds later, guess who moved in next door?

You guessed it!! Little Brother moved his box right over next to hers!

Despite the occasional squabble, the kids really did have a blast for a long time in their boxes. They moved toys and "furniture" into their houses, rang each other's "doorbells", and had me knock hundreds of times and ask if anybody was home so they could pop out!

It was really fun to watch their creative play! I have blogged before about my daughter and her love of "too much stuff". At the end of their play I emptied her "house" and look what was inside!!!

It is a wonder she fit in there with all that stuff!!!

It really is a privilege to get to stay home with my little ones and experience these ordinary, extraordinary, every day times!


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