The Box

[Mike]

A couple of weeks ago, we had a chair delivered in a big box. Since there are a bunch of kids in the neighborhood, I cut out a door and a couple of windows. This thing gets more use than any toy for miles around. It makes its way from garage to garage and has been a fort, a house, a hideaway . . . unlimited fun. Just a reminder of what kids can do with the most basic stuff. There's nothing better than a big ol' box:

 

 

After sharing this with some friends, one of them sent me a terrific short film about a little kid in East L.A. who took a bunch of boxes and built an arcade.

[r77toy]

The film maker set up a scholarship for Cain, it's brought in nearly $200,000 so far.

[moshe_levy]

My neighbors pride themselves on the latest and greatest toys for their kids. One day a particularly large playset arrived in a huge cardboard box. The kids spent the next month playing inside the box, instead of with the playset, much to the dismay of their parents!

 

-MKL

[upflying]

I used to pull my toddler son around in an empty diaper box. I remember he laughed and giggled with glee. I agree the best toys are improvised and provoke imagination.

This kind of fun does not happen with that cheap Chinese plastic from Toys R Us.

 

[beemerman2k]

Outstanding video! That was great.

[ltljohn]

Reminds me of a book I had as a child.

 

 

[BFish]

of course you had all the kids and parents sign a liability release?

 

 

just kidding.

[Mike]

of course you had all the kids and parents sign a liability release?

 

 

just kidding.

 

Well, I am sure I am on some parents' list . . . like the people who have had to park their SUV outside for the past four or five days, to make room for the box.

[Quinn]

Well, I am sure I am on some parents' list . . . like the people who have had to park their SUV outside for the past four or five days, to make room for the box.

 

 

Would they rather the kids used the SUV for a fort, etc?

 

 

 

p.s. I make fun of people who buy big, butch, macho SUVs and then slow down to 0mph to go over speed bumps and railroad tracks. I think not wanting to park it where it might get wet or dirty qualifies as underuse.

 

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[4wheeldog]

When we had our last litter of Jack Russel pups, we cut some holes in a box, to get them used to exploring dark places. We wound up with several small boxes taped together in an odd configuration, with a couple of entrances and intersections. Talk about a way to learn strategy and tactics! One pup could hold the fort all by themselves, until two of them figured out how to team up.

 

I don't know who had more fun.....Them, or me watching them.

[Ken H.]

After sharing this with some friends, one of them sent me a terrific short film about a little kid in East L.A. who took a bunch of boxes and built an arcade.

Way cool. That kid IS a genius!

[Mike]

After sharing this with some friends, one of them sent me a terrific short film about a little kid in East L.A. who took a bunch of boxes and built an arcade.

Way cool. That kid IS a genius!

 

It was all great, but I particularly got a kick out his security code system, using the square root key. Amazing!