Youngsters generally are fascinated with boxes and they use them for play and creating toys.  Adults find them, interesting, too, and on their own or with children find creative uses for them.

Some crafty uses for boxes, which range from jewelry containers to those huge ones encompassing appliances:

• Houses painted in exotic or realiztic colors
• Trains
• Airplanes
• Animals
• Tunnels
• Base/canvas for artwork
• Sculptures with small boxes
• Mixed media  and fabric art coverings
• Weaving

What do you do with box art?  Share with us!

Also, check out among my b5 Parenting posts:

The Charm of Imaginary Games for Kids

The Fascination of Big Boxes for Kids

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Box Art for Kids and Adults

Image: sxc.hu

One of my kids’ favorite toys is a big box that they can decorate as a plane or castle or car or whatever they are feeling like that day. They have way more fun with that than with the fancier more finished toys

I want to thank Mike for calling my attention to big boxes.  My grandchildren, as well as my daughter before them, have been fascinated with big boxes and all that can be done with them. My grandson, nearly 14, still makes off with the large boxes we get and creates all types of imaginary items with them.

We, as parents, grandparents, relatives and teachers, need to encourage this imaginary play and let youngsters have fun with items they can create from free and inexpensive materials.  Simply make sure they’re safe materials and that youngsters are using them in ways that aren’t harmful.

Post from: Blisstree

The Fascination of Big Boxes for Kids