Re:To a child, often the box a toy came in is more appealing...
by strictnein on Monday February 16, 2015 @04:10PM
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Yes, this has nothing to do with the article, but the title of the article has almost nothing to do with the article either.
One of the things my kids (6 and 4 now) love more than anything:
1. Go to home depot, buy 20-30 packing boxes of various sizes ($50-$100).
2. Buy a bunch of packing tape and one of the tape rollers ($10-$20)
3. Buy two good box cutters ($10)
Now, when the kids are asleep, stay up all night and build something. I've done haunted houses, Christmas castles, and more. It's really fun and helps work some creative juices that normally don't get worked by just programming. Kids love it and will play with it daily. And when they've finally destroyed it, it can just be recycled. We had this year's Halloween creation up for two months until we took it down for Christmas.
One of the things my kids (6 and 4 now) love more than anything: 1. Go to home depot, buy 20-30 packing boxes of various sizes ($50-$100). 2. Buy a bunch of packing tape and one of the tape rollers ($10-$20) 3. Buy two good box cutters ($10)
Now, when the kids are asleep, stay up all night and build something. I've done haunted houses, Christmas castles, and more. It's really fun and helps work some creative juices that normally don't get worked by just programming. Kids love it and will play with it daily. And when they've finally destroyed it, it can just be recycled. We had this year's Halloween creation up for two months until we took it down for Christmas.