Monday, September 13, 2010

Don't All Boys Love Boxes?

When I saw some giant boxes in an alley today, I had to have them.  Yes, I had my hands full already with my two younger boys, the stroller, my purse, and my own box I had already picked up from the Post Office, but I couldn't pass these babies up!  So I piled them on top of my boys' heads in the stroller and struggled home with all my stuff.  It was worth it.  Endless fun, these boxes are.  

I thought all boys love boxes - all kids, for that matter!  I mean, I'm not a boy or a kid, but I love them!  I love them so much I steal them out of garbage cans and lug them home!  I love to build forts with them (especially if they are big enough for me to fit in too!) and see all the creative ways my boys use them also.  So it's settled: we all love a good, big box, right?  Apparently not.  

I watched my friend's two boys today for her.  They are the same age as my boys and great friends, so it was no trouble at all to have them here - makes my life easier, in fact!  We had already dumpster dived for these boxes before the boys showed up and I was happy that we were going to be able to share this adventure with more boys.  My assumptions were proven incorrect when not only did these boys not want to build a fort with these wonderful boxes, they didn't even seem to notice them!  When I finally pointed them out to them, they asked me why I had boxes in my house and where the stuff that goes in them was!  After a brief conversation about the proper use for a box, we had to agree to disagree that a box is a good toy.  

Oh well.  We had fun anyways.  Our boys always have a great time together, even if it isn't in a box.

I do have to say though, that when Ben got home, he ran upstairs before I did, and when he saw those boxes in his room, he went wild!  "What?!  Mitchell, where did these come from?!  These are huge!  We can do all sorts of stuff with these!"  

Boxes...how can you go wrong?






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5 comments:

  1. ready for another freebie? Rick and I spent hours doing this next suggestion when we were young kids.

    BTW, your clothespins and cards are on the way.

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  2. We love boxes too!! G fills tjem up w all sorts of treadures and pushes them all around the house! Great fun!!

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  3. So sweet! I can totally hear Ben saying that. Thanks for the reminder of boxes - I need to save mine for my boys next time I order something.

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  4. When we were kids - our favorite baby-sitter entertained us for hours with the "raft game" - which all started with a box that broke under the strain of all 3 kids on it - the box (was a boat at that point) became a driftwood raft. We saw the world, found treasure, killed bad guys!

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  5. well, matt, these boxes are big enough for you to teach them your game, but be ready for the tears when you flatten the box...

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