Do you ever notice that children are more interested in the box than what is inside?  Do you have a lot of boxes in the recycling bin?  Don’t throw them away yet, rather start collecting them.  Boxes spark children’s imaginations and open up many different play possibilities.

Try to use recycling materials around your home or things you have found during your neighbourhood walk.

   

  

All you need is a BOX.  Let the children explore the many different ways to play with a box.  A great way to ignite your children’s curiosity and expand their imagination!  Observe and take notice how they want to explore.  Are they using the boxes for physical play such as pushing them around or do they want to stack them.  Stacking promotes fine and gross motor skills, eye-hand coordination and visual and spatial perception.  Or are they using them for imaginative play such as pretending the box is a car or a house?  Or do they want to use it for arts and craft to create a master piece?  Remember to follow your child’s lead so that it is his/her creation.

                 

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Don’t forget to take pictures of your children’s creations to share!