Did you know that the humble old CARDBOARD BOX is in the National Toy Hall of Fame?
"With nothing more than a little imagination, boxes can be transformed into forts or houses, spaceships or submarines, castles or caves. Inside a big carboard box, a child is transported to a world of his or her own, one where anything is possible."
- National Toy Hall of Fame (click here to see!) |
At Gan Camarillo, we're always looking for ways to build the children's creativity, imagination and resourcefulness!
Cardboard boxes can engage children for hours for minimal cost and minimal impact on the planet. But more than that, playing with a cardboard box can build skills that toys with more bells and whistles can't -----> creativity, imagination and resourcefulness.
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| First the children wanted to make a huge SQUARE (shapes have been on their mind all week!) |
So we just put out the boxes...and watched the play unfold!
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| Then BL tried to make a diamond shape! |
Each child found a cozy spot for hom/herself....
They discovered ways to play using the hole on the bottom!
Menucha made a house!
Chaya found a window!
Rochel pretended to be a baby in a crib!
It was getting sunny...so the children decided to move all the boxes into the shadey side of the grass.
There was more shade here... as well as a slight incline...for a train to be chugging up a hill!
Noach was the driver... BL figured a way to give each child a ride...
by moving each of the cabins/carts of the train a little bit...until the whole train moved forward!
The best kinf of play with boxes is unstructured play- giving children the opportunity to explore a versatile open-ended material without an end result in mind!
Big Thank you to VONS for the huge Kosher Food Donation...which stocked us with an abundance of boxes!
If your looking for more opportunities to let this play unfold in your home...check out these resources:
WHAT CARDBOARD BOXES CAN TEACH KIDS
Check out the links on the bottom of that post
Blog: Teacher Tom
Blog: Let the Child Play
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