Maybe one of your New Year's Resolutions is to cut down on the amount of TV you and your kids watch. Here are some ideas from "Instead of TV" for using all those extra boxes we have around from the Holidays. Enjoy!
Diana says that her kids enjoyed playing with cardboard boxes.Have you ever seen a kid pitch a new toy aside to play with the box?I know I have!
She says: "We played in the living room in large cardboard boxesfor hours -- making them into "houses", covering them with blanketsetc. and taking toys in there to play."
My friend Esme, author of How To Get Your Child To Love Reading,recommends using a large cardboard box to make a special TimeMachine to encourage reading.
Esme's book is a treasure chest of info for parents who want to raiselifelong readers. I loved reading it!
You can get her book here:http://www.insteadoftv.com/lovereading.html
Or, get just the instructions to the Time Machine:http://www.insteadoftv.com/flight.html
Oh and I foun a nifty cardboard firehouse that you can buy fromAmazon.com for only $20! Check out: www.insteadoftv.com/playhouse.html
She says: "We played in the living room in large cardboard boxesfor hours -- making them into "houses", covering them with blanketsetc. and taking toys in there to play."
My friend Esme, author of How To Get Your Child To Love Reading,recommends using a large cardboard box to make a special TimeMachine to encourage reading.
Esme's book is a treasure chest of info for parents who want to raiselifelong readers. I loved reading it!
You can get her book here:http://www.insteadoftv.com/lovereading.html
Or, get just the instructions to the Time Machine:http://www.insteadoftv.com/flight.html
Oh and I foun a nifty cardboard firehouse that you can buy fromAmazon.com for only $20! Check out: www.insteadoftv.com/playhouse.html
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