Each summer, parents dole out hefty amounts of cash to keep their children entertained. Yet the wildly popular recent video about Caine's Arcade -- which chronicled the creation of a cardboard arcade built by a bored boy who had to tag along with his dad to work last summer -- proved that not only can a bit of boredom fuel ingenuity and creativity, but also that kids don't need a whole lot to occupy themselves.
This summer, try giving your wallet a break and your kids a cardboard box. Even better, give them a dozen boxes so they can build their very own pop-up playground! Get inspired by some of our favorite photos of cardboard box play from around the web:
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Better than TV: Playing in the TV box, via mollypop (cc). -
Boxes make for great costumes, too! via Bellelli Educación. -
What's for sale? via Modern Parents Messy Kids (cc). -
Peek-a-boo! via Apartment Therapy. -
Open for business, via Takoma Park Cooperative Nursery School. -
Little boxes make for wonderful little worlds, via davidfntau (cc). -
Cardboard box playground, via Design with Play. -
Tweens built this bridge... out of boxes! via Grass Stain Guru. -
A city of boxes, via James Nash (cc). -
Is anyone home? via Create with Your Hands. -
Kids race their cars in the Kindy 500! via Crown Point Community.com. -
Cardboard boxes can play at playgrounds, too! via Nomadic Lass (cc). -
A respite from the heat, via Play Crane. -
A miniature world in a giant box, via The Imagination Tree.
About Kerala Taylor
Kerala Taylor manages online content and outreach for KaBOOM!. She is also co-founder of Glimpse.org, author of How Things Break, and a blogger for BabyCenter.com. A proud new mama, she'll be making sure her daughter gets plenty of healthy, unstructured, outdoor play.
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