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Cardboard box town

Turn an empty box into a pretend building.

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A little plan for play

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What you need

One clean, empty cardboard box and large child-appropriate crayons.

Age: 3–5 years; choose for the individual child.

Let's make it happen

  1. Adult places the open box on a stable surface.
  2. Draw a door and windows together on the outside.
  3. Decide who visits the building and what happens inside the story.

Adult removes staples, tape, and loose parts before play; do not put the box over a child.

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