It’s PCS season. Who just moved? I did and if your house looks anything like mine, it’s covered in boxes.
I had this great idea of having the movers do a full unpack so that they would take away the empty boxes and I wouldn’t have to pay to recycle them here. The movers arrived before 9 a.m. and left at 6 p.m. During that time, the only boxes that got unpacked were the ones my husband, my friend and I did. I was exhausted, they were exhausted and the movers were ready to be done.
Needless to say, all the boxes didn’t get unpacked and I have a house full of empty moving boxes. Now what?
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While I saw it as a giant mess of boxes and packing paper, my 21-month-old son thought it was fantastic. He ran around the boxes, hid in them and jumped out shouting “peek-a-boo!” all day. It was nice to get a laugh and it made me think, there has to be something I can do with all these boxes. Did someone say Pinterest?
I thought I was a creative person; these people took it up a notch.
Here are 10 kid-friendly items you can make using moving boxes.
- Give your child a box of crayons and let their inner artist come out.
Source: Berry Sweet Baby
- Cut a box open and draw roads for your child’s cars to drive on.
Source: Jennifer Perkins
- What little kid hasn’t dreamed of having their own race car?
Source: Our Life
- What’s the one thing you will have set up the night you move in your new home? Your TV. Drive-in movie anyone?
Source: Our Life
- Simple games like this will entertain your toddler while you unpack.
Source: HireAHelper
- How about an awesome elevator?
Source: Repeat Crafter Me
- This family actually had a cardboard box-themed birthday party. I love the train.
Source: Sean Walker Photography
- A girl after my own heart. Hello coffee shop!
Source: 45wall design
- How about your own town?
Source: A Beautiful Mess
- You just moved and the kids left their friends and family. Why not make mailboxes and they can get excited about sending mail to them.
Source: iKat bag
Do you have bubble wrap left over too? Make bubble wrap hopscotch. Who could resist the sound of the popping?
Source: Sean Walker Photography
Some of these projects will only take a few minutes, whereas others will take a bit more effort. Be as creative as you want or just send your kid off with some crayons and let them use their imagination. You never know what they will come up with.
Do your children like to play in empty moving boxes?
These are some really fun ideas on how to use moving boxes after you’re done! I’m going to be picking up a lot of boxes in the next few weeks to move things into storage, but I wasn’t sure what I’d do with it all once I pull it all back out again. I’m sure my son would love to use at least a few of them for things like this!