Yes, I let my child loose in a big cardboard box with loads of paint.
The Box.
The Paint.
The Boy in the Box with the Paint.
The Joy.
The Hand Prints.
The Foot Prints.
The Sensory Explosion.
The Boy.
Have fun. Don’t be afraid to get messy.
Marnie
Marnie Craycroft
Founder, Publisher, Writer & Editor at Carrots Are Orange, Inc.
Marnie began Carrots Are Orange in 2010 after the birth of her first son. Carrots Are Orange is a Montessori inspired homeschooling blog for parents and educators. She hails from Maine, a wonderfully down to earth place to grow up. Marnie moved to the west coast in 1999, currently living in Seattle with her husband and two young boys. She is pursuing Montessori certification.
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Haha, what a brilliant idea. Then you can just hose them down afterwards. I love it!
Yes! Exactly!
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I lOVE LOVE LOVE this post!!! I can’t wait to do this with my little ones! I have pinned it to my painting board
Thanks Crystal!
The wonders of cardboard boxes are endless, aren’t they? Seems you set up some sloppy-good fun.
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Sloppy is one word for it!
Fantastic!!! Love his expression in that last photo, too!
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Gotta love the joy!
The last picture is priceless!
This is the perfect activity for parents who want to keep messy painting contained with a toddler.
I just wanted to let you know that I shared this on my Facebook Page, The Golden Gleam. =)
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Thanks Rebekah, that means a lot to me.
I love this! We’re painting the OUTside of a large box right now, but I love the idea of letting them loose INside the box!
thx Jackie!
Oh wow, both of my boys would go nuts with this one! I’m going to remember this when the weather warms up!
Now this looks like fun! I wonder what my older kids would do with this – I’d like to find out this summer.
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This is really quite fantastic. I want to climb in.
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Rory will love this! Now I have an excuse to buy something in a big box
Hahaha! It was a fantastic time! Highly recommended!
~ Marnie
Hello! I would like permission to include some of these pictures on my website…I am adding a new page on sensory ideas for a cardboard box. Please let me know if I can use these! Love them!