The Little Things in Life
What kids aren’t fascinated by some of life’s little pleasures. I learned this early on when my children were obsessed with stickers. They still are actually, just not as much. They first became introduced to stickers when my mom would send them in holiday cards. Then they were offered some in doctors office and Whole Foods grocery store. Next they noticed them in stores by the checkout. They were enthralled. They wore them all over their clothing and all over their body. Many found their way stuck into the inside of my dryer.
When they went to school they received them as a reward for learning a new skill or for good behavior. That is when the stickers came off their body and onto ours. My husband and I needed to be adorned with them daily as well.
My kids also love cardboard boxes. I remember my Dad bringing home a large box for my sister and I. He cut out little windows and a door and it was our own clubhouse. We even have pictures of my sister napping in the box. Recently we bought the kids new car seats and they played with the boxes they came in for two days straight. They pretended to be dogs, kids with a house and Dora and Diego with a hideaway.
So do you need to buy expensive plastic toys for your kids? I know most of us will but we should remember not to throw out the box it came in. After that toys gets boring it will be the box that will hold his attention!
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