Gross motor1½–3½ yrsAt home

The box that becomes anything

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Prep

5 min

Mess

None

How to play

Open both ends and it's a tunnel to crawl through. Cut a door and it's a house. Sit him in it and it's a car you push. Let him tell you what it is.

  1. a big cardboard box with its flaps closed
    1

    One big cardboard box.

  2. the box open at each end with an arrow passing through
    2

    Open both ends and it's a tunnel to crawl through.

  3. the box with a door and a window cut into it
    3

    Cut a door and a window and it's a house.

What you need

A big cardboard box.

What it secretly builds

Gross motor

Crawling through a tight space makes both sides of his body work together — the cross-body coordination underneath walking, and later, running.

Safety first
Fold or cut away any staples, and keep the flaps from closing on him.
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