I ordered some snacks from Amazon the other day when they were on a major sale (some of these and some of these). Cases of those, actually. And for a screaming deal, of course. With free shipping. So, today there were two Large boxes from Amazon on the porch for me. Don’t you just love getting packages in the mail? It’s so exciting! There’s a knock on the door, and the kids RUSH feverishly to see who it is that would want to come and visit us at OUR house, and then when there’s nobody there and you think perhaps some little kid is just out doorbell ditching; you look down and see a box there. Oh the Joy of the brown box!
And the fun doesn’t end there. You then get to Open the box, and see what wonderful thing you have ordered. Or maybe, just maybe, someone has sent you something. A surprise from a loved one far away. Oh, the anticipation!
After you open the box to find your purchase, or your present or what have you, there’s still more fun to be had with the box it’s-self. There may be packaging material to rifle through. Sometimes there’s even bubble wrap, which is actually a gift by within a gift. Hours of fun and enjoyment can come from stomping on the bubble wrap.
And the BOX! What can you do with the box? It could be an airplane, a car, a bus, or any number of transportation themed ideas for a little boy. You could use it for magic tricks, disappearing acts, or a much loved game of “what’s in the box?”. Tonight I think John may have played all those games with those two boxes. He was in the box, under the box, on top of the box, he put things in the box, around the box, etc. Oh the joy of boxes. And if mommy doesn’t get sick of them and throw them out, we’ll get to do it all again tomorrow. And when we get hungry, don’t forget–
we have those tasty snacks.
wonderful post
I identified with the childrens excitement happens in our house too
and how wonderful that you then went ahead and made something wonderfully creative with the packaging
enjoy your treatd
Why didn’t I know those were on sale? With gluten free family members, I always like to stock up on those. Anyway, I am so with you on the box thing-getting the items in them is just 1/2 the fun. I actually have a box stash downstairs and when I need a box, I love going down there and finding just the right sized one to use. I LOVE IT.
It was fun seeing John enjoy the boxes last night. You kids did the same things with boxes. And, of course, we still have boxes from appliances that we set up when the grandkids come to visit–large ones that they can play house in. Boxes are great!!!!
I love AMAZON and the free shipping the most!!