Every year parents go crazy buying their children Christmas gifts. They seem to really go crazy when it is their first child. Later we find out that once our baby can hold themselves up and play they tend to love the boxes that gifts came in much more then they do the gift that came in them.
But don’t get upset. It happens to all of use parents. So when someone tells you that spending all that money on a gift is not a great idea becasue our infants really will not appreciate them, you may want to consider what they are saying. Especially if your friends have their own children.
So what exactly does our babies love so much about these boxes? It may be because boxes come in all shapes and sizes and is easy for our children to move around and get in and out of. The boxes weigh next to nothing so if they fall on our children they will not get hurt. And lastly we all now that cardboard taste awesome!
Since our babies love those boxes so much dont fight it.. This is a great time to teach your children all about imagaination and what all they can do with these boxes.
One type of box you probley have laying around your house that your children will love isbaby wipe boxes. Your children can open anc close them, put toys in them and use them as building blocks. Trust me they will have hours of fun. You can store your sons cars in them or your daughter can use them to make a baby bed or store their baby clothing in.
As your child grows, they will start to be able to turn just about anything they can find into some kind of toy. You may have somethings that you don’t want your child to be playing with make sure you baby proof your home.
Our children grow up way too fast. One second they are brand new, just home from the hospital and need our full attention. The next second they are trying to run the house and don’t need your help at all. Giving your child very simple items to play with teaching them so much. So face it all babies love to play with boxes and in turn you are teaching your child to use their imagination.
