Are you hosting a playdate soon? Here’s a fun playdate that is easy to host and tons of fun for the kids and parents too! Host a Box Play Date! Gather up the boxes around your house and ask your friends to bring over some boxes too. See what you can create together!
What can you make with a box with kids?
I’m sharing on Melissa and Doug today 50+ Box Play Ideas for Kids and find out what kids learn from box play too and what it’s so important for development. {Click here}
How to Host a Box Play Date
A Box Play Date starts with a good book and I’ve listed below some of my favorite box themed books. Invite your friends over and ask them to bring some boxes with them. Big or Small it actually doesn’t matter. One the kids all gather together read them a few box stories and talk with them about what they could create with their boxes.
For bigger kids they can even create a Blueprint of their design. Providing them with the ability to alter the boxes can help improve on their design plans. Just keep safety in mind first, considering having the adults assist with this portion.
Younger kids like to stack and destroy and this is the perfect playdate for that. Be sure to establish a few boundaries with the group so they know the expectations ahead of time. It might be fun to have a one pre-made thing already made to inspire them to create more.
Now it’s time to Build.
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Books About Boxes
Not a Box by Annoinette Portis
The Cardboard Box Book by Roger Priddy & Sarah Powell
A Box Story by Kenneth Kit Lamug
The Button Box by Margaette S. Reid
Harry’s Box by Angela McAllister
The Big Brown Box by Marisabina Russo
The Crayon Box that Talked by Shane Derolf 
Spots in a Box by Helen Ward
The Box of Holes by Carmen Gil
Meeow and the Big Box by Sebastien Braun 
The Birthday Box by Leslie Patricelli
The Box by Axel Janssens
Having your child create an idea with the boxes is one of the main reasons for hosting a Box Play Date. Give them time and materials to imagine and create with. Have you ever wondered why kids are drawn towards boxes?
What Do Kids Learn from Playing with Boxes?
- What Cardboard Boxes Can Teach Kids by Moving Smart Blog
- Importance of Pretend Play in Child Developement by Bright Horizons
- Why Babies Love Boxes Best by NAEYC
Cardboard Box Activities for Kids
- Chalkboard Box Play
- Create Your Own Blocks
- All You Need is a Box by Teach Preschool
- Recycled Kid Crafts by A Little Pinch of Perfect
- 30 Cardboard Box Crafts by Kids Activities Blog
- 20 Cereal Box Crafts by Babble
- 20 Incredible Tissue Box Crafts by Babble
- Cardboard Box Craft Ideas by Red Ted Art
- Cardboard Box Crafts for Kids by Nurture Store
- 31 Things You Can Make With a Cardboard Box from Buzzfeed
- Cardboard Box Play Preschool by Let the Children Play
- 20 Simple Cardboard Box Activities for Kids by My Life and Kids
- Cardboard Houses by Playactivities
- Cardboard Box Fun by Moving Smart Now
This is a pretty cool idea!