Editor’s note: The following piece is guest post by Dalit Holzman from Natural Pod, one of our favorite eco-friendly toy companies . Dalit is part of the Natural Pod team ( www.naturalpod.com ) and raises her two daughters as open-endedly as possible…with the help of some boxes. Weâ€
ve all heard it. In fact weâ€ve all said it: “the best toy in the house is the cardboard box!†As parents we are constantly reminded that the active imaginations of children really donâ€t need much stimulation to get going…and going, and going, and going! Just the other day my very own living room was transformed from, well, a living room into a series of caves and burrows, an enclave for ambushing mini- pirates! Kids constantly mimic and replay the world around them, and though I am no pirate (lol), my daughters do seem to have many of my mannerisms and modes of communication down to a science (arrr me hearties!) They listen to learn to repeat.
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Open Ended Play Lets Kids†Imaginations Set Sail!