There is just way too much ball play in our home for normal people. We live in a small apartment, so I need to find good ways to let the boys release all their excess energy. To try and direct the ball throwing away from my authentic Tiffany lamp IKEA street finds I took one of the huge boxes that Kiddo will not let me get rid of and fashioned it into a carnival game.
It’s super ugly, but it kept them busy for quite some time and directed their ball play in an effective way that didn’t cause too much chaos.
It’s also good for math practice if you add scores to each cutout. Kiddo practiced his addition based on the scores we assigned to each opening.
And, of course toy buses will want to get in on the action (please excuse terrible photos):
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Raising a Happy Child says
November 16, 2010 at 3:09 pmThis is a cute idea! Buses definitely like those openings too.
MaryAnne says
November 16, 2010 at 6:49 pmVery nice! Cardboard is such a versatile toy-making material =)
The Activity Mom says
December 10, 2010 at 4:20 pmSo fun!