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Description
Like many people, my family are feelingthefull weight of the recession, so the most aggressivelymarketedtoys and video game consoles are definitely off theshopping listfor now! However, when I was clearing out some oldcardboard boxesfrom my office a few weeks ago, I was reminded ofthe old cliche:that kids get more enjoyment from the packaging thanthe gift. Idecided to put the theory to the test, and I think theresults areworth sharing with other parents.
Caveats
First of all, I know that many people will read theopeningparagraph above and wonder if I'm a tree-hugging,anti-commercialluddite, so I want to assure you that this is notthe case! Likemany parents, I sometimes find it difficult tosuggest activitiesfor my kids to do, and I probably resort to usingthe TV more oftenthan I should. This article is simply one littlegem that workedfor me, and hopefully others will benefit too. It isalso worthpointing out the ages of my children: my daughter is 4,and herlittle brother is 2.
The Pitch
Armed with enough old, torn cardboard to bury a small car, a rollofpacking tape and a scissors, I gathered the kids together."Whowants to make... a ROCKET", I asked. Immediately, their eyeslitup, and I had their attention, although I did have to explainthatit wouldn't really fly.
The Build
It was at this point I realized that I was going to have to do alotof the initial work myself, because the cardboard was too thickforlittle hands to cut. A few of the boxes were reasonably intact,so Iquickly stacked them on top of each other to make the body. Togetthe kids more involved, I lay it horizontally on the ground,and gotthem to lie down beside it, so I could measure where to putthewindow. After that, they 'helped' by crawling in and out ofthebody, which had now been dubbed 'The Tunnel'.
While they were busy, I cut out a few more pieces: one for thenosecone, and a few for the fins. Putting it all together was asnap,and took maybe 10 minutes from start to finish, andadmittedly, itshowed. In one sense, the finished piece lookedexactly like anassemblage of old cardboard stuck together withtape, but to thekids, nothing could convince them that this wasn'ta rocket. Thefact that it reached up to the ceiling only made itmoreimpressive!
The Response
Maybe my kids are easily amused, but the excitement in our homethatevening was palpable! The fact that it was big enough to housebothof my children was a big bonus, and soon their imaginationstookover. They were enacting little stories, playing hide andseek, andthey even figured out a way to move the rocket while theywere stillinside it. Bedtime stories that night revolved aroundflying todistant planets, but in the back of my mind, I expectedthe noveltyto wear off quickly.
Over the following days, the initial excitement did die down, buttomy surprise, it was replaced with a different kind ofenthusiasm:decorating the rocket. Every day for the past fewweeks, they'vebeen painting small patches, drawing little peopleon it, evensticking a little bit of kitchen foil on it to make itlook morelike a spaceship. I was especially impressed when theyfound someorange tissue paper left over from Halloween: they stuckit to thebase of the rocket because they thought it looked likefire!
Conclusion
I wrote at the beginning that I wasn't a frugal parent thatwoulddeny my kids everything their peers took for granted. However,I nolonger look at this project as building a cheap toy, but ratherasan engaging, ongoing activity. There is a big difference betweenatoy and an activity, and I sensed that my kids got a lotmoreenjoyment out of this, than they did out of manyfly-by-nightbranded products.
Caveats
First of all, I know that many people will read theopeningparagraph above and wonder if I'm a tree-hugging,anti-commercialluddite, so I want to assure you that this is notthe case! Likemany parents, I sometimes find it difficult tosuggest activitiesfor my kids to do, and I probably resort to usingthe TV more oftenthan I should. This article is simply one littlegem that workedfor me, and hopefully others will benefit too. It isalso worthpointing out the ages of my children: my daughter is 4,and herlittle brother is 2.
The Pitch
Armed with enough old, torn cardboard to bury a small car, a rollofpacking tape and a scissors, I gathered the kids together."Whowants to make... a ROCKET", I asked. Immediately, their eyeslitup, and I had their attention, although I did have to explainthatit wouldn't really fly.
The Build
It was at this point I realized that I was going to have to do alotof the initial work myself, because the cardboard was too thickforlittle hands to cut. A few of the boxes were reasonably intact,so Iquickly stacked them on top of each other to make the body. Togetthe kids more involved, I lay it horizontally on the ground,and gotthem to lie down beside it, so I could measure where to putthewindow. After that, they 'helped' by crawling in and out ofthebody, which had now been dubbed 'The Tunnel'.
While they were busy, I cut out a few more pieces: one for thenosecone, and a few for the fins. Putting it all together was asnap,and took maybe 10 minutes from start to finish, andadmittedly, itshowed. In one sense, the finished piece lookedexactly like anassemblage of old cardboard stuck together withtape, but to thekids, nothing could convince them that this wasn'ta rocket. Thefact that it reached up to the ceiling only made itmoreimpressive!
The Response
Maybe my kids are easily amused, but the excitement in our homethatevening was palpable! The fact that it was big enough to housebothof my children was a big bonus, and soon their imaginationstookover. They were enacting little stories, playing hide andseek, andthey even figured out a way to move the rocket while theywere stillinside it. Bedtime stories that night revolved aroundflying todistant planets, but in the back of my mind, I expectedthe noveltyto wear off quickly.
Over the following days, the initial excitement did die down, buttomy surprise, it was replaced with a different kind ofenthusiasm:decorating the rocket. Every day for the past fewweeks, they'vebeen painting small patches, drawing little peopleon it, evensticking a little bit of kitchen foil on it to make itlook morelike a spaceship. I was especially impressed when theyfound someorange tissue paper left over from Halloween: they stuckit to thebase of the rocket because they thought it looked likefire!
Conclusion
I wrote at the beginning that I wasn't a frugal parent thatwoulddeny my kids everything their peers took for granted. However,I nolonger look at this project as building a cheap toy, but ratherasan engaging, ongoing activity. There is a big difference betweenatoy and an activity, and I sensed that my kids got a lotmoreenjoyment out of this, than they did out of manyfly-by-nightbranded products.
