The boys found a box in the garage today. First, they used the box as part of an elaborate obstacle course outside. Then, when they were done and I asked them to clean up the obstacle course from the yard, they used the same box to collect all of the things left outside. Finally, they came in and asked if they could take the box inside so they could "make something". I told them they could and aside from a few requests for markers and a couple of trips to their room for Legos, I did not see them for about three hours. During the hours of the magic box there was no arguing, no crying, no claims of anyone being a "baby" or "unfair", no angry and emotional declarations...etc. etc... (if you do not have boys and think that drama is strictly a girl thing, I am here to tell you otherwise - but I am getting off topic...). When I finally ventured downstairs to see what they had spent hours making - I found the magic box had transformed into this soccer stadium - complete with Lego players. How cool is that? Who says that a box can not be magic? I know for a fact that it can be...if there is one thing that I have always loved - it is my children's creativity and imagination and with those two qualities a simple box can be magic and hold endless possibilities.
*You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have. - Maya Angelou*
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