Saturday, December 24, 2011

Not Just a Box

As all parents know, this time of year we often see our little ones having more fun with the boxes their new toys came in, instead of their new toys. Right?

I had seen this idea to make a box more fun one day when i was cruising around pinterest....wasting time. There was a surprise waiting inside this big box for Delilah when she woke from her nap the other afternoon.




That's right, this is no ordinary box.....it is Not a Box(check out the book it is pretty cute)...it is a box of lights, a disco box!!!




She entered hesitantly, but once inside she was amazed by it all. She makes the cutest sounds of wonder and amazement!!!





You can see the joy all over her face.




I love how something this simple can entertain and captivate a little one for so long. Even my big kids(9 and 7) were quite taken with it!




Lets be honest i want to crawl in there for a little while and just enjoy the pretty lights and let all the busyness of Christmas go away for a bit.




Merry Christmas to you all. Thanks for being such wonderful blog friends. I hope you all have a great Christmas with your families, friends and loved ones.


Leslie

17 comments:

jlk said...

That is awesome! Merry Christmas to you, too!

Alisa said...

That's pretty neat! Merry Christmas to you too, Leslie!

LeslieUnfinished said...

That's fantastic! Merry Christmas to you!

Angela Nash said...

I love that!!!! Becket's face lit up when he saw the fun.

Colleen said...

What an awesome idea! I want to play too! You get 50 bonus mommy points today. :)

Nichole said...

What a fabulous idea! That looks so fun!

@pril said...

How freakin' cute is that! I starred it in Google Reader to refer back to. Thanks for sharing.

@pril
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Catherine said...

Such a pretty idea! Delilah looks so entranced!

amy smart said...

That is the cutest idea! And we LOVE Not A Box. (Have you seen Not a Stick too?) My kids are getting bigger but I think my little guy would still love something like this. Happy New Year to you and your cute family!

Emily said...

Wasting time on Pinterest...psshhh...I NEVER do that!! ;) What a cool idea! You can tell how much she loves it. I'm gonna have to do this with Reid sometime soon!!

Mary said...

Love it!! She looks so delighted!

Hope you had a wonderful Christmas and have a happy new year!

Amy, a redeemed sheep said...

I am so going to do this for Lucas when he gets bigger!

Stephanie Hughes said...

OMG, Leslie, I just love this. It brings back such wonderful memories of my children playing with their boxes and NOT their toys! The lights are such a good idea.

Vicki said...

What a great idea. Hope you had happy holidays!

Sunshine said...

Happy New Year Leslie! The box is a great toy, love how much that idea worked out for you! Hopefully, you'll be seeing more of me this year as I've moved to a more quilter-friendly apartment (light, space, tapable-floor) :)

All the best,
Christine

Kristin said...

This is fantastic! I bet she Loved it. :)

Brown Family Blog said...

what a cool idea!

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