Looking for box activities after Amazon Prime day?

You’ve come to the right place. You’ve got the boxes, and I’ve got the box activities kids can dive into! – It’s truly a winning combination that I am here for.

Grab the boxes! We’ve got some terrific ideas for these boxes before they get recycled.

RELATED: Cardboard and paper tube activities make a fun combination.

What can I do with a lot of cardboard boxes?

Okay, okay, You know this list will be a little more out of the box (no pun intended). Let’s move beyond Pinterest and get a little more creative with this cardboard.

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Cardboard Name Build
DIY Board Game
Movement Cube
Pick a Color
Drive and Drop
Shaving Cream Box Cake
Easy Art Activities
Wash the Socks
Jumbo Dice
Weaving for Kids
Cardboard Christmas Tree
DIY Track
Base for Tissue Paper Art
DIY Coin Bank
Giant Tic Tac Toe

Above all the ideas, toss a few boxes next to your art cart or craft supplies and see what ideas your children come up with on their own!

15 Box activities for toddlers, preschoolers, and Kindergarteners!

Cardboard Name Build

Begin with your child’s name.

The letters of your child’s name mean something to them, which helps the letters stick.

Here, we are taking the letters in your preschooler’s name and mixing them up for a combination of letter recognition and sequencing.

Hungry Caterpillar DIY Math Game

I assure you. This Very Hungry Caterpillar count-up will feel like a fun game outside, yet inside, it packs powerful learning through play punch.

Use this very hungry caterpillar counting board with this hungry caterpillar activity.

DIY Movement Cube

Movement cube for my active preschoolers? Tell me more!

I can assure you that one thing preschoolers (and moms) need to do is MOVE. – and this is exactly what this movement cube encourages!

Bring it on!

Pick a Color Box

This toddler color pick activity helped me multiple times when Will was 18 months.

I used it to prepare dinner, vacuum the living room floor, and take a shower. – You know, all normal activities that are a wee bit harder to do with someone pulling on your pant leg.

Under two years old can be a tricky age to entertain. They are typically in the I want to be older, yet I don’t have the momentum to play independently for long periods of time phase.

Drive and Drop Toddler Box

What can I do with my two-year-old at home? Try drive and drop; a toddler activity.

You betcha! This is a box with a hole in it that will entertain your toddler.

Shaving Cream Box Cake Activity

Since my oldest began Kindergarten, it has been a strong reminder that the older kids get, they have less time to play. Shaving cream sensory play is certainly not happening at school.

And so with that, I have vowed to get messy, have my kids go elbow deep in exploring substances, and make memories that we will all laugh about on their wedding day.

Will it be this shaving cream messy play?

Only time will tell. But let’s start here.

Easy Art Cardboard Canvas

Recycled cardboard and some paints are all it took to get this simple Easter art project started and a quiet hum going in the kitchen. Easter or any occasion, cardboard makes a terrific canvas!