This has been my kids second-favorite toy this summer, topped only by the decrepit typewriter they unearthed while we were in Berlin.
It’s the box from our beloved front-porch furniture. The kids have turned it into a house, of course. Two months later, the porch furniture is still wonderful, but the box has achieved a state of transcendent ugliness. Plus it blocks access to the back porch when we store it there to save it from the rain that’s been a daily feature lately.
My husband would like to send this box-house to recycling. I’m hoping it will die a natural death from the kids’ enthusiasm. Fat chance; my boys have a way with packing tape. We can be glad that neither has packed his brother inside and shipped him off to the South Pole.
Pack kitteh from I Can Has Cheezburger?
We can be even gladder that they’re entertained … and mostly in a non-malevolent key.
Scary kitteh from I Can Has Cheezburger?
There’s actually solid scientific evidence that a box is the perfect educational toy for cats and kids. Witness Maru:
So I think we’re going to live with the eyesore a little longer. As long as the kids are happy, I can almost call that box beautiful.
Patron cat of Kittywampus (1985-2001)
OMG! That is so cute–love Maru!
Everyone wants Maru to come live with them. I don’t think he’d like my house, though – we have some hardwood floors but they’re not sufficiently polished, plus they’re too cluttered!
We have a similar box that my kids made last January. They decided to turn a box into a sled-they painted it, cut holes in it with scissors and tied cord to it to use for a handle, and my older child pulled my younger child around the house in it. It is the most beloved box ever! It is ugly but I can’t seem to get rid of it.
Wow, the box survived the snow? And you’ve still got it? My husband better not hear this, or he’ll despair!
no this was an indoor sled LOL
Uff da. That’s a relief. I was picturing a case of duct tape or packing tape applied to it, rendering it impervious to children’s depredations and tactical nuclear devices.
cool blog
cats control the universe, there was a study recently that confirmed this…well, it intimated that cats have a powerful influence over humans, if i remember correctly
I remember the study. And yes, cats do control the universe.
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