Snow day fun with makeshift cardboard box-sleds When it's a snow day and you have all those extra cardboard boxes lying around your house, make a sled. That's what this Franklin family did.

Just like house pets, the animals at OC Zoo need love, affection and toys to keep them happy. At the zoo, a cardboard box with a treat inside takes the place of chew toys and catnip. The boxes, which ...

A cardboard box became a sled for an East Texas 6-year-old, having fun and enjoying time on the ice!

PLEASANT HILL — Crafts made of a cardboard able to hold up in water seems a tall order. However, the participating racers, and two boats made by the staff of the aquatic center at the Pleasant Hill ...

Cats can't resist an empty box. The intrigue, the fun, and the opportunity for cozy cuddle all seem to temot our feline friends to jump in and explore. Cats are curious by nature, which makes this ...

Last year, my son and I went to “Unboxed,” a pop-up shop sponsored by the Chicago Children’s Museum, whose sole focus was to encourage creative play with cardboard. Dig up that old shoe box currently ...

There’s a long running joke that kids would rather play with the cardboard box than the toy inside. And that’s especially true if that cardboard can then be transformed into an articulated 20-inch ...

It’s an age-old phenomenon—regardless of what you spend on the contents children will invariably play with the box. The very clever people at Kidsonroof, a Dutch toy company that specializes in play ...