• Created on 2/7/12 by BeckyG_MN

Creative play is important for kids’ development—and you don’t need expensive plastic toys to inspire it. My preschooler really wanted this for Christmas ($199 on Amazon—out of our budget so I didn’t even check stores):       But what she got was this:     It was a two-step process: First de-cluttering the closet and getting rid of a lot of things we didn’t use.  Second, building the door. It took a few hours one Saturday, but the cardboard was free (We order a lot from Amazon.com and save with their Amazon Mom account) and have a lot of boxes... read more