Toddler activities with a cardboard box

A cardboard box is a tunnel, a car, a post box, a drum and a hiding place, sometimes all in the same afternoon. The activities here all start with a box of some size, from a shoebox to the one the delivery came in. They cover posting and fitting games for the hands, crawling and climbing for the body, and simple pretend play for the imagination. Nothing needs cutting that a pair of kitchen scissors cannot manage. Each activity has clear steps, what your child is learning, and a way to make it easier or harder.

86 activities

Ball Down the Ramp illustration Ball Down the Ramp from 12 months · 5-10 min Big Box Push Along illustration Big Box Push Along from 12 months · 10-15 min Box Fort Crawl-Through illustration Box Fort Crawl-Through from 12 months · 25-40 min Box Tunnel Crawl illustration Box Tunnel Crawl from 12 months · 30-45 min Flap Door Peekaboo illustration Flap Door Peekaboo from 12 months · 5-10 min Haunted House Box illustration Haunted House Box from 12 months · 15-25 min Low Table Treasures illustration Low Table Treasures from 12 months · 20-30 min Quiet Box Lid Open & Close illustration Quiet Box Lid Open & Close from 12 months · 5-10 min Scarf Post Box illustration Scarf Post Box from 12 months · 10-15 min Scarf Through the Box illustration Scarf Through the Box from 12 months · 5-10 min Scribble Box illustration Scribble Box from 12 months · 20-30 min Shoe Box Lid Flip illustration Shoe Box Lid Flip from 12 months · 10-15 min Tissue Paper Rain illustration Tissue Paper Rain from 12 months · 10-15 min Apple Picking Tree illustration Apple Picking Tree from 14 months · 10-15 min Big Box Push illustration Big Box Push from 14 months · 20-35 min Feed the Hungry Monster illustration Feed the Hungry Monster from 14 months · 10-15 min Feet Flat, Then Scoop illustration Feet Flat, Then Scoop from 14 months · 10-15 min Nesting Boxes illustration Nesting Boxes from 14 months · 10-15 min Tin Tower Build illustration Tin Tower Build from 14 months · 5-10 min Wide Tube Post illustration Wide Tube Post from 14 months · 5-10 min Shopping Into the Cupboard illustration Shopping Into the Cupboard from 15 months · 5-10 min Bean Bag Toss Basket illustration Bean Bag Toss Basket from 16 months · 20-35 min Sticky Tree Walk illustration Sticky Tree Walk from 16 months · 15-20 min Toy Tidy Scoop illustration Toy Tidy Scoop from 16 months · 5-10 min Bedtime Book Fetch illustration Bedtime Book Fetch from 18 months · 5-10 min Box Block Stack illustration Box Block Stack from 18 months · 5-10 min Box Car Ride illustration Box Car Ride from 18 months · 30-45 min Bring Me A Book illustration Bring Me A Book from 18 months · 5-10 min Egg Box Boat Float illustration Egg Box Boat Float from 18 months · 10-15 min Post the Lid illustration Post the Lid from 18 months · 10-15 min Recycling Sort Bin illustration Recycling Sort Bin from 18 months · 20-35 min Red Box Post illustration Red Box Post from 18 months · 5-10 min Ride-On Delivery illustration Ride-On Delivery from 18 months · 5-10 min Box Goal illustration Box Goal from 20 months · 5-10 min More Bricks, More Bubbles illustration More Bricks, More Bubbles from 20 months · 5-10 min Toy in the Box illustration Toy in the Box from 22 months · 5-10 min Big And Small Tidy illustration Big And Small Tidy from 24 months · 5-10 min Box House Build illustration Box House Build from 24 months · 30-45 min Box Inside A Box illustration Box Inside A Box from 24 months · 5-10 min Cardboard Drum Beat illustration Cardboard Drum Beat from 24 months · 30-45 min Cotton Bud Colour Match illustration Cotton Bud Colour Match from 24 months · 10-15 min Dress-Up Box illustration Dress-Up Box from 24 months · 20-40 min Flatten the Boxes illustration Flatten the Boxes from 24 months · 10-15 min Hallway Tape Roads illustration Hallway Tape Roads from 24 months · 20-30 min Leaf Puzzle illustration Leaf Puzzle from 24 months · 10-15 min Leafy Lion Mane illustration Leafy Lion Mane from 24 months · 15-20 min Monster Feet Stomp illustration Monster Feet Stomp from 24 months · 10-15 min Put Toys To Bed illustration Put Toys To Bed from 24 months · 5-10 min Sort the Recycling illustration Sort the Recycling from 24 months · 30-45 min Kick To The Box illustration Kick To The Box from 26 months · 20-35 min Shopkeeper Pretend Sell illustration Shopkeeper Pretend Sell from 26 months · 25-45 min Card Flag Bunting illustration Card Flag Bunting from 30 months · 10-15 min Junk Model Maker illustration Junk Model Maker from 30 months · 30-45 min Tube Ball Run illustration Tube Ball Run from 34 months · 30-45 min Beanbag Target Games illustration Beanbag Target Games from 36 months · 30-40 min Block Castle illustration Block Castle from 36 months · 30-40 min Breakfast Bowl Builder illustration Breakfast Bowl Builder from 36 months · 10-15 min Bug Hotel illustration Bug Hotel from 36 months · 30-40 min Cardboard Box Car illustration Cardboard Box Car from 36 months · 30-45 min Cereal Box Puzzle illustration Cereal Box Puzzle from 36 months · 10-15 min Draw Round the Shapes illustration Draw Round the Shapes from 36 months · 10-15 min Five Nesting Boxes illustration Five Nesting Boxes from 36 months · 10-15 min Hedgehog Winter Box illustration Hedgehog Winter Box from 36 months · 30-40 min Junk Model Rocket illustration Junk Model Rocket from 36 months · 30-45 min Monster Dice Drawing illustration Monster Dice Drawing from 36 months · 10-15 min Mud Pie Recipes illustration Mud Pie Recipes from 36 months · 30-45 min Nursery Rhyme Theatre illustration Nursery Rhyme Theatre from 36 months · 30-40 min Parcel Post Office illustration Parcel Post Office from 36 months · 30-40 min Pumpkin Scoop and Sort illustration Pumpkin Scoop and Sort from 36 months · 30-40 min Rainbow Treasure Hunt illustration Rainbow Treasure Hunt from 36 months · 30-40 min Rake the Leaves illustration Rake the Leaves from 36 months · 30-40 min Ramp Roll Race illustration Ramp Roll Race from 36 months · 10-15 min Recycling Sorter illustration Recycling Sorter from 36 months · 10-15 min Splash Sounds Test illustration Splash Sounds Test from 36 months · 10-15 min Tongs Colour Sort illustration Tongs Colour Sort from 36 months · 10-15 min Toy Car Road Map illustration Toy Car Road Map from 36 months · 15-20 min Toy Vet's Surgery illustration Toy Vet's Surgery from 36 months · 30-40 min Trick-or-Treat Doors illustration Trick-or-Treat Doors from 36 months · 30-40 min Your Own Obstacle Course illustration Your Own Obstacle Course from 36 months · 30-40 min Spider Web Snip illustration Spider Web Snip from 38 months · 10-15 min Toy Shop Till illustration Toy Shop Till from 38 months · 10-15 min Toy Town Small World illustration Toy Town Small World from 38 months · 15-20 min Big Box, Little Box Drums illustration Big Box, Little Box Drums from 40 months · 10-15 min Box Dice Jumps illustration Box Dice Jumps from 40 months · 10-15 min Broomstick Gallop illustration Broomstick Gallop from 40 months · 5-10 min Toy Box Labels illustration Toy Box Labels from 40 months · 10-15 min

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