Have 1 foot square, 18 inch square and 2 feet by 1 foot reinforced card board boxes that are just a bit sturdier than normal then coat the surface with a waterproofing paint to add just a bit more strength to the boxes... and those are the toy. In addition, the deluxe set could contain large-appliance sized boxes for use as playhouses, forts and hill-sliding.
I've noticed over the years that at holidays and birthdays when a child gets a gift they tear off the wrapping, pull the item out of the box and then play with the box... It was even more noticeable this past christmas with an 8-year old, 3-year old and 14-month old opening their packages at the same time. The 14-month old dropped her gifts to climb into the boxes from the other kids gifts and the 3-year old spent several minutes negotiating with mom and dad to keep a couple of the larger boxes in her room. (These are actually good cat toys too... mine have always loved climbing in and peering out of empty boxes)-- no12pass, Jan 11 2004 Children love boxes! http://b3ta.com/board/2528410Read B3ta much? [waugsqueke, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 05 2004] I'm not quite sure if this is baked or not. The fact that kids sometimes like the packaging more than the item is valid. I know I've always been the "find an old refrigerator box, fill them with pillows, and jump off the roof into it" kinda guy myself ...-- Letsbuildafort, Jan 11 2004 hhmmmm....in my opinion the whole fun behind them was that they were NOT sturdy...it was an on-going game to see what we could put the box through for our enjoyment until it breaks. Then when it broke, we were on a search for another box. But maybe that was just me and my friends......
i still award you a croissant for the good flash backs..:)-- babyhawk, Jan 11 2004 Link.
Thank you for playing. Please try again.-- waugsqueke, Jan 11 2004 wait...will it come in a bigger box??-- babyhawk, Jan 11 2004 [scout], I think you meant to type "Baked" instead of "Fink". I think waugs was very gentle this time. Into every baker's life a little m-f-d must fall.-- Canuck, Jan 11 2004 (waugsqueke) thanks for the link, I did do a search in several places for someone promoting boxes as toys but missed that one.
funny thing... boxes do seem to be that timeless toy.
(blissmiss) I'm not really a new person. I'm not new to the halfbakery either, I've enjoyed the site for months, I just didn't ante up sooner and I think the whole "freshmeat is a target" thing is a crock of crap. If I thought the seasoned players were so shallow and insecure that they unfairly picked on neophytes I wouldn't want to play here. The 1/2B pundits ideas and annos are high entertainment value and reflect experience but I've seen some of their ideas trashed too. (Sorry, I'll get off the soapbox now.)-- no12pass, Jan 12 2004 (blissmiss) now I feel like that woman that filed the copyright for "Happy Birthday" upon finding out no one held title to the song and realizing how common its' usage was. NO~wait a sec this isn't the same because she receives semi annual royalty checks for a few thousand $$ and we'll never see a dime on this box thing!-- no12pass, Jan 12 2004 I saw a cartoon this christmas, baby had been given strange gifts like gold and frankincense and myrrh but was playing with the box. nice idea. +1-- po, Jan 12 2004 definately a + here.. When I was a kid, I had a friend who was moving. They had alot of spare boxes and me and a friend had a great time building a HUGE fortress by attaching the boxes together in the basement. I wish I could have asked for more boxes for christmas.. too bad I couldn't.-- v0rtexx, Jan 12 2004 yes... habbits do die hard-- v0rtexx, Jan 12 2004 A croissant for you+-- cromagnon, Mar 24 2004 // I spent 160 quid on a very early Lego Mindstorms //
Don't you just hate it when that happens?-- saker, Mar 24 2004 Miss you, churn.-- 2 fries shy of a happy meal, Feb 13 2006 random, halfbakery