Toy/Box

How many times have parents said this?  "Give a kid an empty box and they'll have all the toys they need!"  I can think of a particular couple of cardboard boxes my mom turned into a fridge and stove for me when I was about 4 or 5.  I can still clearly recall how THRILLED I was about that!  WAY better than any plastic Little Tykes model you can buy now!

This photo was taken on the occasion of my daughter's first birthday.  (Back in the day of film photography - hence the lack of editing!)  The box itself originally contained a little wooden table and Missy sized chairs.  But of course, it was the box that was most fun!

I put together this layout for a recent challenge at Challenge Me Happy, based on this sketch.  Got to lay down a whack of buttons, brads and baubles.  That always makes me happy.

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