Cardboard-box ride

From the house

• A big cardboard box
• Crayons
• A teddy and a bag to pack

How to play

1. They climb in. Is it a car, a boat or a rocket?
2. Pack the bag for the trip: teddy, a cup, a book.
3. Make the sounds: vroom, splash, 3-2-1 blast off!
4. “Where are we going?” Arrive and look around.

Fit it to your child

• Easier: Push them gently around the room and say “go” and “stop”, and let them shout it back.
• Harder: Plan the trip first: where you’re going, what to pack and what might go wrong on the way.

Words to use

• go
• stop
• fast
• bye-bye
• where

Why it helps

Deciding where the box is going and what happens there is early storytelling, full of new words for places and travel.