At Loknblog the world's best Household & Business Self Storage blog, we’re always on the look-out for stories from around the world about “Self Storage” or “Boxes & Bubblewrap.”
We spotted this one about the humble cardboard box which is available in many sizes from your local Lok’nStore Self Storage Centre along with bubblewrap and all the associated packaging items.
Forget the fancy toy – the box it comes in can be much more fun.
The cardboard box – whether the imagination turns it into a spaceship, a castle, or just a haven to daydream in – is enshrined in America’s National Toy Hall of Fame along with Jack-in-the-Box and Candy Land. No kidding, grown-ups.
“I think every adult has had that disillusioning experience of picking what they think is a wonderful toy for a child, and then finding the kid playing with the box,” said Christopher Bensch, chief curator of the Strong Museum. “It’s that empty box full of possibilities that the kids can sense.”
Low-tech and unpretentious it may be, but the cardboard box has fostered learning and creativity for multiple generations – a key qualifier for inclusion in the museum’s seven-year-old hall of fame. “Packaging is something that’s accessible to kids, whether that’s cans or tins or wooden crates,” Bensch said. The cardboard box “makes a point that you don’t have to spend a lot, have a certain income level or charge it on your credit card to have your kids have a great play experience.”
The museum boasts the world’s largest collection of toys and dolls.
By Ben Dobbin in Rochester, New York.
LoknStore says: let's get kids playing with cardboard boxes again! They're better for our kids than those other boxes that you plug into the T.V. and they are better for the parent's pockets! With prices from as low as £2 for a small box at your nearest Lok’nStore Self Storage Centre you can’t entertain your kids for less! Come on Britain, let's get kids out in the streets again with cardboard boxes on their heads!
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