I hate it.
I know it is good for their imagination, creativeness, design skills, learning through play.
DD has been back at school for one week and her entire bedroom is full of junk modeling. She likes to play with the junk bur doesn't actually model any of it. Empty boxes become houses, space ships, treasure chests, rockets. It's lovely But her bedroom floor is covered in recycling.
She gets very upset if I mention we can't keep any of it and every day she comes out with "just one more". There are always tears when I say we have fo get rid of an old one and it makes me feel dreadful because she's obviously built that box up to being the best thing ever all day at school. And of course it isn't that old because she's been back 6 days.
What do I do with all of the recycling?!?!
If we were closer to Christmas I'd say santa won't be bringing anything because he will see you have all these boxes keeping you busy, and get rid of them...but we are so far away.
Lighthearted but also...not.