Eco Train City

     I'm always using cardboard boxes for things.  "Reduce, reuse, recycle" has been drilled into my head, and I get a guilt complex if I don't implement it when I can.  They really help us reduce because we can get creative with the boxes instead of going out and buying a new toy when the kids get bored. 
     Our assortment of sizes and shapes of boxes works great to build our "train city."  Long boxes become tunnels and ramps and bridges that go up and down for Bulstrode the boat.  Square boxes pile up to transform into tall buildings, train stations and engine sheds.  Our long narrow triangular shaped box that my husband's golf driver came in  is a house favorite because it becomes an elevated tunnel that trains and trucks race down.
      The best is when Jac takes the initiative to really create the city himself.  It is such a joy to see him problem solve and create on his own with these giant building blocks.  I can dream of his passion of trains one day leading to a career in civic engineering....