We bought a new stand for the TV and a crockpot which both had large boxes that the kids all wanted to play with. I told them they could have the boxes until Wednesday when our recycling gets picked up. Sarah made two boxes into a "boat" (which later turned into a "kayak"). She would kayak to Anna's book store (the fireplace) and then pay Anna with some pieces of styrofoam, load up a reusable shopping bag or another box, and then repeat the whole thing. You can see Anna's cashier station is the conversation nook in the photo above. Sarah was sweet and repeatedly bought a book for her sister and another for her brother.