Building connection and creativity doesn’t have to be expensive or complicated, sometimes all it takes is a cardboard box, a little imagination, and a lot of love. At Integricare, we believe these moments form the foundation of meaningful early learning. They’re also the kinds of moments our team nurtures daily across our Christian early learning centres in Sydney, where play is purposeful and faith is part of everyday life.

A Box Full of Possibility

Children love fun, and sometimes the fun-est moments are created “spontaneously”—this is in inverted commas because while the child may think it’s spontaneous, you’ve probably recreated a memory from your childhood or gotten ideas from a friend.

Let’s take the humble cardboard box. It can be converted into a child’s dream house, flattened to make a slippery dip on the top of stairs, interlocked to make tunnels or linked together making a train.

Accompany that box with towels and blankets, and you have window coverings and roofs; Pillows are beds and teddies & dolls are friends. Now you’ve got the ingredients for an amazing play that will last all day!

Play Is More Than Just Play

We are not just creating a fun day, we are shaping their future—

• The surprise of fun out of a box creates an adrenaline hit that would mirror a trip to Disneyland (in my opinion)
• The opportunity to engage with your child at their level forges a strong bond
• The child will feel that you understand them
• This creativity can happen at any moment, giving the child a sense of wonderment during the day, “What amazing thing will we do today?”
• This will encourage them to look for those moments and think positively.

Not only is this free, we are showing our children that possessions don’t possess us; we possess them. Children are much more important than a neat and tidy room. I guess that’s why it’s called a living room, not a showroom.

“Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.” — Jesus (Luke 12:15)

Blessings, Vetti x

Want more inspiration like this? Read more of our Christian Learning devotionals or discover how we integrate faith and fun at our Northmead childcare centre, Preschool in Rockdale, or Early Learning Centre in Auburn.

Looking for Christian Childcare Centres, Preschools or Early Learning in Sydney?

We offer faith-based early learning programs for children from six weeks to school age, with long day care and preschool services available at our:

Childcare centre in Ashfield
Early learning centre in Auburn
Preschool in Blacktown
Childcare centre in Brighton Le Sands
Preschool in North Strathfield
Childcare centre in Northmead
Early learning centre in Northbridge
Childcare centre in Parramatta
Preschool in Pendle Hill
Early learning centre in Rockdale Plaza
Preschool in Rockdale
Early learning centre in St Ives
Preschool in Strathfield
Childcare centre in Turrella

Make the switch to early education that prioritises learning, values and connection. Enquire today and find an Integricare centre near you.