Having managed a large investment in resources around the nursery, I found myself immersed in piles of cardboard packaging, and the old adage remains true: more fun is had with the box than with the toys inside them!
As the pre-school gleefully carted away the materials that would join them on a quest to fly to the moon, create a jungle or make washing machines for the home corner, my imagination turned to the less expensively acquired resources of nursery life.
An avid member of a local Craft Bank, we are fortunate to be able to lay our hands on an abundant supply of all kinds of craft materials. What we do not have is an abundant supply of storage to put it all in. This can lead to keenly acquired hauls being stuffed into the most unusual of places, which is conducive to neither free choice for the children, nor tea-making facilities for the staff!
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