thedaddycomplex:

This list is not what you think, but totally accurate as far as I’m concerned. Click through for the descriptions. The list goes thusly:

  1. Stick
  2. Box
  3. String
  4. Cardboard Tube
  5. Dirt

I can’t tell you how much of my childhood was spent either playing in or seeking out the perfect box. And though I’m grown, I still enjoy playing with dirt.

(via npr.tumblr.com)

This is what I have been trying to tell my (very generous) in-laws since James was born. Don’t bother with the $300 power wheels; all he wants is a stick and an empty diaper box.