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There is one thing I know about cardboard boxes, and that is no matter what toy comes inside, a child will end up having more fun with the box than with the gift. Many parents will tell you this and then they may ponder a toy room filled with nothing, but cardboard boxes. As silly as that may sound, it actually might not be a bad idea. Cardboard boxes are more than just play things for children and if you need some, there are a great many places to get them.

Most people need cardboard boxes when they move. Quite often, you find yourself wandering in and out of every store you see saying, “Do you have boxes? Do you have boxes?” After a while, you get so tired of saying it and you think about just putting it on a t-shirt. That way, you can just walk around and point to your chest when you enter a store. OK, on second thought, that might not be a good idea if you are a woman. But really, that would make it so much easier.

On one particular quest for boxes, I wandered into a grocery store. I asked for cardboard boxes and they guy I talked to began going on about banana boxes. He was running around the store looking for banana cardboard boxes. These are, apparently, what all bananas are delivered in. I was confused, but when he brought me a stack of them, he explained. He told me that most people who come in looking for cardboard boxes for moving purposes liked to get the banana boxes because they are very strong and durable. He was right because they worked well.

If you can’t get your hands on banana cardboard boxes, you have other options. There are many places that specialize in moving and storage. They have cardboard boxes you can buy, even if you aren’t using their moving services. There are also people who sell shipping supplies and they will have a wide variety of cardboard boxes you can purchase from them as well. Even places that rent do it yourself moving trucks have boxes you can buy.

Cardboard boxes are everywhere, but you may have to ask ahead of time to get them from stores. Many stores used to have boxes upon boxes if you just asked. Anymore, they cut them up and package them for recycling. Most places will save some for you if you ask ahead of time, and then come in on the day they say to come. If you can’t make it, your cardboard boxes may be gone.

One of my favorite pictures of my daughter is one where she is wearing a pirate hat. She was getting ready to see the Wiggles, and she wanted to wear a hat just like Captain Feathersword. It was much too big for her, but she didn’t care. She loved that hat and the eye patch that I bought to go with it. She didn’t wear the eye patch to the show because she couldn’t see well, but she thought it was just fine as long as she had it with her.

For some reason, children seem to love the idea of a pirate, though they really don’t know what being a real pirate means. To children, they are just fun guys in a pirate hat and that means they are likeable characters for some reason. If you watch children’s shows you will notice that the pirate hat is seen in many of them, but the pirates are nice and even a lot of fun. Children also seem to have a fascination with dinosaurs and other animals and they make up a lot of children’s show characters as well.

Pirates have been romanticized over time, though I am sure those who saw a pirate hat back when pirates were common weren’t very excited. Pirates were never nice, and often, the sight of them could mean that your ship was doomed and even that your life was at any end. I can only imagine that those who lived back then would be shocked to see children and adults alike walking around in a pirate hat and no one seeming to think a thing of it. They would probably think that surely the world has gone mad to think a person of such character is worth celebrating.

When looking for a pirate hat, it might be harder to find one to fit a child than an adult, but they are out there. You can find them rather cheaply if you look for a pirate hat made of felt. There are more expensive types that are made of leather or vinyl, but you may have to shop online to find the good ones. A leather hat would look more authentic when concocting a pirate costume. Then, of course, don’t forget the sword, vest and boots, and an eye patch that allows a person to see. That usually means a few slits in the patch, but some do not come that way.