We’ve all seen children play with the box a toy came in … longer than they did the toy.

We mailed a stuffed animal to England last year, and the box was a little too big. In order to keep the box from caving in during shipment, we stuffed an empty egg carton in with the toy. The mom wrote us to say that the animal was exactly what she had wanted, but her baby was having a ball with the egg carton!

I’m wondering, which toys have your children played with that kept them interested the longest? Are there certain toys that cost too much for the enjoyment they gave your child?