Since last week was Thanksgiving and I was on the road, I haven’t had time to do even the minimal amount of work I usually do for a filler post. So instead, I’m handing over this Wednesday article to my not-quite-6-year-old. I am sure nothing will go wrong.
Daddy editorials in italics.
Today, we will be recycling our leftover McDonald’s Happy Meal packaging into the beginnings of a model town.
- Rip the dots that make the top of the box stand up
(Daddy translation: Tear the flaps at the top of the box at the perforations) - Fold them down, then tape them down.
(Daddy translation: Fold the flaps over the outside of the box and secure with tape. Turn the box upside-down) - Tape the handles to the side of the box.
- Tape the fry container
(Daddy translation: Center the fry box in the middle of the bottom of the happy meal box and secure with tape) - Decorate it.
(Don’t forget to draw the drive-thru) - Don’t forget to write your name. That’s all.
- The open spot goes on the bottom.
(This is the point where Dylan realized he’d never told you to turn the box upside-down in step 2)
- Rip the dots that make the top of the box stand up
- Fold them down, then tape them down.
- Tape the handles to the side of the box.
- Get a 10-piece McNugget Box.
- Rip the supports that are the easiest ones to pull off.
(Daddy translation: Peel apart the glued corner flaps and unfold the box) - Tape the McNugget box to the Happy Meal box.
(Daddy Translation: Turn the McNugget box upside-down and perch it on top of the upside-down Happy Meal box, secure with tape) - Don’t forget: the open spot goes on the bottom.