Toys or Trash?

The majority of our items from our house are currently sailing across on the ocean on a big container ship.  We hopefully will receive our shipment in the next 2 or 3 weeks.  Therefore, the only things we have in our house are
1.  Our rental furniture
2.  The few items we have bought
3.  The things we packed in our 10 suitcases

There were a few things I wish I would have put in our suitcases (kitchen utensils, rubber bands, magnets), but overall we did pretty well.  Unfortunately, we were only able to bring a limited number of toys, books, games and art supplies for the kids.  It has been really hot and sunny so I try to spend the middle of the day inside.  The kids are getting pretty tired of playing with the same things, so we had to be creative. 
We bought some new fans and instead of throwing away the boxes, I opened them and told each kid to make something on the cardboard.  Tommy, of course, made his into a train station.  He drew train tracks all over it and labeled the different stops(very similar to the stops on the MTR here).  Then, he spent hours driving the one car/bus/train he made all over the tracks and announcing the different stops. 

At first, Charlotte just wanted to cut hers with scissors.  Her favorite activity these days is cutting up every scrap piece of paper we will let her, she is disappointed I didn't pack any glue.  I am not so disappointed.  Then, we worked together and drew a castle on her cardboard.  She has added to in occasionally, as well as continue to cut around the edges.  :)

Finally, Tommy really likes this Frozen Free Fall game on the iPad where you have to match 3 shapes in a row.  I am trying to limit his screen time, so I encouraged him to make his own game.  We cut circles out of a box of taco shells and he colored them.  Then we drew a grid on the back of another box.  He set up the board and I could play the game.  He made it a few days ago and he probably spent more time making it than he has playing it since, but it was at least fun to make.  Charlotte was more than happy to help cut out the circles.  :)