Tape

The kids are always taking my tape.  On more than one occasion I went to wrap a present and we had no tape anywhere in the house.  When the kids keep taking my stuff it means they need something similar to fill their need before they will stop.   

We ran out of tape just before Christmas so Santa got practical.  In their stocking, each kid got a roll of green painters tape, the cheap stuff that comes right off of everything.  A friend made fun of me for this idea, but I stuck by how awesome the idea was.  She wanted an update on Christmas morning. She did receive a text that morning that Lucy opened up the roll of tape to start taping things before she even started playing with her huge Barbie house.  Weeks later, Caleb just randomly said, "Mom, I can't believe that Santa brought us tape." Needless to say, it was a hit.

Though the tape is not played with on a daily basis, I would say it is brought out at least once a week.  A few weeks ago, it was the toy of the week.  Every day there were new creations and a lot of casts.  

It is much easier to pick up than stickers because they usually use HUGE pieces and a lot more fun. I think Santa might need to bring some more this Christmas.