Dear reader
I saw this idea on Pinterest and I really wanted to buy some colored tape! I know, it’s a total splurge, especially when the whole point is to let babies play with it, but I could just see them having so much fun with it! I mean it definitely needed some tweaking and it definitely needed supervision to prevent tape getting wrapped around necks, but masking tape tears easily so I wasn’t that worried.
So I found some on Amazon (no, I’m not an affiliate, I ordered this at full price, I liked it, and I’m passing that info on) and I couldn’t wait to find a way to use it! I don’t know why I’m so much in love, it’s just tape. But colors make me happy.
Knowing I don’t have a radiator to put it on like in the picture, I searched my house for a safe place to put it. I didn’t want to risk losing paint on any walls or furniture, and my house is in a constant state of construction (for wayyyyyyy too long!) So I decided I’d use my vinyl deck rails. If you want to do this activity I highly suggest you consider the best place. I’m sure you can find some place in your house, but with the last warm days looming over us, the deck had an extra pull, anyway.
I remembered how chaotic it was when I set up the spider web so I definitely waited until naptime to set this up, and of course I put it in rainbow order. Not only because it’s so visually pleasing but because it makes a hidden learning experience. Especially when I got my preschooler involved!
This activity kept them entertained for a surprisingly long time! They’d run off for a second or two and then come back and rip off another patch of another color. And when they’d get a whole strip, they’d play with that strip, on their hands, on their shirts, or even just getting it stuck to their feet.
I would definitely call the activity a win! And now I have a lot more tape in fun colors to do it again! I’ve got cubbies in my front room that I think would be a good indoor place to play. Or even the fridge. I’m sure there’s a lot of ways we can adapt this activity. If you do it, please send me some pics!
