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Yesterday my kids were generally out of sorts, and it was too cold for them to want to play outside. Inspired by various blog posts I’ve read over my past year mommy and daddy blog reading, I pulled out our painter tape.
First I laid it down on the kitchen floor and created a track for the kids to walk along:
Emma enjoyed this, but Johnny got bored pretty quickly (and didn’t really seem to “get” the concept anyhow). He pulled out his trucks and started using the track as a road. I added more tape for cross streets, and soon they were busy constructing a miniature town, mainly consisting of animals who preferred the suburbs over the giant-inhabited center of town:
This was a HUGE hit with Johnny. He spent several hours playing with it yesterday, and is in the kitchen with his trucks as I type this morning.
Emma joined him, and it looks as though they have finally decided to build their inhabitants some homes:
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This is a great idea! I love that it is so versatile.
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Very creative idea! I think that my girls would love something like that too. And it’s so much better than watching TV.
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Oh wow, this brought back such great memories for me! My brother and I used to do the same thing when we were little. How fun!!!
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That is so neat!
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Good idea. Did the tape leave any sticky marks on the floor? Can you believe it snowed today?
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what a great idea! tape is amazing, it can do so many things :)
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Great idea! so simple and so flexible.
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Great idea. Yesterday we stayed in as well, and my two year old seemed to be getting bored. I brought out some big cardboard boxes, drew a wheel on it and he spend the morning on it, pretending to drive it and “drawing” all over it.
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What a fantastic idea! I just showed the photos to Bear and she wants to go “tape floor, tape floor.”
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What a great idea! I would have never thought of that!
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Great idea! Love the “suburbs:” :)
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Another reason I need to buy painter’s tape! My son loves to walk on curbs and low brick walls, so I think he’d love that. Thanks so much for the idea.
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That looks so much fun for your little people! :)
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What a great idea!
Except, if I wrote a blog post using this idea, it would have to be titled, “Indoor Fun on a Meltingly Hot and Humid Day… in OCTOBER!”
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That looks like so much fun! I have never bought painter’s tape. Foolish. Clearly I am missing out on a whole realm of child-entertainment. Must tell the husband to bring home a roll when he is next at a suitable store – Home Depot? Thanks for the idea!
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Sorry to see you are having rain also… Can’t believe I haven’t SEEN this idea before… Love it…
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What a terrific and simple idea. Will definitely use it one day soon over here in Australia!
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what fun
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Genius! Who knew tape could be so fun. I am definitely remembering this one.
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This is so fun! I tried this recently with my 2 year old son. I tried to get him to follow the path by walking, jumping, crawling, walking sideways, etc. He didn’t really get that part, but he really enjoyed driving his trucks down the “roads”. A great rainy or snowy day activity, for sure!
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I love the idea – I doubt it would work too well on our wooden floors though – my husband will have a fit if the tape sticks :)
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Fantastic way to harness their imagination – a few lines of tape and suddenly it’s a town. Love the “giant-inhabited center”!
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what a fabulous idea! completely gets them being creative. I’ll have to keep that in mind as the weather turns colder.
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