Tape.
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| paper strips, TAPE in place, eyes and nose attached. |
[Ideally, schools have tape available for children's use - it is a perfect item to eternally have on your 'wish list' for parents and visitors to donate to your classroom.]
We have lots of name for our different tape: Clear tape, Colored Tape, Skinny Tape, Wide Tape, Double Stick Tape. Once children realize they are allowed to USE the tape, then the creations are fabulous and endless.
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| paper party hats, yarn, scraps, staples...and TAPE. |
Sure, perhaps initially there is over-use as children are fascinated with P-U-L-L-I-N-G the tape off the roll.
Yet, that exploration is the same as the giant puddle of glue on a blank piece of paper as the glue bottle is upside-down and s-q-u-e-e-z-e-d endlessly.
So, after the big pull of tape (maybe a few times, sure) then there is room for some "oh, I see you are interested in the tape...what were you hoping to do with this long bit of sticky tape?"
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| marker note, cut and ripped paper, framed, sealed with TAPE. |
Then children take the looonnngggggg piece of tape they just pulled...Maybe it'll just be bundled in a ball - ohh, that could be interesting.
Maybe it'll just be stuck to the table - hhmm, that could be interesting.
Maybe something else (artwork, the child's hands, a friend's sleeve) accidentally would get stuck to it - yes, that would be interesting.
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| butterfly, rhino, elephant, bunny, turtle...crumpled paper and TAPE! |
Start the conversation of exploring with tape.
How it feels. What it does. What it can do.
What YOU can invent with IT.
Tape is a tool.
Let there be tape.
Let there be tape.
