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An Unacceptable Use of Duct Tape

Duct tape has been used to fix many things, and has dozens of uses. One thing that duct tape should never be used on, however, is a child’s shoes, especially if the purpose was to prevent the child from removing the shoes while she was at school. Sadly, this really did happen. Westlake Elementary School is located in Indianapolis, Indiana. Nate and Elizabeth Searcy have two children who were attending the school: their son, Riley, who is six years old, and their daughter Shaylyn, who is eight years old. Shaylyn has Down Syndrome. On Monday, February 4, 2013, the Searcy’s … Continue reading →

Don’t Duct Tape Your Warts

If you happened to catch today’s “Live With Regis and Kelly” show, you may have heard “Reege” mention that a sure fire way to get rid of warts is to lick the unattractive lumps. A horrified Ripa maintained that licking warts was not a cure all… and now we know duct tape doesn’t work any better. The the morning talk show hosts’ were referring to a new study done by Dutch researchers that found contrary to popular belief duct tape does not work any better than doing nothing to cure warts in schoolchildren. The study was conducted on 103 children … Continue reading →

Design Your Own Trick or Treat Bags

There are lots of cute ideas for designing and making your own trick or treat bags. Some involve actually making a bag yourself, while others simply require you to decorate a ready made bag to turn it into a trick or treat bag. Tiny Tots Trick or Treat Bag Pick up any small fabric tote bag with handles. Look for orange, black, or even denim. Lay the bag on a piece of newspaper, upside down. Have your child dip his or her hand, palm down, into some white craft paint (pour paint on a paper plate) and dab off the … Continue reading →

The Many Uses of Duct Tape (2)

With so many versatile uses, no home should ever be without duct tape. After learning a bit more about duct tape in the first article in this series, you should now be ready to start using it for different things around your home. Some are standard, some are funny, but amazingly all are real and could work! Now obviously a few were thrown in just to get a laugh, and have been collected from various sources, however keep in mind that there are many realistic uses for this product, and most are listed here. If you have any other uses … Continue reading →

The Many Uses of Duct Tape (2)

With so many versatile uses, no home should ever be without duct tape. After learning a bit more about duct tape in the first article in this series, you should now be ready to start using it for different things around your home. Some are standard, some are funny, but amazingly all are real and could work! Now obviously a few were thrown in just to get a laugh, and have been collected from various sources, however keep in mind that there are many realistic uses for this product, and most are listed here. If you have any other uses … Continue reading →

The Many Uses of Duct Tape (1)

What more versatile product is there in this world? Duct tape has so many common household uses, and even some not so common uses. Duct tape, which was originally known as duck tape, is a strong, fabric-based, multi-purpose adhesive tape. The best of the best. It is usually silver, and eventually black was available, until more recently. Now there are loads of colors, patterns and EVEN transparent duct tape! This versatile tape was originally developed during World War in 1942 under the name “Duck Tape” as a waterproof sealing tape for ammunition cases. Because the duct tape was a rubber-based … Continue reading →

Four Types of Tape for the Home

How many rolls of tape do you have in your home? I have one or more of each of the following and I use them all the time. Scotch Tape While people often say, “scotch tape” in a generic sense, Scotch Tape is actually the brand name, trademarked by 3-M for cellophane tape, the first and still the most popular of it’s kind in the U.S. Scotch tape is a great product and has many more uses than can be recounted here, but for example, it is perfect for taping up the grocery list, fixing torn homework papers, repairing everything … Continue reading →