Indispensable

You know that game where people ask you what things you'd want if you were stranded on a desert island? Well, if my family were stranded anywhere, the one thing I couldn't live without is duct tape. It seems like I use it daily. Here's just a small sample of the things I've made with duct tape:

1. hatchet (made from a rock and a stick)
2. handles for a knight's shield
3. several parts of a cardboard box rocket ship
4. joints holding together a cardboard box princess castle
5. tool belt
6. police officer handcuffs
7. knight helmet and armor repairs
8. wart remover
9. trampoline net fix
10. strap for a broken croc sandal

Anyway, you get the idea. Today, gasp! we came to the end of our vast supply of duct tape. Believe me, W scoured the house looking for more. We found clear tape, blue tape, Scotch tape but not one more inch of duct tape. He even tried prying the very end of the roll from the cardboard but it didn't work. So he was resigned to building his scythe out of the empty duct tape roll, a stick and a rubber band. Looks like it's time to stock up on this indispensable ingredient to child happiness. And how much did I spend on his Christmas toys again?