Road tape is great for imaginative toddlers who are always on the go. It’s a must-have for both your playroom activities and your travel toy bag because there are so many fun ways to create worlds of imaginary play. This road and train tape makes it easy for little ones to build their own roads, tracks, and adventures anywhere they go.
Keeping a few rolls ready for screen-free play on a rainy day can be a lifesaver for busy toddlers. The tape can be used in so many creative ways around the house, during road trips with toddlers, or while out at restaurants and appointments. It’s also great for a wide range of ages, from little ones just starting imaginative play to older kids creating detailed cityscapes and small worlds.
I’ve been compiling some of our favorite ways to use road tape for imaginative play for your next toddler activity idea.
How to Make Roads for Toys Cars
Using the road tape and train tape is really easy, peel back the end and stretch it out wherever you want to use it.
It can be ripped by hand or using child safety scissors. Criss cross the road tape to make intersections and train tracks also crossing the roads.
When you are finished it pulls up very easily without leaving residue. It can be used again if pulled up carefully and doesn't have any lint attached. Have fun with all your favorite toy cars with this fun screen free toddler toy
Where to use Road Tape At Home:
On the floor:
Pick one area in the house and turn it into a huge roadway complex. Make sure you vacuum the floors first as lint can affect the tape not sticking down properly. Alternatively you can a make a track that follows a loop around the whole house!
Each road tape roll is 33ft (10m) so you may need a couple of rolls to stretch around the whole house. You can even stick it to the carpets!
On a table:
Other pieces of furniture can also be included in the fun, stick it to the walls, high chair tray table, or even the back of the sofa! It will stick well to most surfaces and come away easily.
On foam board or cardboard boxes:
Which you can stow away and bring out when you want to use it. It's also fun to use this foam board at an angle to create a ramp the cars to go down to create a race track. Use printed traffic signs to add to playing area. It's fun to add stop and go signs to add to their fun
On your sensory table:
You can stick the road tape around the sensory bins to create a loop of roads. Or underneath a sensory 'filler' to be uncovered by excavators and construction vehicles.
Using play boulders and other construction toys to create a work site using the road tape as a base. Similarly the train tape can be used for a train activity.
See more about sensory toys in our Montessori toys blog
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Activities using Road Tape:
Toy Car Cut & Rescue
Using a muffin tray put some favorite small toy cars in the trays. Stick the road tape along the top of the tray covering these toys. The toddler can then use a pair of safety scissors to cut the tape and discover their toy cars. This is a great activity for scissor practice and fine motor skills. Toy cars can also be stuck to a wall using the tape for another ‘rescue’ activity.
Snow Sensory Tray
Stick road tape to a tray in an X shape. Using a transparent bowl fill with play snow. Put this on top of the road tape tray. Add construction toys to the play snow and have the toddlers snow plow the roads (below)
Cardboard Boxes Game
Using empty cardboard boxes, flatten them out on the floor. Using the road tape create a play area. You can use extra pieces of cardboard to create tunnels. Remember to add traffic signs and traffic lights to add to the fun. Wooden blocks can also to used to add create building and bridges.
Race Track Play
Use the tape on a piece of cardboard or foam board. Make lines of tape going down the board. Lean it up so it's at an angle and then race your cars down to see who is the winner.
Toddler Travel With Road and Train Tape
It is the perfect airplane toy for kids of all ages. It's small and portable to bring with you and easily fits into your carry on bag.
Roll the tape out on the tray table or plane window and create your own road or train tracks to play on. These rolls are so small to fit into your carry on bag. Remember to bring a favorite toy car, train or even a toy plane to drive around too!
For more tips on toddler travel activity bags check out this blog post.
Using Road Tape in Seasonal Play Ideas:
Valentines Day
Or use the road tape to create some Valentines themed play:
St Patricks Day
Use the road tape with rainbow, shamrock and treasure toys to make a fun activity:
Easter
The road tape is a perfect Easter Basket Gift, I have also used it to decorate easter eggs believe it or not!
Mother's Day
Use the tape to spell MOM for a fun way to learn the letter shapes.
Christmas Fun
Train tracks around the Christmas Tree for the ‘Polar Express’
More Ideas for How to Use Road Tape
Road tape is really versatile and can be used for birthday party decor for any car, construction or monster truck themed parties. The train tape can be used for train themed parties too. Use it on the table as party decoration. On the party favor bags for decoration and as a gift in the party goodie bags.
These candylab toy cars go perfectly with our road tape for a great gift for a car loving little one.
20 Ideas For Road Tape Play
Road Tape Details
Road Tape Rolls are grab-and-go ready and can adhere to any surface without leaving a residue when peeled. Available in Road or Train tracks—mix and match to make an expansive street map as wide as their imagination! Great for playroom decor and train track decoration anywhere.
- Road Tape rolls are 2" wide and 10m long (33 ft)
- Available in single, double packs, packs of 4, and packs of 10
- Also available as a gift set with a train toy and a excavator toy truck
- Pull it up easily without leaving residue
- Not reusable
- CPSC Safety Compliant
- Hours of fun guaranteed!
And don't forget to buy your Candylab Toy Cars to go with the tape! And my bestselling Toy Car Storage or Car Play Mat for when you are out and about. Check out my construction play mat too!
I also have some great montessori inspired play mats including my ABC Play Mat for creative play. Check out the Best Screen Free Toddler Travel Toys collection too!
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