“I had a preschool teacher telling me about a four-year-old who hurls wooden blocks and sticky tape dispensers so she has to be ready to leap in front of the other children (to shield them).

Backpacks and lunch bags and pencils — oh my! Getting all of those fresh school supplies ready for a new school year can add ...

(Note that it’s pricey and won’t fit standard tape dispensers.) For very heavy boxes (over 100 pounds), try reinforced strapping tape. Based both on my own and on previous testing for this ...