The Art of Chewing Gum

Perhaps we are not letting Elias experience enough of what the world has to offer. At Jack's birthday party, he got a goody bag of candy. One item was bubble tape. Knowing that Elias has never had bubble gum (I guess most other 3-year-olds know about gum?), I unsuccessfully attempted to explain that we chew gum, but we don't swallow it. After he consumed half of the roll of gum in a matter of minutes, it conveniently disappeared. Who knew that chewing gum was such an art?