The duct tape is for their inspection drawer. They tape all folded items in so they stay perfectly neat. Safety pins are for holding sheets tight. Not sure about the rest. I'm betting it would help them to send the odd things requested! We'll hear the full reasoning soon enough, I'm sure...
More 2010 Indoc Links
I found a couple more links to photos that I don't think have been posted yet:
http://picasaweb.google.com/IndocphotosParentsProgram/2010IndocByBergmann#
http://picasaweb.google.com/IndocphotosParentsProgram/2010IndocJuly11And12#
Thanks for the other links!