Recycled Marble Run Ideas

With some recycling and time on our hands we went to town.

Recycled marble run ideas. I encouraged them to think about how fast the marble was going and how that was related to the slope of each run. Take a look here for more creative projects for kids. Cut cardboard tubes in half lengthways and tape them together end to end forming a long chute. Tips on making your marble run.

After playing with and marveling at ehlayna and ethan s homemade marble run elijah has been intense about constructing our own. It s simply a long cardboard sheet with strips of the same material attached to the sides that prevents the marbles from rolling off. The ultimate diy recycled marble run use up those old milk cartons and paper tubes to make a super creative marble run. Cardboard tubes kitchen roll toilet roll etc all work well.

Apr 24 2016 after playing with and marveling at ehlayna and ethan s homemade marble run elijah has been intense about constructing our own. Paper plate marble run via frugal fun for boys cut up paper plates make the perfect ramps for marbles with added blocks for structure and fun. You can use rolled up newspaper to form covered tunnels as well. Music comes from youtube free audio library.

The long term planning piece was a little much for him and the possibilities were so endless. It s easiest to build your marble run inside a big cardboard box with no lid. What you ll need to build a recycled marble run tape we use masking tape but anything will work. You can use tape or tac to hold different parts in place.

To start use the tape to stick the first cardboard roll to the highest point that your child can reach on the wall. Some of the legs my kids tried to add were almost vertical and the marbles dropped too quickly and spilled out of the tubes. Oct 5 2015 explore edith rodriguez s board recycled marble and granite on pinterest. Other bits of recycled packaging boxes bottles etc optional.

A marble run is a simple yet fun game that even adults can find entertaining. Enjoy like share and subscribe if you like it. See more ideas about granite recycled granite granite tile. Place the bowl basket on the ground then set kids the challenge of sticking the rolls to make tracks for the marble to run down.

A marble run is a fun way to demonstrate gravity and motion. Our first ever marble run made of recycled materials.