Marble Maze With Straws

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Marble maze with straws.

This engineering activity is great for kids from kindergarten age up through 4th 5th and 6th grades. Making a drinking straw marble maze. In this stem challenge for kids children will create a paper plate marble maze game inspired by pinball machines using a paper plate and a marble. Jul 4 2017 this paper plate marble maze uses basic paper straws and glue.

No marble no problem. Marble mazes also engage creative and imaginative skills while building and playing with them. Growing up my grandpa used t0 have a marble maze made out of wood. I remember always having g0 to things at my grandparents house.

Thicker paper will work better. This is a guide about making a drinking straw marble maze. Diy marble maze materials. Various household supplies cardboard straws cotton balls string etc glue we found tacky glue and hot glue worked best scissors.

Menu ask a question share a post account search. All you ll need is a few basic materials to get started building your own straw marble maze. With a few inexpensive supplies you can make these fun maze games for your children or let them design the layout themselves. It s perfect for car rides lazy afternoons or a quick stem activity for school.

Keep reading to see how to make this fun straw marble maze. The goal of this project is to get a maze made that fits a marble contained inside a paper plate that works completely and doesn t break when playing with it. This is a project where you can make your own with straws glue and a box lid. I love marble mazes.

All you need are straws paper tape and a marble. I see it in my kids too. Let your imagination run wild as you come up with challenging and interesting designs for your marble maze. Preschool aged kids love marble mazes and this one is a cinch to make that will entertain them for hours.

Box lid shoebox small pizza box or file box marbles playdough homemade or purchased paper straws optional glue gun use for straws only this low temp one is safe for kids. Maze building with straws age 6 10 great activity to build steam skills.