Next time you find yourself holding an empty cardboard tube roll.
Easy paper marble run.
You ll need several tall tubes.
This is a great activity for young ones to master on their own.
It s great for little ones and a good fine motor activity.
Do you save cardboard tubes from paper towels toilet paper and whatever else comes on a roll.
I have quite a collection saved just for the purpose of making a cool cardboard tube marble run on our wall.
Cut several tubes in half to create your marble chutes.
Start with the simple paper plate version below.
You can use paper towel rolls or tape three toilet paper rolls together to make get a tube of about the same height.
Decorate your marble run rolls optional for this diy marble run we started by wrapping the paper towel and toilet paper.
To keep this simple i like simple this is all you will need.
A pegboard some paper towel tubes some paper brads and some marbles that s all you need to get making your own diy marble run.
My kids have been playing with this diy marble run all week and today i m going to show you how to make a marble run with kids using simple household supplies like paper rolls and tape.
Cut them up to size to make it as long or short as you want.
I decided to try my hand at making a little tower marble run for the kids to enjoy.
Because marbles are fairly lightweight you can build a simple maze and run using paper as the walls and ramps.
Pool noodle marble run via homespun threads an easy and inexpensive way to make a long track marble run using noodle threads.
If i made another i would create a stable square structure first and then attach the track to it because making ad hoc supports makes it difficult to.
What a great rainy day or anytime kind of activity.
Elementary school aged kids can make the continuous ramp out of cut and stacked paper plates.
Save those paper tubes and turn them into an easy marble run kids can paint for extra fun.
First attempt at a paper 200gsm marble run.
For this craft you will need.
Let them create their own marble courses by attaching the paper towel tubes you can add colored tape for more lively colors with brads and watch the magic of engineering come together.
This is a simple stem activity with toilet paper rolls to build a marble run.
I have seen a few things floating around on pinterest with kids using the long paper towel rolls as tubes which are either attached to a wall or fridge to make a kind of marble run.
11 toilet paper rolls.
Cereal box marble run via made by joel.