Grab a jar of marbles and let the kids melt away the hot summer days with their marble run.
Diy magnetic marble run.
Paper sellotape scissors and of course the staple of any 7 year olds project toilet rolls.
Take a pool noodle find one at the dollar store cut in half and then position as a slide over a tub of water.
Makeway is a next generation marble run construction system that uses magnets and a variety of marble spinning flinging and rolling components allowing you to build on your fridge whiteboard.
This diy marble run works well as a tilt puzzle with any small ball or marble.
Pvc pipe 3 4 inch pvc elbows and t joints 3 4 inch suction cups if desired read notes below.
Here s what we used for the components.
This is best suited for refrigerator doors any steel surface you can also try with magnetic white black boards.
However we had the best fun with it when we used a magnetic wand and magnetic ball.
My level of interest was raised f.
Cardboard tubes in different lengths diameters we used a variety of toilet paper rolls paper towel rolls foil.
E6000 glue craft sticks hot glue.
It s a looping rolling marble machine made with wood rebar tie wire and polyurethane tubing featuring a magnetic elevator.
Cardboard rolls in different sizes diameters toilet paper rolls paper towel rolls foil cling film rolls.
I was sitting eating breakfast the other day and my daughter amelia kept walking past with various craft supplies.
See a video of the marble run in action.
Simple outside fun is the name of the game for this diy marble run.
This is a fun stem steam activity of making a marble run with magnets for kids.
Here s a link to it at home depot.
And the supplies you ll need are.
The total cost to build this exquisite diy toy is only about fifty bucks.
The wand can either be passed underneath the base so the ball moves by magic or by sliding the wand across the top.
Decorative tape aka washi tape magnets scissors glue various little balls marbles pom poms etc to test it out.