Monday, April 26, 2010

Marble Racetrack



I saw this idea a while ago and thought it looked like fun. Later when I found pool noodles at the dollar store I had no excuse.

To make the race track I took my pool noodle and cut it in half. I found that a serrated knife made a much cleaner cut than a regular knife. I then used toothpicks to secure each half of the noodle side by side.


We then made a starting line . . .


And a finish.


Don't forget to put something at the bottom of the track to catch all your marbles.

My kids have raced marbles for hours. They love this. It's a perfect rainy day activity.






14 comments:

  1. Great idea! I am going to try it--hopefully not this week. I am ready to be OUT. Cross your fingers for good weather and I can file this away for next year!

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  2. I don't know why, but I never knew about this other blog of yours! What fun ideas! And, I can't wait to do this one this summer with the kids when it is too hot for words!

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  4. I loved your idea so I made one for cars. I just found a noodle with a little bigger opening- I'm posting the details next week- and sharing your link w/ it :) thanks so much! great idea!

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  5. Very creative! My kids would love this!

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  6. Wowoo! This is GREAT. We are doing this soon. Super duper idea

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  7. How awesome!! I know my kids will love this. Man, I'm debating making a trip to the store just to buy marbles now!

    That last picture is so stinking cute :-)

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  8. I have been trying to find something fun to do with our marbles other than putting them in a jar and dumping them out. When I was little, my grandparents had a wooden game where the marbles could roll down but those are now antiques and not cheap. So...I just love this idea using the pool noodle. It looks like so much fun especially when here in WI we are at 4 degrees above zero!

    ...visiting from over at Sharing Time.

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  9. We are sooo doing this thanks for sharing. I used pool noodles to make a Flintstones car last Halloween. Guess they are multifunctional.

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  10. Now this is something I've been meaning to try with the kids at preschool, ever since I saw the post over at Irresistible Ideas for Play Based Learning. You have inspired me to go out and hunt for some noodles to use!

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  11. We featured your Marble Run here:
    http://www.thechocolatemuffintree.com/2011/06/seven-sensational-ideas-for-creating.html

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  12. I think we're going to do this as a playdate activity! I am going to pin this on my Pinterest board linking back to this entry. Please let me know if this is not okay and I will take it down immediately. Thanks.

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