Paper Towel Roll Marble Run

Building structures with straws and cardboard tube rolls.

Paper towel roll marble run. Simple to set up easy to do and full of learning possibilities. I decided to try my hand at making a little tower marble run for the kids to enjoy. Diy cardboard tubes construction toy. Totally worth it in my estimation.

Marble run using cardboard tubes. Do you save cardboard tubes from paper towels toilet paper and whatever else comes on a roll. 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. All you need are some toilet paper or paper towel rolls and pretty colored tape and you re set.

Paper towel roll marble run marble run supply list. Javelin throw stem challenge. Run a marble through the course after each change. Good for ages 4 and up.

Have your child decorate the paper towel rolls with stickers markers or crayons. Cut out the edges on each of the tubes. Have them predict how the change will impact how the marbles will go down the track. Encourage students to swap out one of their paper towel rolls for a toilet paper roll or vice versa.

10 12 paper towel rolls hot glue gun magnets scissors marble. Using a glue stick to wrap colorful tissue paper around the tubes is another quick way to decorate them. What a great rainy day or anytime kind of activity. Use the hot glue gun to attach magnets to the side of the tubes.

Wall cardboard tube marble run. 11 toilet paper rolls. Cut out the square on the paper towel roll and recycle the scrap of cardboard the empty space in the tube will allow a marble to pass through. I have quite a collection saved just for the purpose of making a cool cardboard tube marble run on our wall.

Please do not allow your children to use a hot glue gun. Cardboard tube roll catapult. Next time you find yourself holding an empty cardboard tube roll. I did this part while cole was napping.

Free standing cardboard tube marble run. Decorate your marble run rolls optional for this diy marble run we started by wrapping the paper towel and toilet paper rolls with colored masking tape. Ask students to observe how the speed and path of the marble is affected by each change. Tinkerlab has a nifty marble run idea.