Papertowel Tube Marble Run

This simple marble run is made using everyday trash 2 toilet paper tubes and 3d printed connectors.

Papertowel tube marble run. Simple to set up easy to do and full of learning possibilities. We have been saving paper towel rolls and other items for quite a while now so that we could make our own 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. Make it fun by guessing which side the marble will emerge from.

Add the additional paper towel rolls to continue the length of the tube. 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. 11 toilet paper rolls. When you drop the marble into the paper towel roll at the top it rolls out the hole at the bottom of the oatmeal container.

We started out with the following items. Attach the tube structure to the wall with tape. My husband constructed a neat little apparatus out of an empty oatmeal container. This is a great activity for young ones to master on their own.

Place a bucket at the end of each tube to catch the released marbles. Since my kids randomly collect tp tubes for crafts and art and i ve wanted to try 3d printing something that connects or interacts with everyday objects around the house this was the perfect solution. Engineer snoopy and i worked together to make a marble course. They re fun to make fun to watch and fun to.

In this video i show you how to make your own. 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. What a great rainy day or anytime kind of activity. Paper towel and toilet paper tubes stockpiled in the craft closet painter s tape and packing tape scissors a few pieces of cut up pool noodle plastic eggs from easter marbles of course we decided to use ourkeep reading.

Marble runs are the best. Make a marble run. Set your marble run up on an empty wall large window or sliding glass door. Make again into a different track.

We found some wall space taped the highest tube to a spot that n could easily reach and kept on taping rolls until we had something we were happy with. Next time you find yourself holding an empty cardboard tube roll. I have quite a collection saved just for the purpose of making a cool cardboard tube marble run on our wall. For this craft you will need.