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Design a Marble Maze
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Description
Your child builds a maze or run for a marble or small ball out of household parts on a tray or the floor, then tests it and adjusts the walls until the ball travels the way they want.
What to prep
- marble
- cardboard_parts
- tray
- tape
Cost: FreeBest time: AnytimeCreates something to keep
Play guide
- 1Gather parts that can make walls and paths, such as cardboard strips, blocks, tubes, or straws, and pick a marble or small ball.
- 2Let your child lay out a starting path and a goal for the ball to reach.
- 3Have them roll the ball to test the run and watch where it gets stuck or falls off.
- 4Ask what they want to change, then let them move walls or add a ramp to fix the trouble spot.
- 5Keep testing and adjusting until the ball makes it through, then let them make it trickier if they like.