Homemade marble run
Children love marble runs. We don’t have a proper one, so I thought, why not try to make a homemade marble run. I saved up all the toilet rolls, kitchen rolls, foil tubes etc from the house over the last few weeks, got some tape and blue tack, then set about making a marble run together as a family.
Daddy being an engineer thought he would be good at this, so took charge. BB helped with some cutting out and the girls helped with sticking tubes together. However, daddy’s first attempt fell down. He was taking so long to make it, I thought I’d have a go too.
The radiators were off, so I stuck tubes to it with blue tack. It was very simple and only took me a few minutes to complete a working marble run!
The children enjoyed watching the marbles run down it and speeding out the end. There were many giggles and excited squeals heard. It kept them amused for ages while daddy was working on the more complicated run!
Finally, daddy completed the fully ‘engineered’ homemade marble run. It was made up of lots of tubes taped together, running into cut out bits of other tubes. The children loved sending the balls down this one too, but I must say……mine lasted longer!!!!! Daddy’s marble run fell apart after 20 mins of play!
It was a brilliant family activity. A challenge for everyone!
Good marble run much more fun to make it yourself
Thanks
That is so inventive! I love it
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Thank you, it was so good, I want to have another go now
Oh that looks genius! Such a shame it didn’t last long but looks like so much fun, and I guess making it is half the fun anyway!
Brilliant idea xx
Thank you. It didn’t last too long, but we had fun trying to make it, so it didn’t matter.
A genius idea that doesn’t cost a fortune! Looks like you had as much fun constructing it as using it!
It was fun all round
this is great! my boys love marble runs, mainly my eldest – but we never thought to make our own, he would love it!
Thank you. You should give it a go, lots of fun just making it before you even play with it!
Wow that’s so cool!! I used to love marbles when I was little.
Thanks, marbles are great
I love this idea – what fun! I am going to get some marbles and do this with the family one weekend soon. Thank you for inspiring me! #britmums
Fab, I hope you have fun. Good luck!
What a brilliant idea. I love that you had to take over as Dad was too slow LOL, sounds very familiar
Thanks so much for sharing with the Monday Pin It Party.
Thanks, daddy, did rather over engineer it!
Fab idea! Love that engineer Husband’s collapsed and yours worked! Will have to get my OH to try this one with Little E when he is on paternity leave xx
Oh, yes, have a go it’s loads of fun!
This is so cool! Visiting via the parenting pin it party and have pinned and tweeted this
Thank you!
This looks like so much fun! I’ve been saving up tp tubes for quite some time to do a similar activity. Will have to give this a try soon.
Give it a go, you’ll all have loads of fun