Rainy weather keeping you indoors?? For a fun time, grab a ladder, a few cheap pool noodles, masking tape, and some marbles.
Cut pool noodles in half down the middle, then invite the kiddos to build a marble run to see how many times they can make the marble go around the ladder!! (Shorter kids may need the help of a step stool.) Start at the top of the ladder, and tape pool noodles together as you go to form one very long track.
Did you know that it’s scientifically proven to work better if you cheer on your marble? True story!
Go, marble, go!!! Goooooooooo!!!!!
Have fun!
Reminder — Marbles are fun for kids, but choking hazards for little ones. Use careful supervision.
August 15th, 2011 on 7:07 pm
Dear Valerie,
My first thought was to say “My ladder!!” but, really, that’s your great grandfather’s painting ladder. One of the legs was shortened a little bit by a squirrel, which makes painting extra interesting!
Love,
Mark
August 16th, 2011 on 12:14 pm
I’m sure the short leg makes the marble run that much more interesting too!
August 15th, 2011 on 7:21 pm
Pinned! :>) And pool noodles are making their way to clearance pretty soon…
August 15th, 2011 on 7:39 pm
That looks like a lot of fun!
August 15th, 2011 on 9:04 pm
Now that our ladder is so wobbly that Jeff refuses to use it maybe I can get one last use out of it……..
August 16th, 2011 on 11:24 am
That’s exactly what we did… just used a step stool so the kids weren’t climbing on the ladder while they were building. It’s so much fun!!
August 15th, 2011 on 10:33 pm
What a cool idea. Abby would love this.
August 16th, 2011 on 9:24 am
Looks like such a fun time! Did you use masking tape to connect the noodles? Did they stay together alright with that? Also, did you cut the noodles in half?
August 16th, 2011 on 11:22 am
Yes… yes…. and yes! Have fun!!
August 16th, 2011 on 11:26 am
from the 2nd paragraph… Cut pool noodles in half down the middle, then invite the kiddos to build a marble run to see how many times they can make the marble go around the ladder!! (Shorter kids may need the help of a step stool.) Start at the top of the ladder, and tape pool noodles together as you go to form one very long track.
August 16th, 2011 on 10:50 am
I had a much simpler version on my summer bucket list but this is wonderful!!
August 16th, 2011 on 4:41 pm
This is absolutely wild fun!!!! =)
August 16th, 2011 on 6:11 pm
Might try on stairs too – just make it curvy, not straight.
August 16th, 2011 on 7:56 pm
This is AWESOME
August 16th, 2011 on 11:40 pm
Whoa, this is such a fascinating idea! I have to pick up some of those noodles on clearance before it’s too late!
August 18th, 2011 on 3:48 pm
It’s as if our ‘normal’ paper towel tube runs have been supersized by Tim the Tool Man Taylor! Awesome!