Introduction: Easy Marble Racetrack
To keep my little grandson’s happy I am really trying to find fun ways to keep them busy. I came across this idea on Pintrest. http://myhomespunthreads.blogspot.com/2011/05/day-5-marble-racetrack-with-serving.html. So I took the pool noddle and instead of cutting off pieces of the end, I cut it apart and turned it into a racetrack for marbles. And this is how I did it.
Step 1:
Supplies:
1 pool noodle ($2 each in season)
A serrated knife
Glue
Toothpicks
Shoe box (or small cardboard box)
Marbles
1 pool noodle ($2 each in season)
A serrated knife
Glue
Toothpicks
Shoe box (or small cardboard box)
Marbles
Step 2:
Take the pool noodle and cut it in half length wise.
Step 3:
Lay the two halves cut side down on a flat surface. Use the toothpicks to hold the two halves together, but pushing the toothpick through the back humps.
Step 4:
Once you have them stuck together, squirt a line of glue between the two edges that touch, and push the edges together. Let them dry.
Step 5:
Now for the fun part, lay the race track along an inclined surface like a stairs. Put the box at the bottom of the track to catch the marbles.
Step 6:
I had to evenly divide up the marbles between the grandchildren and then I let them run the marbles down the track. The oldest, was making “trains” by putting 5 or 6 marbles touching each other and letting them go all at once. How creative, how fun! Enjoy!