Pool Noodle Marble Run

It has been so hot here lately that I have been trawling Pinterest for ideas to keep Master E and Miss M occupied inside. I came across a wonderful post about creating a marble run from Ramblings From Utopia about using Pool Noodles to create Race Tracks. There idea was to race match box cars which looked great, but Master E is marble made so we made a marble track.

I brought a cheap pool noodle from The Reject Shop and used a bread knife to slice it down the middle. It was hollow inside making a perfect slot for marbles to roll down. It was tricky to cut it straight, but it really made know difference to the finished product. We held the two pieces together with some wooden skewers and added a Starting Line and Finishing Line.

Miss M and Master E sat with the Racetrack propped up on the couch and running down to the Finishing Line with an empty shoebox to catch all the marbles.

This captivated them both for at least an hour and was great for working on Fine Motor Skills to pick up all the marbles. We will be bringing this one out again and looking for other things we can send down the track.