Total Time 1 hour Ages school-age
Turn a box lid and drinking straws into a handheld game.The best part: no batteries required!
What you'll need
- Glue
- Construction paper
- Plastic straws
- Scissors
- Marble
- Shoe box lid
- White paper
Helpful Tip:
Make sure the paths are wide enough for the marble you plan to use.
How to make it
- Glue a piece of construction paper inside a shoe box lid.
- Glue paper "Start" and "Finish" tabs at either end of the lid, as shown, then sketch a labyrinth of passages and dead ends.
- Cut plastic straws into segments and glue them over the sketched lines.
- To play, place a marble in the starting spot, then tilt the lid to move it through the maze. For a challenge, see who can complete the maze the fastest.
