This Marble Tubes game is made of recycled toilet paper tubes and it is fun to both arts and crafts and play for kids of all ages. This fun kids craft works well at dwelling with kids of different ages helping or in the classroom. It uses things y'all already have on hand.

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Toilet Newspaper Tube Crafts for Kids

There are then many different crafts you tin brand fromrecycled toilet paper tubes, and if you lot have younger kids non old enough to make this arts and crafts, I know yous'll love this Baby Play Station.

I love to create crafts with things I take around the house and recycled materials.

What I dear nigh this craft is that the kids also have an activity to practice once it is all complete. Information technology becomes a game they can bask over and over.

Marble Game Made from Toilet Paper Rolls

If you don't have and don't desire to purchase foam letters, don't worry. Markers, stickers and crayons are another alternative. This is a great game for kids to piece of work on addition as they go along score based on where the marbles land.

All the things we used could exist substituted for things you lot already have.

Materials Needed

  • Toilet Newspaper Rolls, Craft Rolls or Paper Towel Tubes
  • Hat to a Box
  • Colored Paper
  • White Glue
  • (optional) Double Stick Tape
  • Foam Letters, Numbers and Decorations
  • Marbles

Instructions for making the Marble Tubes Game

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Step 1

Cut a strip out of your toilet newspaper tubes about i 1/2 inches side. I needed 6 tubes to fit the length of my lid, simply sizes may vary.

Stride 2

Place your cut tubes in the chapeau of a box and marker cutting lines for both length and peak.

Step 3

Cut chapeau to size.

Stride 4

Mucilage toilet newspaper tubes into the lid of the box, keeping the cut portion facing up and the glued portion touching the lid.

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Pace 5

Trace effectually a basin to create the "Marble Tubes" sign for your craft. Cut this out and then cut it in half, leaving you with a half-circle.

Step 6

Let the kids choose from a  variety of foam stickers. They volition decorate the lid with these stickers and also demand letters to spell out the give-and-take "Marble Maze." They will likewise want numbers to represent the score of each tube. If you don't take cream stickers, they can always use regular stickers or markers to create their designs.

Pace 7

Have the kids stick their "Marble Maze" stickers onto the half circle paper. One time done, fold the bottom of the half circle up about an inch. This will become the tab to gum it to the lid. Glue information technology to the forepart edge of the lid.

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Step 8

Let the kids decorate the box with stickers or coloring utensils.

Step 9

Cut out circles for the tops of each of the tubes. These will represent the score a child receives for rolling a marble in that tube.

Stride ten

Put score numbers on each of these circles. You can utilize whatever numbers you want. These get corking for kids who are learning to add as well. You could put multiples of tens or fives for kids learning to skip count. You could exercise bigger numbers for older or more advanced children.

Step xi

Adhere the circles with the score numbers to the front of the game and the summit of each tube using white glue or double stick tape.

Step 12

Information technology is time to bask the game. Kids take turns with an equal number of marbles. Keep score for a designated amount of rounds and run into who comes out the winner. Some of this is luck, so little kids will be able to compete against the older ones.

Information technology's fourth dimension to start creating with your kids. Remember to apply their math skills as you keep score.

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MORE FUN TOILET PAPER ROLL CRAFTS FOR KIDS

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  • This is one of our favorite paper towel roll crafts (of course y'all can utilise arts and crafts rolls or toilet paper rolls too)!
  • Make superhero cuffs from toilet paper rolls!
  • Here is a big selection of toilet paper scroll crafts for kids you lot don't want to miss.
  • And here are even more toilet paper roll crafts!
  • You might likewise bask this toilet paper roll fish  or  affections.

How did your marble game craft turn out? Was the game a big contest at your firm?

Jodi Durr is the creator of  Meaningful Mama, a pop mom weblog  focusing on crafts, activities, character development,  parenting tips, recipes,  parties and more. Parenting her 3 children has stretched her more than than she imagined. She has dug in her heals and is determined to make this journeying fun, intentional and artistic. Discover Jodi on  Facebook,  Google+,  Pinterest  and  Instagram.