Marble maze with straws

STEM activities are a lot of fun and educational, but the best kind of STEM activities are open-ended, allowing children to think for themselves. In this paper plate maze STEM challenge, kids are challenged to make a marble maze using household materials. They must follow all elements of a real design process, including brainstorming, blueprints,

Let's make a marble maze out of a paper plate. This simple maze craft is fun with younger kids because it becomes a toy and is great for older kids

Make a straw maze to help your young child with hand-eye coordination and have fun while developing that important skill!

With a paper plate, some string, glue, and a marble you can create your own DIY marble mazes to solve.

Challenge your kids to build the best marble maze in this open-ended paper plate maze STEM challenge! Kids will have a blast!

I planned this STEM activity based on the random supplies I had in my classroom (paper plates and straws). By planned I mean I typed into Google "paper plates + straws + stem" at 3PM in my classroom with my purse on my shoulder and one foot out the door. I found this post and loved the idea of a marble maze challenge and knew straws would make perfect "lanes". I borrowed some marbles from my school's STEM coach and we were ready to go the next morning. It turned out to be the best STEM…

{Kid Craft!} DIY Marble Maze

Preschool aged kids love marble mazes and this one is a cinch to make that will entertain them for hours. Keep reading to see how to make this fun straw

Build a marble run with straws - fun kids activity! Grab a cardboard box and paper or plastic straws. Fun STEM challenge!

DIY Marble Maze - Easy and Fun for All ages! - Frogs and Fairies

Scouts activity. Create marble maze with straws and other recycled material. Including obstacles, ramps and dead ends.

STEM / STEAM / Science Activity for Kids: Make a marble maze using a paper plate! Kids can engineer and design a maze using paper strips, wikki stix or any material. Perfect for kids of all ages! #scienceforkids #stem #steam #engineeringforkids #paperplatecrafts #kindergarten #firstgrade #primary #uppergrade

My 7-yr old put together this marble maze in a paper box top. She designed the maze herself. Great craft for kids with just a little help with cutting and glue gun.

A simple and fun activity that will improve cognition and concentration in your students as they explore! Over the next few days, we want to share with you some of the fun ideas we have been exploring with mazes. But before we do, let's start with a simple tutorial on how to make an amazing maze

In this STEM challenge for kids, children will create a paper plate marble maze game inspired by pinball machines using a paper plate and a marble. This engineering activity is great for kids from kindergarten age up through 4th, 5th and 6th grades! Follow our STEM for Kids Pinterest board! This post contains affiliate links....

Here’s any easy STEM activity that you can do with kids of a variety of ages with materials you already have at home. Buggy and Buddy shared a paper plate marble maze that you can make really…

This paper plate marble maze uses basic paper straws and glue. It's perfect for car rides, lazy afternoons, or a quick STEM activity for school.

Explore a variety of fun, affordable and easy Marble Run DIY project ideas to do with your kids. This classic STEM activity is a favorite!

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