Easy DIY Marble Run

Right now to make our marble run. Red Ted has been BEGGING me to make one for weeks and now, finally, with the school holidays and some cardboard boxes we made a super duper one!

Materials: one or two boxes (e.g. an old toy box or a cereal box), sticky tape, scissors and f course marbles

1) We first made a simple one (left) and then a slight more difficult one that criss crosses (right). For both, we separated one side of the box and layed out any pieces.

2) For the simple one, we cut 4 panels. As you will be placing these at an angle, they do actually fall SLIGHTLY short, but you can manage this by sellotaping it all together a little tighter. This will pull in the sides of the marble run slightly. For the criss crossing one, we were lucky enough that the box had flaps, which meant extra card. Enough to cut 8 panels. They are slightly narrow, but it works. We had our lovely crafty friend visiting and it was very handy to have her help stick.. I could then take photos!

3) Simple one (left): cut holes ofr your marbles to drop through at either end. Two facing one side and two the other.

For the criss cross one (right): you need slot the two pieces of card together AND cut additional holes for the marbles to run through. Check out the photos to see the pattern. The key thing is NOT to cut half way through both panels, else the whole thing will fall part when you cut the marble hole. One panel has a slot 2/3s along the way and the second panel has a slot 1/3 along the way. This allows for the placement of the second hole. The photos show a square hole in the panel.. in fact we ended up making the hole a little bigger more of a rectangle, which later allowed for slanting flatter.

4) Simple tape in place. Make it incline ever so slightly against the back of the box, so that the marbles are not tempted to jump out of the side

Criss Cross again you will be slightly short of the width of the box, but just draw the sides in a little with tape. Secure with tape all around including an extra but of tape at the cross section.

5) If desired, decorate your cardboard marble run. Play.

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