Hi! I'm Amy from Serving Pink Lemonade. My sister Jeanine and I created our little corner of the blogging world to share some of the fun things we do with our kids to keep them busy and happy. At Serving Pink Lemonade you can find kid crafts and food crafts, homemade toys, learning games, book reviews, travel ideas, projects just for mom, and more. We'd love for you to stop by!
We're excited to be here at Home Spun Threads today and participating in the Summer Soiree.
Pool noodles make for great summer fun. This activity is perfect for summertime when pool noodles can be found at just about every store--but you don't need a swimming pool for this activity. Anyone can do it, and your kids will love it.
To make the racetrack I took my dollar store pool noodle and cut it in half. I found that a serrated knife made a much cleaner cut than a regular knife. I then used toothpicks to secure each half of the noodle side by side.
And a finish line, along with any other accessories they would like, such as flags.
Then add a box to the bottom of the track to catch all your marbles and you're ready to race.



what a great idea!
ReplyDeletefantastic idea - thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteHow fun!
ReplyDeletewonderful! I'd love for this post to be linked up to It's Playtime this week! What a fun playful idea!!
ReplyDeleteThis is an AWESOME idea. Totally doing it!
ReplyDeleteThat's terrific!
ReplyDeleteThis falls in the category: "I wish I'd thought of that!"
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! And so simple!
I've got to find a pool noodle ASAP! My boys are at this moment rolling marbles down the steps. This is perfect for us!
ReplyDeleteI love this idea, we will be getting a pool noodle asap! Trying to stock pile ideas for the summer ahead and this one is great!
ReplyDeleteI have two boys who love to race things. This will be perfect for them!
ReplyDeleteBrilliant idea, I love this!
ReplyDeleteLOVE.
ReplyDeleteGreat activity do to with my grandkids when I babysit them!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! I can't wait until my grandkids (6 & 4) come over again so they can play with this. I hope you can find pool noodles at this time of year.
ReplyDeleteJust happened to pick up some of these pool noodles at a yard sale the other day and now I know what to do with them. I am sure the boys will love them. Thanks!!
ReplyDeleteHad pinned this on Pinterest a few months ago and picked up a noodle today. My son is loving racing his marbles right now. Thanks so much.
ReplyDeleteThis is an awesome project. I will have to do this - I have two special needs children who would seriously play with this for hours! I am stopping in from TheStuffofSuccess and I am your newest follower. Feel free to stop by and say hello - have a terrific week. Athena
ReplyDeleteThis looks like a lot of fun!
ReplyDeleteI was searching for an object lesson for our preschoolers for VBS on I Corinthians 9:24...this will work wonderfully! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteTry cutting with an electric knife. Generally works very well on foam/
ReplyDeleteSo simple and so fun!
ReplyDeleteExcellent I love it!!
ReplyDeleteI made this with my 3yr old son yesterday - amazing fun. Thanks for the idea !
ReplyDeleteLove it, A new way to use old noodles., I also stand up sidewalk chalk in a row and using a whole noodle drop a marble in the toop and it will roll through and knock down the chalk Have fun :) snowmoe
ReplyDeleteThis is such a great idea!! I featured you in a post about pool noodles: All Things with Purpose: Use Your Noodle
ReplyDeleteJust did this activity today with my two older boys. It's not perfect, and we have a few structural issues to work out, but they like it. Thanks for the idea!
ReplyDeletei tried your idea and now it's my school project
ReplyDeleteI love your Noodle Race Track :-}}} and my Kids love it to . Thanx a lot it is fun
ReplyDeleteGreat idea! This will be a fun activity to do inside on these cold winter days! I would love for you to share this idea on my linky party, my readers will love this idea!
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Kids are having great time with innovative marble track.
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