After months of collecting paper tubes from foil and paper towels we were looking for an activity that we could do with some of them. After seeing them used as tunnels for pom poms on another blog...

For some new provocations in our block center we added cardboard boxes of various sizes. We cut holes in the boxes on all sides at different heights. Then we provided wrapping paper tubes, cove molding and large marbles. The children engaged in learning many of the principals of physics and problem solving as they tried different creations of ramps and tunnels for the marbles. They used some of the regular blocks as supports for their structures. They tested their pathways and then reworked…

Keep kids busy for hours with this simple sensory bin! They will love pouring colored beans through the funnels and watching them come out the tubes below. If you liked our PVC pipe sand and water table, you might enjoy this simpler option for indoors. We used PVC pipe that we had on hand to […]

In this giant pattern matching activity your toddler will match washi tape tubes with the correct washi tape circles on the box.

Tubes & Tunnels Rebus chart

Over Spring Break I set up a new play area for the families to explore. I call it roll-a-ball and was inspired by a tube and funnel post from Fun at Home with Kids. I taped a dryer hose, letting it hang at a couple of points, on a wall. Set a basket on the floor at the lower end. The idea is to drop a ball at one end and watch it come out the other end. But the ball doesn’t roll through, it stops in the droops. So where is it in the tube? How do we get it out? When it didn't come out he…

Exploring Tunnels | Build paper tunnels for toy cars. Great gross motor practice for a transportation preschool theme!

This month I held a Tunnels and Tubes event for ages 2-5. We held this at the library twice (Tues and Sat) and at an outreach event in Severance once. I mostly took inspiration from this post by Li…