Mini Water Wall
With a few simple materials, you can encourage your kid’s creativity and problem-solving skills with this hands-on craft. Allow them to think like an engineer as they create and design a water wall to control water flow through straw tubes. Get ready to make a splash this summer—and have a very easy clean-up when doing this activity outside!
Materials
- 5 plastic straws
- Scissors
- self-adhesive magnet strip
- metal cookie sheet
- large metal baking pan
- several 1-inch round magnets
- water
Directions
- Cut each straw in half, and attach a small magnet strip to one side of each straw piece.
- Place the cookie sheet vertically inside the baking pan so it's standing up. Use the round magnets to secure the cookie sheet inside the baking pan.
- Place the straw magnets vertically onto the cookie sheet in a pattern you think water will flow.
- Play time! See if you can pour water into the straws to create a mini water wall!