Paper plate maze

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.

STEM Challenge for Kids: Create a pinball like marble maze game using paper plates and other basic craft materials. Fun design and building challenge! ~ BuggyandBuddy.com

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

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Make a Paper Plate Maze STEM Challenge | A Learning Activity for Kids

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

Add the challenge of a maze to the magical appeal of magnets and you have a fun STEM activity that will have your inquisitive little scientists begging for more. It’s a good thing these mazes are easy to adapt for multiple levels, since magnets seem to attract no matter the kids’ ages! This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Getting Ready To make these paper plate mazes,

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…

Kids will have a blast designing a paper plate marble track! Fun STEM challenge and a great boredom buster too.