Build Your Own Marble Coaster

Use up your leftover tiles to make marble coasters.

Build your own marble coaster.

Powered by a hand crank the diy thrill ride runs on kid power instead of batteries and includes engaging instructions in graphic novel form to make building it half the fun. Curl one end of a piece of pipe insulation into a loop roughly 1 foot in diameter. Use masking tape to hold the loop in place and tape it to the floor on both sides of the loop. To build the base connect about 300 square pieces together in a 20 piece long x 15 piece wide rectangular shape.

Everyone needs a good coaster. With no special tools just household white glue more than 30 baltic birch pieces come together to make a mini marble coaster. Ask an adult to use the utility knife to cut the pipe insulation in half lengthwise forming two u shaped channels. Make sure tape is not blocking the inside of the channel it s ok to tape have tape on the inside just make sure it is pressed flat and will not block the marble.

They make great diy christmas gifts. Make sure tape is not. Curl one end of a piece of pipe insulation into a loop roughly 1 foot in diameter. Pool noodles duct tape scissors small marbles paper cup.

The next step in becoming a marble coaster builder is to use your printed pieces to build your roller coaster. Tape the free end of the pipe insulation to a table or chair forming a large hill leading down. Tape the loop to the floor to hold it in place.