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Home » Play and Learning » Fun with Games » A DIY Geoboard Maze [Contributed by Fun-A-Day!]

A DIY Geoboard Maze [Contributed by Fun-A-Day!]

By Krissy of B-Inspired Mama 7 Comments

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This post was contributed by Mary Catherine of Fun-A-Day!

Make a Geoboard Maze for Learning & Imaginative Fun!

A DIY Geoboard for Spatial Learning and Play from Fun-A-Day! at B-InspiredMama.com

One of my favorite activities in my preschool class this year was making a homemade geoboard (which was inspired by Hands On as We Grow’s “Push Pin Geoboard.”)  Given my son’s penchant for spatial thinking, and his love of mazes, I suggested to him that we make a geoboard maze for his marbles.

DIY Geoboard Maze

Supplies:

  • an extra corkboard from my office

  • rubber bands

  • push pins

  • marbles

Supplies and Steps for a DIY Geoboard from Fun-A-Day! at B-InspiredMama.com

How we made our geoboard maze:

  • Immediately, he started mapping out how he wanted his maze to look.  Originally, I was thinking of creating a maze with dead ends and traps.  Engineer (my son) had a different idea.  He wanted the maze to go around the corkboard until it reached the middle (where “invisible treasure” was buried).

  • He and I worked together to place the pushpins appropriately around the corkboard.  As we were doing so, we made sure to add the rubber bands.  Once we were done, we added a second layer of rubber bands to make sure the maze’s “walls” were secure.

A Boy and His Geoboard Maze from Fun-A-Day! at B-InspiredMama.com

How we used our maze:

  • Then the fun began!  We started with one marble and move the corkboard to make it move through the maze.  Then Engineer decided he wanted to add about ten more marbles, and he giggled the entire time we moved them on our homemade geoboard.

  • After about half an hour, Engineer brought a toy tractor into the mix to see how it fared in our maze.  He enjoyed driving it through the track, but it wasn’t as much fun as the marble.

  • From there, Engineer began adding “traps” to the maze.  These were additional rubber bands that crisscrossed the geoboard and trapped the marbles if the board wasn’t angled correctly.

  • After another half an hour, Optimus Prime and C3PO joined us in the maze.  Engineer made up a story about how they were trapped inside the maze.  He even grabbed more rubber bands to keep the toys in place.  It was the marbles’ job to rescue C3PO and Optimus, but they had to traverse the maze and bypass all of the traps along the way!

What was learned:

  • Engineer explored the concept of designing and creating a maze.

  • He got a lesson in angles and velocity, as he realized the marbles would fly off the geoboard if moved too quickly.  They also got stuck in the traps if they weren’t traveling at the right angle.

I absolutely loved how Engineer took charge of this activity!  He designed the geoboard maze, expanded on my concept, and came up with some great pretend play to go along with it.

Mary Catherine is mama to a budding engineer whose favorite question is “why?”   She is a pre-k teacher with a background in teaching kindergarten and a passion for early literacy.  Mary Catherine loves lazy days with her son, messy art projects, science fiction books, and dark chocolate.  You can find her blogging at Fun-A-Day!  Come connect with Mary Catherine on Facebook, Twitter, or Pinterest.

I love how this DIY Geoboard Maze combines spatial learning and lots of fun, too. It’s funny; I can totally see my son using those rubber bands the same way, too! Thanks, Mary Catherine!

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About Krissy of B-Inspired Mama

Former M.Ed Art Teacher. Current Blogger & Social Media Influencer. Always Crazy & Creative Mama of 3.

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  1. Deceptively Educational says

    June 24, 2013 at 10:25 PM

    I love this – and so would my son! Please consider sharing it at the After School Linky Party on my blog right now (and every Monday).

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  2. Mary Catherine of Fun-A-Day! says

    June 18, 2013 at 4:56 PM

    Thanks so much for having me “over”, Krissy! Engineer is still playing with this maze (over and over and over again)! 🙂

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    • Krissy @ B-Inspired Mama says

      June 20, 2013 at 10:49 AM

      My pleasure as always, Mary Catherine! You always have such great activities to share. 🙂

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