Easy Experiment for Kids: Can You Fit through an Index Card?

I think when I was younger I did this experiment with a regular sized piece of paper, but it’s even more amazing when you discover that you can actually walk through a loop made by an index card.

Mess for Less has all the details on how to make the cuts in the card to make it big enough to stand in or walk through. You might want to practice it once or twice before you try to do it in front of kids, because it is a little tricky.

Have you ever tried this experiment? It’s a great one for a hot summer day!

[Photo: Mess for Less.]

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When my daughter was younger she had a ton of LEGO bricks, and I’m honestly a little sad we got rid of most of them because there are so many fun things to do with LEGOs outside of the kits you bought them in.

I love seeing all the ideas people have for LEGO building challenges, and I have shared some ideas for LEGO games before, but I saw one on Pinterest the other day that I felt was worth a mention.

This one is for those ’80s and ’90s kids who spent sick days home from school watching “The Price is Right”: LEGO Plinko!

For those who don’t know about Plinko, the original was a giant peg board set up at an angle and the contestant would drop a flat disc at the top of the board. As it moved down the board it would hit the pegs and change the way it moved, and there would be different prizes in the slots at the bottom where the piece would land.

This version from Play Party Game works on the same principle, using LEGO bricks to make the game board and marbles in place of the Plinko disc since your game board isn’t flat.

You can really use whatever bricks you have for this build, and while it shows all the pegs the same size and evenly spaced, you can play with different configurations and see what happens. It’s engineering and a game!

And while you’re playing with your LEGOs, make sure to check out this post from Kids Craft Room that includes minute to win it style games you can do with LEGO. From speed sorting to tower building as fast as you can, these ideas are sure to get you thinking about different ways to play with LEGO.

And if you need even more ideas, check out my post with LEGO building challenges you can print out for kids (and adults!) to try.

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Lenee Weihert says
June 11, 2019 at 10:21 am
This just brought a flood of memories back to me. My third grade teacher did this to our class, almost 60 years ago. She asked if she could fit someone in an index card. Of course we all said no. We found out otherwise. She read to us everyday after lunch and would them have a “puzzle” for us to solve. This was one of them. She was one of the best.
Sarah White says
June 25, 2019 at 4:19 pm
That’s so sweet! Glad I could spark a memory for you!

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