Has your child experimented with tube play? If you are desperate for a couple of hours of peace you will *love* this activity!!
They are a great way for kids to have fun learning while being creative and having fun. This activity is just ONE of the 101 Kids Activities you can find in our book, 101 Kids Activities that are the Bestest, Funnest Ever!
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Tubes + Kids = Hours of play!!
During the summer our kids love to play with water walls. We have a collection of piping that they rig up and pour water through the pipes, making a lovely muddy mess in our “dirt pit”.
It is one of their favorite summer activities…. and now that it is winter they miss their “pouring” play. 
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We got a variety of PVC pipe connectors and joints from our local Lowes. We found that the 2 1/4 inch wide pieces were the easiest to drill through, easiest to pour through, and still economical – we made our entire wall with roughly 10$ in parts!!
Look for sales, for instance, after Christmas, we were able to get them at 50% off in the Lowes Christmas Supply aisle.
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We drilled holes into the pipe connectors, matching the drill bit to the suction cup “fitter”. You want the hole to be slightly smaller than the connectors on the suction cups. We used a kitchen knife to help stuff the cups into/onto the PVC pipe fittings. Once the suction cups are firmly inside the PVC tubes, they are really easy to press onto the window.
Our kids played with the tubes and corn for HOURS!!!
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*still pinching myself, can’t believe it’s real.*
And here are a few of our other home projects:
- Create a giant ruler to measure your children as they grow.
- Have a pirate party – these are super simple swords to make and fun for pretend play.
- Create a container garden with your kids – they will learn as they watch plants grow.
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this idea. Now, if only I can get my hubby to fix the drill.
Yahoo! It was easy enough that I was able to do it without my hubs…and I am not a “tools” gal. Have fun with it!!
I remember seeing that bathtub post, too, but don’t remember where it was! I love the tube wall, especially the suction cups! This is just SO cool!!!!
This looks like so much fun!! We need one of these at our house!
This looks like an activity kids would love, but honestly do the beans and stuff get all over the place or are they pretty contained?
This looks like so much fun!
This is what I pinned for the bath on Pinterest a few weeks ago : http://pinterest.com/pin/160722280423489943/
I hope to make this for my grandsons soon.
LOVE it!!! 🙂 Thanks for sharing.
Going to try it with sticky velcro on the tubes and then make a flannel “wall” since we’ve got plastic over all our windows. Hopefully that will work. And Faigie, yes, the beans go EVERYWHERE, but they’re a reasonably easy clean-up with the broom.
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This is a great idea! I got all the tubes from Lowe’s, but I’m having a hard time finding suction cups for a decent price. Where did you get yours?