Majarkeun

Ive recently joined Pinterest. Initially, I didnt think I would. I didnt like the idea of having to wait to get invited and I didnt think I would use it all that much. But, now Im hooked like everyone else! It is such a great way to find and organize ideas and a wonderful resource for inspiration. Inspiration like these magnet play, tin can robots.

I found this idea while looking around pinterest and started saving caps and cans. Originally I saw Deborahs post on this idea via Pinterest and knew my daughters would like it. Ours is a little smaller scale so that it can sit on the activity shelf this week for play, however if I had the space I would love to have a large scale one like Deborahs.

I used small and large magnets. The smaller magnets were glued with a glue gun onto the outside of the caps (they wont stick if glued on the inside). I also glued magnets onto the flat marbles (is that what theyre called?) and some corks. Also on the tray are metal caps to be used with the large magnets allowing for experiments with how the magnet can be used to attach the caps to the cans. And because I couldnt find a slinky, we made our own beaded wire spring by wrapping wire around a marker and adding beads for color. I am looking forward to seeing more robot creations throughout the week.