Cups and Balls with Play Doh

[RickEverhart]

Today in school I was in charge of "free time" with 5 kindergarten students. I watched them play and roll little balls and make long snakes and then an idea struck and I had to try it.

I made 4 balls and took 3 empty Play Doh containers and proceeded to do a basic cups and balls routine (very carefully as to not smash the hidden ball)

This FRIED the little ones and a nearby teacher who was eavesdropping in the classroom.

Ha Ha. If you have kids at home, give it a try, it is kind of fun.

You could also maybe use that as a Lead into Little Man by Paul Harris. Just a thought.

 

[Justin.Morris]

Great idea! It would be a nice way to change up the cups and balls.

 

[RealityOne]

I made 4 balls and took 3 empty Play Doh containers and proceeded to do a basic cups and balls routine (very carefully as to not smash the hidden ball).

This is going in my notebook. I love it.

 

[RickEverhart]

No problem David. Have fun with it. Use smaller sized balls and you'll be fine.

 

[WilliamMckeehan]

You can do the pretend to swallow it vanish, then see where all the play doh goes!

 

[Luis Vega]

Today in school I was in charge of "free time" with 5 kindergarten students. I watched them play and roll little balls and make long snakes and then an idea struck and I had to try it.

I made 4 balls and took 3 empty Play Doh containers and proceeded to do a basic cups and balls routine (very carefully as to not smash the hidden ball)

This FRIED the little ones and a nearby teacher who was eavesdropping in the classroom.

Ha Ha. If you have kids at home, give it a try, it is kind of fun.

You could also maybe use that as a Lead into Little Man by Paul Harris. Just a thought.

Nice way to use organic magic...I love it

I really like the outcome of this, also I have cups and balls on my show, but using normal cups...because I try to understand that the fairest the magic looks...the better...

Nice job bro!!

 

[RickEverhart]

That's the route I was taking. How much more fair can playdoh and playdoh plastic cups be?

 

[Craig Browning]

It's been years since I've even seen a Playdoh can but if they still have the metal bottom it would be very easy to add in a rare earth to one of your balls of dough and mover into a chop cup type bit. . . final loads (if you were prepared) could be a load of fun in that you could have little critters made of the dough or characters from a story.

I've PMed you

 

[WilliamMckeehan]

It's been years since I've even seen a Playdoh can but if they still have the metal bottom it would be very easy to add in a rare earth to one of your balls of dough and mover into a chop cup type bit. . . final loads (if you were prepared) could be a load of fun in that you could have little critters made of the dough or characters from a story.

I've PMed you

Good ideas! That might be a interesting kids show on a regular basis?