How to Make a Marble Tadpole

Ever wanted to make and play with tadpoles? Well now you can with the infamous marble tadpole!

Find a marble. Choose a favorite color.

Take some foil from the kitchen drawer. Cut a piece about as long as your finger.

Wrap it around the marble loosely, and leave a tail about 3cm long.

Fix it in place with some blu-tac.

Make several more and you are ready to play with your new tadpoles.

Pond Petanque

Find something to roll along a wooden floor, about 8m

This represents the pond.

With your friends, take it in turns to roll your tadpoles

Along the floor and get closest to the 'pond'. The foil should be lose enough to let it roll freely.

Select the winner. Whoever gets closest, wins.

Give them a pat on the back.

Tips

• Experiment and develop improved 'super-tadpoles'.
• Decorate - go faster stripes, fuzzy dice, anything goes really.
• Have fun!

Warnings

• Be careful with scissors - they're sharp!

Things You'll Need

• A few marbles
• A bit of foil
• A small amount of blu-tac/glue etc.
• A pair of sharp scissors
• A 'pond' (tennis ball etc.)
• Friends