Looking for a physical or mental challenge? Use supplies from your home to set up an obstacle course and see how long it takes to go through it. It's a great way to stretch your imagination and look at ordinary objects in a whole new light.

Obstacle Courses For Kids

A great way to get physical exercise. You can make these simple courses indoors or outdoors with supplies from your own home:

• Low Prep Obstacle Courses
• Indoor Obstacle Courses

Obstacle Courses For Marbles (Rube Goldberg Machines)

An obstacle course for a marble or toy can have just a few moving parts or a lot of chain reactions:

• Build a Wall Marble Run (Youtube)
• How to Make a Simple Rube Goldberg Machine (Youtube)
• Rube Goldberg Machine Ideas (Youtube)
• Build Your Own Chain Reaction Machines by Paul Long (eBook)

Yard Games

Try incorporating a game into your obstacle course outside:

• Easy Backyard Games
• The Adventurous Book of Outdoor Games by Scott Strother (eBook)

Programs

• Sidewalk Obstacle Course