Pom-Pom Racing: Make an Indoor Racetrack
This easy racing activity is perfect for cold or rainy indoor days. Set up a quick racetrack on the floor using tape — your child can race trucks, stuffies, or even see which one of you can blow a pom pom around the track the fastest.
Materials
Directions
Start by making a race track. Use tape to outline a large rectangle (or oval) on the floor, as big as your space allows. Then, tape another rectangle (or oval) inside that one, small enough to have a good-sized track between the two. We left about a foot and a half.
Tape diagonals across the middle section that isn’t a part of the track — so there’s no confusion!
Tape a “dotted” start/finish line across the track.
Set your child up at the starting line with a straw and pom-pom. Let your child practice blowing into the straw to move the pom-pom around the track.
Now it’s time to race! The first to make it around the track and back to the start/finish line is the winner! For older children, you might consider adding additional rules like, if you blow your pom-pom outside off the track, you’ll need to start back at the beginning.
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