Zebra Stacking Game
Black-and-white painted toilet paper rolls stacked to form a zebra body. Pattern recognition with a stacking twist.
🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 20 min🐾 Animals
Builds
How to do it
- 1
Paint a few toilet paper rolls black and white in alternating bands.
- 2
Draw a zebra's face on cardboard and glue it onto one of the rolls.
- 3
Have the kid stack the rolls so the black-and-white pattern lines up like a real zebra.
Tips & extensions
Show a real zebra image alongside so the kid can study the pattern while building.
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