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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
Zebra Stacking Game
Zebra Stacking Game
Zebra Stacking Game
Zebra Stacking Game
Zebra Stacking Game
Zebra Stacking Game
Zebra Stacking Game
Zebra Stacking Game
Zebra Stacking Game
Zebra Stacking Game
Zebra Stacking Game

How to do it

  1. 1

    Paint a few toilet paper rolls black and white in alternating bands.

  2. 2

    Draw a zebra's face on cardboard and glue it onto one of the rolls.

  3. 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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