I did find that the straws are not strong enough to support any kind of cover but the lightest you can find to make a fort.

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Help children explore, learn, become more confident and develop a stronger sense of identity while having fun through play. These straws are the perfect alternative to all of those single-use plastic straws that end up in our landfills and pollute our waters! Children will enhance color recognition, hand-eye coordination, counting, critical thinking, and overall creativity as they play. SCIENCE TOYS: The interconnecting pieces set supports STEM by introducing children to counting, grouping, sorting, designing, constructing, and putting physics into play. In the spirit of reconciliation, MTA acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we live, learn and play.

Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). Provide a range of cardboard tubes, ideally different heights and sizes (you could trim some down if you don’t have a variation in height available) and some straws. Discuss the construction as it begins to take shape, asking your child what it is, how they are planning to connect the pieces, etc. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. printed connectors present the benefit of being customizable; they can be printed so that they fit any straw diameter.