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Ball and Ramp: A Paper Toy {Review}

June 19, 2015 By Erica Leggiero, M.S. Ed. 2 Comments

 

So, one day I was playing around on Instagram and trying to find a new hashtag to use with my latest blog post and I did a search for others who were using #HandsOnPlay. Well, this caused me to stumble upon this brightly colored paper toy and I was instantly intrigued! A toy made out of paper?! I had to know more…

I learned that this toy was brand-new to the market, and they were getting ready to start a Kickstarter campaign to fund their designs and get them produced. So, I asked the creator of this paper toy if he’d be interested in me writing a review for him + help him get the word out there of this super cool invention! He said, “yes” and here we are!

I’m SOOOOOO excited to tell you all about how super cool and super rad this toy is!

Introducing…

BALL AND RAMP! 

P.S. There’s a giveaway at the end…so keep reading!

Ball and Ramp: A New Paper Toy

Ball and Ramp: A Paper Toy {Review}

What is Ball and Ramp?

  • Ball and Ramp is a paper-based rolling ball sculpture toy
  • These parts may be made of paper, but they’re pretty durable
  • Each part has a particular function, and together you can build a rolling ball track
  • Eco-friendly and biodegradable
  • A toy designed to encourage hands on play, hands on learning, and less TV time (trust me, it works)

Ball and Ramp Paper Toy

Our Ball and Ramp Kit arrived and we were so excited to immediately put it together. Each piece of the kit was pre-cut from thick cardstock. The paper is thick enough to be durable, but thin enough to be flexible.

Ball and Ramp Paper Toy Parts

I started folding the paper according to the instructions and learned that Ball and Ramp comes with 3 parts: the ramp, the basket, and the cone.

What I liked most about putting the pieces together was that each piece came with an interlocking “button” system which holds the paper together. See pic below 😉 No scissors, tape, or glue is required to put the pieces together.

Credit: BallandRamp
Credit: BallandRamp

So, after putting it all together, it was time to hang it up! We decided to use scotch tape and hang it on the chalkboard wall in M’s playroom.

Ball and Ramp Paper Toy Review

We weren’t very good at setting this up at first. We did a lot of test runs with the balls and kept working at it until it was perfect. You have to have the ramps lined up, stoppers on the ends of the ramps so the balls won’t fly off the edge, and the ramps angled just right.

What I loved most about this part was the talking and learning M and I experienced. We had to work together, which taught M about teamwork. We had to use critical thinking and science to figure out how to place the parts so the ramp worked cohesively from beginning to end.

Ball and Ramp: Paper Toy

I asked Andrew this very direct question: WHY A PAPER TOY? WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO CREATE THIS?

“I wanted to make a toy that would be easy to source in an environmentally responsible way. I wanted to make a toy that was hackable. With paper, anyone can easily modify the parts or design their own. I also wanted a toy that was small-scale and a wall decoration. I was working in a cubicle when I invented it, and I was building little sculptures similar to what Ball and Ramp is now.”

Ball and Ramp: Paper Toy Sculpture
M’s rave reviews

M loved this toy so much that he summed up his review in one sentence: “Mommy, I love this toy!”

Ball and Ramp is a STEM toy. What is STEM?

STEM Education is an acronym that refers to academic principals such as

  • Science
  • Technology
  • Engineering
  • Math

And boy, does it support all those things! So you can feel good about what it’s teaching your kids!

@Ballandramp is a new paper toy sculpture that supports #STEM education! Read more on @elemenopkids

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To see a video of ours in action, visit our Instagram page!

Ball and Ramp: Paper Toy
Credit: BallandRamp Instagram

Now, there many ways to hang your Ball and Ramp. You can use magnets, glue sticks (did you know these are water-soluble and can be wiped right off the walls? I know! *Mind Blown*), or scotch tape.

You can hang them from your wall, refrigerator, or even outside to a tree!

You can use the balls that it comes with or even sand!

Ball and Ramp
Credit: BallandRamp Instagram

Ball and Ramp: Kickstarter Launch

So, now that you know how awesome Ball and Ramp is, Andrew needs our help! He recently launched his Kickstarter campain and he is raising money to get these manufactured and in homes everywhere! Below, you will find a giveaway and Andrew would like to giveaway 2 Ball and Ramp kits to our readers (pending a successful Kickstarter campaign) so let’s support him!

Would you please consider supporting this awesome toy! You can learn more and read about the campaign by visiting: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1519456166/ball-and-ramp-paper-rolling-ball-sculpture.

THE GIVEAWAY!

Ball and Ramp is giving away a kit to TWO lucky readers (pending a successful Kickstarter campaign) Enter to win below!

Come check us out on Instagram to learn how you can earn 1 more entry!

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Erica Leggiero, M.S. Ed.

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Erica Leggiero, M.S. Ed. has been working and teaching in the field of early childhood education for over 7 years. Erica is currently the director and teacher at a Preschool Enrichment Program in her area. Erica believes that young children learn best through play and exploration, and she is constantly looking for new and creative ways to incorporate learning through play. She embraces this belief in all of the activities she creates in her preschool classroom, and loves sharing them here on her blog. Erica has also co-authored the book, "Learn With Play" with other kid bloggers in the preschool field.
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Comments

  1. Menucha says

    June 23, 2015 at 12:01 pm

    This looks like a wonderful, educational, hands-on toy and you did a great job reviewing it! My toddler is not quite up to this, but I hope that by the time he is, it will be a regular in classrooms, and in toys stores.

    Reply
    • Erica says

      June 26, 2015 at 11:04 am

      Thanks for reading Menucha! It is a fabulous toy and I hope it gets recognized all over classrooms and toy stores myself! It’s super fun and very educational!

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