Pulleys and Carabiners

We recently installed a zip line in our backyard.  There was a lot of talk about pulleys, so I thought I would install some in the playroom and let my son explore.  I have a few Command hooks on the ceiling from our Suspended Marble Run.  I used fishing line and tied up some pulleys ($2.00 from Lowes),  ran some rope through them (from the Dollar Tree), and attached a carabiner to one end.

I was pleasantly surprised to find that not only did he love them, but there was way more learning going on than I anticipated - ever watch a 3 year old manipulate a carabiner?   He went through every bucket in the playroom - hooking, unhooking, using his imagination, etc.  He thought they were "so cool" that when Daddy got home, it was the first thing he showed him - with a huge smile.  :)

pulley

manipulating the carabiner

He loved this!!

"Look, Mommy, its a bucket of bones.  Im gonna take out a bone and be a doggy and you throw the bone for me and I'll fetch it."

Command Hook

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