Water Wall Activities with your Pentagon Play Water Wall

Using natural non-staining food dyes, mix colours such as blue, yellow and red to see what colour the water turns out towards the end of the Water Wall.

If you're looking for a crafty water play activity, then this is perfect for you! 

When glitter is added to water, it acts as a sediment, making the children curious as to where it goes...

Incorporate glitter into your activity and generate discussions about why and how the water and the glitter mix.

Ping pong balls can be used down much of the Water Wall. Set races to help teach children the importance of gravity and water flow.

Children can also calculate how long it takes different small items and shapes to go from the top of the Water Wall to the bottom.

There are so many measuring experiments that children can do with our Water Wall. For example, how much water have we put in at the top of the water wall? How much water is left at the bottom? Where has the rest of the water gone?

What item can you use to take the water from the Water Wall and pass it around the rest of the water play zone? Also, what items effectively stop the flow of water on the wall?

If you have a Water Play Table, can you channel the water into there?

Let children figure out what materials to use to make something waterproof on the wall. For example, candle wax is an interesting element to use. Can the children make watertight/waterproof joins for the Water Wall?

Let the older children write instructions for the Water Wall and some of the games and then allow the younger children to read them and see if they can be followed correctly.

Let the children explain what they have done with the Water Wall with their very own picture instructions.

Working as a team, remove different loose parts of the Water Wall to create different outcomes to the flow of water... what happens when you change the angle and why does this happen?

Investigate the 'mini beasts' that have been attracted to the Water Wall. Add elements to the wall that will attract different types of insects to help keep investigations fresh and different.

Let the children create artistic creations with the elements that have been blown to the bottom of the Water Wall or in the reservoir. These are normally twigs and leaves, so see what creations they come up with.

These are just 12 Water Play Activities that we hope have help inspire you when thinking up new activities.