Lakeshore Learning Marbulous Marble Run Review & $25 Gift Card Giveaway

Marble runs are all over the web & for good reason - they are FUN! 

They are fun to put together and lots of fun to play with.

When I had the opportunity to review a product from Lakeshore Learning it took me mere minutes to decide on the Marbulous Clear View Marble Run. 

What's in the Box?

Marbulous comes with 48 plastic pieces and 16 marbles. 

How To Play:

The pieces fit together with a click to create many different marble courses.  How you play is up to your imagination and planning with the provided pieces.

Our Thoughts:

Working together the Lil Divas and I created various courses through trial and error. It was great fun to see if our plans would work and such a thrill to watch the marbles travel through the see through pieces of each run. 

The pieces work best on a hard flat surface. In their enthusiasm, the Lil Divas knocked the run over a few times and got frustrated with having to rebuild but once they got the hang on what to do we did not have these issues anymore and they enjoyed playing with Marbulous immensely (see the evident smiles below!). 

I really like that the set is not only fun bit it also helps develop kids planning (creating courses that work properly) and motor skills (fitting all the pieces together). This is a toy that is definitely fun over time as kids are continually challenged to create a new course to play with. 

We could use a few extra pieces - the Lil Divas wanted to create big designs that they could race marbles against each other but we were limited to using only the pieces provided.  I could see getting additional pieces for us to play with in the future.  

This would be a perfect gift for older children who would be able to create course after course for continued playtime fun. I can see younger children (ages 3 & 4) definitely needing help with this but it is a fun family play time - that's how we used it and I enjoyed working on it with the Lil Divas.  

Overall, The Marbulous Clear-View Marble Run from Lakeshore Learning was a big hit with the Lil Divas (and their mommy!). 

Interested in learning more about Marbulous and/or Lakeshore Learning? Visit their website, connect with them on Facebook (I'd love for you to them them I sent you over!) or follow them on Twitter. 

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Disclaimer: I received the Marbulous Clear View Marble Run from Lakeshore Learning in order to facilitate this review. That being said, this review is my 100% honest opinion of the product. Please remember that your opinions and tastes might differ from mine.