marble run
Ball track toy
A marble run is a toy or construction in which marbles roll down a series of tracks, ramps, tubes, and obstacles, propelled by gravity.
Children build them from interlocking plastic pieces or wooden blocks; elaborate versions feature funnels, spirals, and chain reactions.
The appeal lies in designing paths and watching the marble's descent: We spent the afternoon building a marble run that took up half the living room.
- towerTall slender edifice
- funnelCone directing flow
- slideSmooth continuous movement
- chuteInclined passage for descent
- trackPath or monitored route
ball · ball drop · momentum · gravity · STEM education · hands-on learning · kinetic · plastic · cause and effect · drop · trajectory · modularity · maze · assembly · loop · chain reaction · tubes · ramp
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- toysteddy bear, doll, dolls, stuffed animal, puzzles
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marble rundisplay case
Enclosed viewing cabinet
still life · diorama · statue · trophy · paperweight
marble runpuzzle
Challenge testing ingenuity
building blocks · action figure · hand puppet · jump rope · video game controller
run, runner, running, marble, marbles, runs, marbled, outrun, marbling