Problem-solving skills on how the marbles could run smoothly on the trucks. It could be a hit or miss and sometimes, it takes assembling and disassembling the structure until it’s right. It’s trying to solve if the marbles are going too fast and uncontrollably on the tracks as well. Teamwork and interaction among friends and families are encouraged in marble runs. You’ll build together a large structure that would ensure the marbles would work well in it. It’s working together and playing together which makes it more fun. It’s sensory play for older kids and lots of motor skill development involved in handling the marbles and in building the tracks. Engineering skills to build slopes, bends, twists, turns, gravity, heights, and to make each marble run challenging. Being able to follow directions from the box and the other people building the marble run with. Patience is nurtured as it can take a long time to build a big marble run, to figure it out, and to make it run seamlessly. Perseverance is cultivated in constructing a marble run because it isn’t easy and can be difficult and challenging at times. Creativity is developed since marble runs are open-ended activities. There could be lots of ways to build and construct marble runs, so the possibilities could also be unlimited. Each marble run would always be different from each other. Troubleshooting on the spot would be acquired since there should be quick reflexes on the ways to fix any issues. There would be an improvement in your kid’s Math efficiency and accuracy. Numbers are incorporated and used to estimate and find out how many pieces should go together and their intervals. A more precise hand-eye coordination is developed when connecting and building the pieces together. Kids need to have a vision on the turn-out of their creations and this is where spatial thinking comes in. When building something you need to think ahead on how it would look like when it’s done. In building a marble run, you should consider the space available, the amount or type of pieces there are, and what your goals or next steps are. These are all spatial skills that will help kids when they’re older, especially in math and science. The Imagination of kids becomes broader and more colorful. They get to imagine all the colors, shapes, and different types of pieces, combined with constructing a marble run that’s long, tall, super-fast, and how it can be designed well. Making a marble run encourages the kids to set long and short term goals. This is achieved while they build a structure and make them aspire for it to work for either a longer or shorter time. Lastly, it gives a sense of gratification and reward plus motivation to kids that validates their ingenuity to be able to build and create a structure they could use in marble run and that work perfectly. It’s something that would make kids feel good in the inside and visually too.