Galt Super Marble Run

• The Original Marble Run.
• Fantastic Introduction to Design and Engineering Skills.
• Fun! Fun! Fun!
• 9 chutes , 9 curves , 24 tubes , 6 bases , snake pass , rotary drop , paddle wheel , roundabout and 8 marbles
• Recommended Age Range 4 to 12

Editorial Review:
The shortest distance between two points may be a straight line, but what fun is that? This 60-piece construction set will stimulate and challenge kids to create a variety of colorful marble runs. Made of sturdy red, yellow, and blue slot-together plastic, the kit contains enough pieces to create one large marble transportation system or lots of small structures. Send a marble rolling through a snake pass, spinning through the rotary drop, or around a curve. Marbles included--just add imagination and gravity! --Sharon Oshima

The one you want is....:
As I researched these, I noticed alot of disappointed reviews w/the Galt. You can see the insert part is only half the length of the older style. Major design flaw. Most in the reviews I've read like the old style and I have one so I looked on the toy and what you want is a Discovery Toys, toy. It's called Marbleworks. Some FYI so your not stuck buying crap!!! My son likes his (from garage sale) and I want to get more pieces. The Quercetti Marblerail is decent but not heavy-duty like the Discovery Toys one.

Surprised by other reviews...:
I am surprised by the other reviews. My son received this as a Christmas present when he was 2. We knew we would have to build it for him at first, which at 2 you don't expect them to play on their own much anyway. He and his cousin loved putting marbles in it. As he got older, he loved to build his own. At first, I'd help to make sure they flowed properly, but even if they didn't, he had fun. He was building on his own by 3. He is almost 4 now and still loves this toy. I admit that when built too tall it is not as stable, but my nephew has another system that is horrible to put together. This one can easily be rebuilt. Do understand that most complex toys require a lot of parent help at first... that is how the child learns to do it on their own (this has been true with legos and puzzles for us).

Awesome Therepy:
I chose this toy for our grand children first of all. I set it up with ease following simple direction enclosed. It took me very little time to complete the set and I finally was able to play with it... myself. Well I am a poor grandpa because I was so enthralled with the action that I left it set up in my den and bought another for the grand kids to take home. It is very durable, should be set on a sturdy surface, no carpet. The simple snap together sections worked well. The only drawback is the "not so perfect fit we of the straight pieces to the curved but that is of little consequence when we all enjoy the hours of wonderful fun together as a family. I highly recommend this and the other Galt marble runs to all.

Fun for hours!:
My kids (ages 3 & 5) got one of these sets as a gift. They didn't seem to have enough pieces to make the marble runs as big as they wanted, so we purchased two more sets as add-ons. They will play with them for hours! Great educational toy promoting creativing and problem solving skills.

Cascading Joy:
My 5 year old granddaughter loves this toy! She is able to configure many ways for the marble to go from top to bottom. She can follow a printed design and can create her own. I love to "help" her. She explains what is to be done, and I can manipulate some of the pieces - even though she can really do it all herself as well. She prefers to play with someone, and in this game, I am tht lucky one. It is interesting for me as well.