$10.89 sale price when purchased online
$12.79 list price
Target Online store #3991
About this item
Highlights
- BUILD, test, and tweak your own STEM marble runs!
- LEARN critical thinking, engineering and other kindergarten STEM essentials!
- 10 STEM CHALLENGES included!
- SELF-ADHESIVE cling-back pieces require no permanent adhesive!
- AGES 5+
Description
These marbles are ready to tumble down a run designed by you! Kids discover marble mayhem inspired by our Toy of the Year Award-winning Tumble Trax when they craft their own marble runs with STEM Explorers Marble Runners from Learning Resources. Using the set’s cling-back pieces, kids build tracks on walls and windows to solve the included STEM challenges! As they build, test, and tweak their marble runs, kids will also strengthen essential kindergarten STEM skills, including critical thinking, problem solving, and engineering. All that building is made easy by the cling-back pieces, which require no permanent adhesive and can be used again and again! After they master the set's progressive STEM challenges, kids can even build their own! STEM Explorers Marble Runners includes 13 track pieces, 2 balls, and 10 double-sided STEM challenge cards. This fun learning tool is ready for homeschool or kindergarten classroom use!
We're Learning Resources®, and learning is where we play. Trusted by parents and teachers since 1984, our award-winning educational toys help kids develop a lifelong love of learning while building essential school-ready skills—from ABCs and 123s to screen-free coding and STEM, we make learning fun at every age, stage, and skill level. Discover countless ways to learn through play with our award-winning, top selling products including Pretend & Play® Calculator Cash Register, Farmer’s Market Color Sorting Set and Toy of the Year winner Botley® the Coding Robot.
We're Learning Resources®, and learning is where we play. Trusted by parents and teachers since 1984, our award-winning educational toys help kids develop a lifelong love of learning while building essential school-ready skills—from ABCs and 123s to screen-free coding and STEM, we make learning fun at every age, stage, and skill level. Discover countless ways to learn through play with our award-winning, top selling products including Pretend & Play® Calculator Cash Register, Farmer’s Market Color Sorting Set and Toy of the Year winner Botley® the Coding Robot.
Number of Pieces: 18
Suggested Age: 5 Years and Up
CPSC Choking Hazard Warnings: Choking_hazard_contains_a_marble, choking_hazard_small_parts
Educational Focus: Science
Includes: Marbles, Connectors, Instruction Guide
Material: Plastic
Battery: No Battery Used
TCIN: 82601514
UPC: 765023093070
Item Number (DPCI): 204-04-9925
Origin: Imported
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Shipping details
Estimated ship dimensions: 8.3 inches length x 8.2 inches width x 2 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 0.35 pounds
We regret that this item cannot be shipped to PO Boxes.
This item cannot be shipped to the following locations: American Samoa (see also separate entry under AS), Guam (see also separate entry under GU), Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico (see also separate entry under PR), United States Minor Outlying Islands, Virgin Islands, U.S., APO/FPO
Return details
This item can be returned to any Target store or Target.com.
This item must be returned within 90 days of the date it was purchased in store, shipped, delivered by a Shipt shopper, or made ready for pickup.
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1.7 out of 5 stars with 17 reviews
broad age appeal: 2.67 out of 5
educational value: 2.67 out of 5
length of play: 2.33 out of 5
quality: 1 out of 5
value: 1 out of 5
0% would recommend
4 recommendations
If only the adhesive worked
1 out of 5 stars
Thumbs down graphic, would not recommend
Iwantchipotle - 1 year ago, Verified purchaser
The pieces don't stick at all. Very frustrating for my kid, leading to tears and giving up.
1 reply from Learning Resources team - 1 year ago
I'm sorry to hear about your experience with STEM Explorers Marble Runners. At Learning Resources, we strive to provide high-quality educational toys and value your feedback. Your satisfaction is important to us, and understanding these details will enable us to take the necessary steps to improve and make this right. Please visit us on our Learning Resources site under the “contact us” page and we will be happy to take care of this right away. Thank you for bringing this to our attention, and we look forward to your response.
waste of money
1 out of 5 stars
Beata - 1 year ago
originally posted on http://www.learningresources.co.uk
very poor quality product. not recommending it at all, just the waste of money
1 reply from Learning Resources team - 1 year ago
Hello! Thank you for sharing your feedback, please email us at info@learningresources.com to give us a little more insight about this item. We would be happy to pass this information along to our team for future development! Thank you.
Spend more on a different item
2 out of 5 stars
Thumbs down graphic, would not recommend
Lizz6a11 - 1 year ago, Verified purchaser
Cuter in theory than in practice. The adhesive is poor and barely holds the pieces up. More than one piece broke on first use. You get what you pay for, unfortunately.
1 reply from Learning Resources team - 1 year ago
Oh no, Sorry to hear that! Please visit us on our Learning Resources site under the “contact us” page and we will be happy to take care of this right away! Thank you for bringing this to our attention, and we look forward to your response.
dont waste your money
1 out of 5 stars
Beatris - 1 year ago
originally posted on http://www.learningresources.co.uk
do not recommend this product. its just waste of money, if I could only return this product. waste of £20 , its poor quality and doesnt stick as it should. this toy caused unnesecary strees and meltdowns.dont buy it!!!!
1 reply from Learning Resources team - 1 year ago
Thank you for sharing your experience with us. We are always looking for ways to improve our products and could not do that without your feedback, so we do appreciate it. I will be sure to pass this information along to our team. If ever you have questions or need help, feel free to reach out here and we would be happy to help.
Good idea, poorly executed
1 out of 5 stars
AJ - 2 years ago
originally posted on http://www.learningresources.com
We got this set in a stem motion activity bag from our library. We were the first to use it and peeled off the film for the first time and stuck the pieces to our window. So fun! Put it away and took it out to use again today and the pieces won't stick. My 5 year old was so frustrated. I do have the patience of a saint and sat for a long time gently wiping every speck of dust and lint off each piece with a damp cloth, and then wiping my finger on each piece to get the invisible lint off and to dry the pieces. After all that we could just barely get the pieces to stick to the window, but they fell off again with the slightest bump of hand or touch of the marble- which defeats the purpose of a marble run. Sadly, the idea is great but the product execution isn't. The two other Learning Resources kits in the library bag are amazingly fun though! Seek out the Motioneering or Roller Coaster Challenge instead of this kit. They are both a blast, and after "how to" helping/instructions on day one of play, they have both kept my 5 year old independently entertained for hours of creative stem exploration fun.
1 reply from Learning Resources team - 2 years ago
Thank you for sharing your experience with us. We are always looking for ways to improve our products and could not do that without your feedback, so we do appreciate it. I will be sure to pass this information along to our team. If ever you have questions or need help, feel free to reach out here and we would be happy to help
Disappointing
1 out of 5 stars
Grandma - 2 years ago
originally posted on http://www.learningresources.com
Grandchild was excited to use this but lost interest as soon as the pieces started falling off the wall.
1 reply from Learning Resources team - 2 years ago
So sorry to hear that! Please provide us with your order number and we'll be happy to help you with this.
Don't purchase
1 out of 5 stars
Grandma - 2 years ago
originally posted on http://www.learningresources.com
The idea is great but the pieces do not stick to window for more than a few seconds. Very frustrating for my granddaughter.
1 reply from Learning Resources team - 2 years ago
So sorry to hear that, we'll be happy to help. Can you provide us with your order number.
Not great
2 out of 5 stars
RutH - 2 years ago
originally posted on http://www.learningresources.co.uk
Not great… kept falling off the window on their own, and very easily knocked off by small hands
1 reply from Learning Resources team - 2 years ago
I'm so sorry to hear you had a negative experience with this product. We would be happy to help you with this. Please reach back out to us and we will be happy to get this taken care of.
Very disappointed child. Does not stick at all.
1 out of 5 stars
Sad Grandma - 3 years ago
originally posted on http://www.learningresources.com
Can't use it. Does not stick to anything
1 reply from Learning Resources team - 3 years ago
Hello and Thank you for sharing your experience. I would like to hear more about this and would be happy to help. Please reach back out to me so that we can get this fixed right away. Look forward to hearing from you.
Dont Buy
1 out of 5 stars
Thumbs down graphic, would not recommend
targethonestreviews - 3 years ago, Verified purchaser
Do Not Waste Your Money. Stuck Once To The Window And Fell Off And Dosen't Stick Anymore, I Tried Cleaning It And It Sticks For 5-10 Seconds And Falls Off Again
1 reply from Learning Resources team - 3 years ago
Thank you so much for this feedback. We shared this with our product development team to explore further improvements
Not sticking at all
1 out of 5 stars
Thumbs down graphic, would not recommend
- 3 years ago
Great idea but very bad execution since the stickers stop working after an hour of being played with. Would have worked so much better with magnets on the back.
1 reply from Learning Resources team - 3 years ago
Thank you so much for this feedback. We shared this with our product development team to explore further improvements.
Garbage
1 out of 5 stars
MomofFour - 3 years ago, Verified purchaser
I never take the time to review products. But felt like I needed to leave an honest review of this toy. I gifted two of these together as a Christmas present, and the adhesive on the back is absolutely terrible. Within an hour of the first time being played with, the pieces weren’t sticking to any surface for longer than 3 seconds. I’m going to hot glue magnet strips to the back to salvage this toy from being a complete waste of money. This product needs to be pulled and reevaluated for quality.
1 reply from Learning Resources team - 3 years ago
Thank you so much for this feedback. We shared this with our product development team to explore further improvements
I would not buy again
1 out of 5 stars
Rachel - 3 years ago
originally posted on http://www.learningresources.co.uk
Good idea but won't sick!
1 reply from Learning Resources team - 3 years ago
Hello and Thank you for sharing your experience. I would like to hear more about this and would be happy to help. Please reach back out to me so that we can get this fixed right away. Look forward to hearing from you.