Marble games often require care and considered thought, giving children a more nuanced and delicate approach to the physical and tactile world they interact with.

The small and fiddly nature of these tiny spheres demands accurate use and diligence to both hold and play with them. These are two key skills that often get overlooked in a child's development. At Birdkids, we're rolling out some of our favourite marble-related superpowers that will serve children now and also help to hone and develop skills for the future. In fact, modern marbles are not just colourful, they're creatively textured, glittering with iridescent shades and are even inspired by space, asteroids and planets in Shooter Stacks like our Stardust Mixed Marbles from Mojo's Marbles.īut a passion for marbles is not just about playtime, they can also provide children with a multitude of cognitive and developmental benefits as well. Today, the appeal of the marble hobby endures, offering children a vibrant range of activities, games and striking colours to hold their attention. However, small, marble-like clay balls, examined by archaeologists, have been excavated from Egyptian tombs and some suggest marbles may have even been present as far back as the cave people era.

Providing hours of fun, imaginative play and competitive gaming, glass marbles as we know them today have been around since the early 1900s. Playing with marbles is a timeless activity that has rolled through the generations.

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