Hape Quadrilla Music Motion

(Hape $59.99)

Quadrilla Marble Runs have been award winners for several season. This year you can add some music to the fun and enjoy the tinkling sound of chimes as the marbles run through the maze. This new set can be built as a stand alone and in many different ways, making it a pleasing open-ended choice. Ideally, it will become part of the larger scene, with a Quadrilla set up that includes the wonderful spirals. These sets help develop kids spatial reasoning, problem solving, and engineering skills. These are handsome STEM toys that give children early hands-on lessons in Physics. Although it's marked 4 and up, this set is especially challenging and more appropriate for early school age kids.