How to play with marbles

Marble Drop

Let's make a marble drop! A simple game craft using a plastic bottle

Let’s make and play with a “Marble Drop” using an empty plastic bottle, thick paper, and marbles! Cut the plastic bottle into three sections with a utility knife, then attach paper with marble-sized holes to the bottle.

Connect the sections, drop the marbles in from the top opening, and let them fall through the holes.

It’s easy to make with items you already have at home, and it’s great for small children to play with.

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Making a Jibanyan pinball (Korinto game) for a parent-child summer vacation craft project

The “Korinto Game” is a type of pinball or smart ball game.

Didn’t you used to see it at night stalls and street fairs? It works like pachinko: you flick a marble, and as it passes between the nails on the board, you add up the points where it lands.

The sound the marble makes as it slips through the nails is really cute, isn’t it? It might be fun to put in a little effort and try making one yourself.

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Marble Rolling Art

Let's create mysterious patterns with marbles♪ Marble Art

Prepare a spare box and set a sheet of drawing paper inside.

Place marbles that you’ve dipped into paint onto the paper, then hold the box and roll the marbles around over the paper.

The paint from the marbles will transfer onto the paper and blend with other colors, creating an effect you just can’t achieve by hand.

It turns into a very interesting, artistic piece.

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Marble Pinch - Day Service Kizuna

The “marble pinch” also helps activate the nerves in the fingers.

If it’s hard to grasp with chopsticks, attaching a sponge to the tips makes it easier to find the spot where the marble can be firmly held.

Even with the sponge attached, the activity is essentially the same, so it’s still fun.

Older adults can use it as part of rehabilitation, and children can enjoy it as a competitive game!

Which-way marble game

A fun and exciting recommended day-service recreation (day-rec): the “Which Cup Has the Marble?” game using paper cups

For people in their 50s to 60s, many have played the “Which Cup Has the Marble?” game at least once.

It gets exciting when you move the cups in ways that make it hard to tell where the marble is.

By using hand movements that shift the viewers’ attention as you move the cups, it becomes even harder to figure out which one it’s under!

Marble coaster

[Cardboard Craft] How to Make a Marble Coaster with a Vertical Loop (Loop-the-Loop)

Let’s build and play with a ‘marble coaster’ where marbles spin at incredible speed and drop, just like a roller coaster! It involves a number of steps and some delicate work, but it’s great to make it bit by bit together, or with adults lending a hand.

You can drop the marbles with a burst of speed to hit targets, add more tracks to the course, and enjoy many different ways to play!

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Rolling gymnast

Mysterious Moves with Paper and Marbles: The Rolling Gymnast

Even adults might exclaim “Huh?!” in surprise when they first see this curious motion without knowing how it works.

For children, showing them the principle behind the movement afterward can lead to a new discovery and feel very refreshing.

“Rolling Gymnast” is very popular with kids.

It’s a lot of fun to get creative with the outer designs and have them race each other.