Paper Airplane Obsession – Take the Challenge!

I was into origami when I was a kid. I made paper pandas, tiny boxes, sailboats, and cranes (both the “flapping-wing” and the “puff-body” versions). Every new design that I learned was like solving a mystery that was waiting to Read More >

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Happy Secretaries’ Day – Top 5 Gifts to Say Thanks

They answer phones, direct correspondence, book conference rooms, manage offices, and make life just a little bit easier for the harried executive. Today being Secretaries’ Day, why not show them how much you appreciate all of their contributions by getting Read More >

Posted in General, Products | Tagged buckyballs, buckycubes, Cubebot, gifts, perpetual calendar, secretaries' day, sudoku

Game Play Builds Intelligence

Do you believe you are either born with the know-how to solve this puzzle or are not? Or does your intelligence increase with practice? Read on about this debate and leave us your solution to this IQ puzzle in the Read More >

Posted in General, Health, Research | Tagged children, cognitive stimulation, continual learning, Critical Thinking, games, I.Q., Intelligence, Memory, Research

Happy Birthday William Shakespeare

I write this post with thoughts both clear and dim; Like searching through the clutter on a whim. Today we celebrate a man whose fame Echoes through the years yet still stays the same. Th’immortal bard, William Shakespeare, you see Read More >

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Happy Earth Day – How Will You Celebrate?

Pollution isn’t a fun problem, but we do have some fun ways you can celebrate Earth Day and  help make our world a better place through recycling and conservation. Makedo Find & Make Robot Kit If you’re an average American, Read More >

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Now I know my A B Cs – thanks to Purpllinker

We thought we’d give you a quick lesson in your ABCs today, and show off a couple of the cutest Marbles enthusiasts who are showing off Purpllinker to show off their alphabet skills. Purpllinker helps little ones learn letters, shapes Read More >

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The V-Cube 3 is Here!

Cubes, or “Twisty Puzzles”, are among the most popular of our Coordination games, and are many people’s introduction to the world of puzzles. Indeed, the granddaddy of them all, the Rubik’s Cube, is widely considered to be the world’s best-selling Read More >

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Game Night at a Marbles Store Near You

Calling all game players – tonight’s your night.  Come see us at Game Night, going on at all our locations from 5:30 – 7:30 pm. Just show up by yourself or with family and/or friends, and the BrainCoaches will get Read More >

Posted in Fun, General, What's New & Happening at Marbles | Tagged family games, game night, Group Games, Social Interaction

Haiku Contestants – Enthusiastic Response – Winner Selected

The response to our haiku challenge was amazing – thank you all for your fantastic entries!  You made our job of choosing a winner really tough.  But the winner is… Marbles: the Brain Store… Weekly visits, Dad and son. We Read More >

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National Haiku Day – Take the Challenge!

This blog post about The ancient art of haiku: Challenging to write. April 17th happens to be National Haiku Day, and we here at Marbles: The Brain Store are pretty excited about the celebrations going on in multiple cities which Read More >

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