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1/31/2012 - Brain Training in the News
Nolan Bushnell stopped by the office the other day, to play an anti-aging video game. “It’s what I call a ‘looking forward by looking backward’ game,” he said, settling in at the keyboard and loosening up his shoulders.
1/28/2012 - They're thinking outside the box
Two Columbia College students are realizing their creative dreams: They will be featured as designers on the box of a game they created for “Marbles: The Brain Store,” a Chicago-based retailer that has thrived despite the slow economy by selling products intended to keep people’s skills and minds sharp.
1/27/2012 - Brand Mascots: Shiny Happy Creatures
Every day we are exposed to massive amounts of information, a big part of which has a purely commercial character. Catalogs and sales coupons arriving in our mail box, e-newsletters cluttering our email, billboards blinking at us with deals and offers.
1/26/2012 - Playing Mind Games
Playing games, even ones on your mobile device, can activate your brain and may prevent Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study. Natalie Brunell visits a brain coach at Marbles: The Brain Store in Lincoln Square to learn more.
1/23/2012 - Marbles CEO Has Mindset For Success And Is Playing To Win
The phone rings at the Bucktown headquarters of Marbles: The Brain Store, puncturing the tapping of keyboards and the whir of the heating system. No one picks up, though, until a woman with curly brown hair and hazel eyes, sitting at a desk in the center of the room, snatches a handset.
1/23/2012 - Lost Your Marbles? Consider Them Found!
Marbles: The Brain Store has been around for only a few years, but in that time it has managed to change a lot of minds. Turns out a toy store can offer you more than just a few hours of frivolous fun - it can actually give your brain a workout.
1/23/2012 - College Students To Add Brains to Gaming Scene
It’s hard these days for game designers to compete with online gaming and the mainstream selection of major retail toy stores. However, two private school arts and media students are heading in the right direction, as they will be featured on the box of their new game at a popular Chicago retail store.
1/22/2012 - Instructional Video for Skybridge
1/17/2012 -Student game designs to be sold at Marbles: The Brain Store
While most students were cramming for exams and finishing up projects to present to professors during finals week, 16 students in the Art & Design Department’s Product Design V course took their final projects to the next level by pitching their ideas to a real client—Marbles: The Brain Store—on Dec. 12.
1/5/2012 - Top 5 New Year's resolutions to improve family communication
Before you gather the kids and create a list of "must-do's" this year, take a peek at these five inspiring ideas that are sure to get everyone talking.
1/1/2012 - New Year's Hoppin' Eve Giveaway ~ da Vinci Catapult Giveaway
Get ready for 2012 by entering to win tons of prizes! The "New Year's Hoppin' Eve" Giveaway Event is hosted by Matter of Cents and Our Family World. More than 100 blogs have joined together to give their readers several chances to win!
12/29/2011 - Sifteo Game Cube Review
Sifteo is an exciting new video game concept. It’s not simply another gaming platform like Gameboy, PSP or even an iPhone. It’s unique in that the game play is not limited to the virtual world on the screen, but you actually interact with device in the real world by rotating, tilting and moving the individual cubes.
12/28/2011 - Building A Brick-And-Mortar Success
My 92-year-old grandmother is the hardest person to shop for. “Just give me a hug for Christmas,” she always tells me. Thanks a lot. I undoubtedly always get her stationary (yawn), but this year I decided to make a change. While on a pre-holiday shopping spree in downtown Chicago, I strolled into Marbles: The Brain Store.
12/26/2011 - Maximizing Your Memory
Who hasn’t forgotten someone’s name, misplaced their keys, or walked into a room and forgotten why they entered? Over the past year, studies have shown that there are ways to remember things better. Mary Kay Kleist of WBBM-TV in Chicago reports on some simple changes we can all make to maximize our memory.
12/21/2011 - Holiday shopping season is strong
The holiday shopping season is wrapping up to be bigger than anyone expected. Now, retailers are holding their breath and hoping consumers will keep spending in the final days before Christmas.
12/21/2011 - Students Design Games For Retailer
Creating products for the marketplace is something many students dream about, but many production design classes are strictly theoretical. That all changed when Marbles: The Brain Store, a Chicago-based toy and game retail chain, invited students in the Production Design V class at Columbia College Chicago to develop new games for production.
12/20/2011 - Stocking stuffers just as good as the gifts under the tree
After several years of stuffing stockings with random things from the dollar store, I have become a stickler for useful stocking gifts. Why spend your hard-earned cash on trinkets that break instantly and end up in the garbage? Read on for fun, useful and budget-friendly suggestions for everyone on your list.
12/18/2011 - Best Boston shopping and services of 2011
Launched in a mall outside Chicago in 2008 by Ipswich native Lindsay Gaskins, Marbles opened three new retail stores this year in the Boston area, selling games, puzzles, and other brain trainers. At monthly game nights, customers are welcome to come in and play before they buy.
12/17/2011 - Last Minute Gift Ideas
How did it happen that while I was thinking about all the time I had to do my holiday shopping, suddenly it was less than two weeks before Christmas? If you’re as bad a procrastinator as I am, you’re in luck.
12/13/2011 - Gift Guide: Gifts under $40
Woodfield Mall's Lisa Stricker shows off some great gifts, each $40 or less, that are sure to please everybody in the family. With just 12 days left until Christmas, there's not much time to find the perfect gift, especially if you're watching your budget.
12/7/2011 - Gender-neutral Stocking Stuffers For Kids Ages 3 to 6 Years
Between the ages of three and six, children can start playing with smaller toys. The challenge for stocking stuffers is finding age-appropriate toys that are both challenging and excite the imagination. The following are suggestions for stocking stuffers for children in this age bracket.
12/6/2011 - Entrepreneurs At Center Stage In '40 Under 40'
Entrepreneurs and the investors who love them are front-and-center in the latest "40 Under 40," Crain's annual roundup of the Chicago area's rising stars.
12/6/2011 - Buy toys that are age appropriate; watch how kids use them
Every holiday season seems to include the toy or gizmo of the year, but it also brings stories about some toy’s safety issues that no one ever imagined.
12/1/2011 - Gift Guides - Under $10 and Under $100
12/1/2011 - Wine Uncorked
When did December get here? Whether you're almost done shopping or just getting started, there's something here for everyone from the perfect hostess gift to a most decadent wine experience. And in the spirit of giving, we're starting off with an easy way to help feed the hungry.
11/30/2011 - The Daily Gift: For My Uncle
I chose this gift for my"Crazy Uncle" (who shall remain nameless). He's a ton of fun to shop for as he likes the weird, off-the-wall gifts, so when I saw this I naturally thought he'd get a kick out of it. Plus, the name is pretty fitting!
11/30/2011 - 2011 HolidayToy of the Day: Marbles: The Brain Store's Facebox Art Set
Marbles: the brain store Facebox Art set is today's feature in my mom and kid-tested 2011 Holiday Toy of the Day series, which features toys that I have tested out with my kiddos, ages 5.5, 4 and 2.5 years old.
11/29/2011 - Holiday Gifts and Gadgets for Guys
Welcome to another fabulous edition of studio 10! Up with a new gift idea for the guys in your life , we can help... lifestyle expert Sean McEwen is back with all the latest gadgets and gizmos!
11/29/2011 - Gift Guide - What to Buy Your Guy this Holiday Season: Time Out Chicago
Chicago - Is there a certain guy on your holiday shopping list and you just don't know what to get him? Here with some suggestions was shopping and fashion expert, Kevin Aeh from Time Out Chicago Magazine.
11/28/2011 - MommaJam on 95.9 WATD-FM - Marbles: The Brain Store
We talk about Marbles: The Brain Store, which has a bricks and mortar store in the South Shore Plaza and other locations throughout the U.S. Check out the podcast interview with Marbles CEO Lindsay Gaskins.
11/25/2011 - Holiday Gift Guide: Gifts for co-workers
If your office is your second home, you're bound to clock a lot of time there with your co-workers. Show them you appreciate them with a thoughtful gift this holiday season.
11/23/2011 - Mall Crawl - See what 5 top retailers are offering this Black Friday
Are you planning to hit the mall on November 25? As you probably already know, just about every store will be getting in on the Black Friday action. If you must fight the crowds and shop in the stores, we don’t want you wandering aimlessly looking for great deals.
11/23/2011 - Black Friday Sales at Freehold Raceway Mall
This Friday, Nov. 25, is the biggest shopping day of the year: Black Friday. Most stores in the Freehold Raceway Mall will open at midnight Thursday night with amazing deals all day until 11 p.m. For those brave enough to venture the early morning (or late night, as it were) crowds, there will be holiday survival bags available at guest services, a pajama party hosted by WPST FM in center court by Starbucks, and of course, countless sales. Good luck, and happy shopping!
11/23/2011 - Hip to the Best Gifts
Are you the relative who is always up for an adventure? The one who plays the part of confidant? If you’re also the one who gives the best gifts, then that means you’re the “cool” relative. But being cool is hard work.
11/22/2011 - Maximize Your Memory: Tips To Improving Memory
Who hasn’t forgotten someone’s name, misplaced their keys, or walked into a room and forgotten why they entered? Over the past year, studies have shown that there are ways to remember things better.
11/22/2011 - Kid-Tested Toy Review
It's Toy Time! Stumped on what to buy for your little angels this holiday season? Look no further! Our parent-friendly, kid-tested toy review is here again. You'll find this year's most-wanted toys and discover new favorites to place under the tree.
11/21/2011 - Wish List: Smart Gifts Tech Minded-Tykes
Lay siege to pets, kids, or the neighboring cubicle. A working model of da Vinci's 15th-century design, this spring-powered wooden weapon assembles in an hour and can launch a clay ball (included) up to 14 feet.
11/20/2011 - Electronics, Toys and Tools - Top Gifts for Men
Women often complain that it's hard to shop for men, but that couldn't be further from the truth. Most guys love home electronics, toys and tools, or some combination of all three.
11/13/2011 - Chicago Toy Fair Showcases Great Gifts
See which toys and games are hot this holiday season at the Chicago Toy & Game Fair at Navy Pier
11/12/2011 - The Nick D Show - Part 5 - Toy and Game Fair
Nick D and several guests, preview this month's upcoming Chicago Toy and Game Fair!
11/12/2011 - 2012 Best Brain Games Store Comparisons and Reviews
Read the Marbles: The Brain Store Review
11/12/2011 - Puzzling Things Out at the Freehold Raceway Mall
Fans of How I Met Your Mother will know that the ideal name for a bar would be Puzzles: People would be like, “Why’s it called Puzzles?” That’s the puzzle. In lieu of such a magnificent watering hole, the Freehold Raceway Mall is now home to two fun and stimulating puzzle shops.
11/10/2011 - Rick Perry's Debate Gaffe, Coming to a Mall Near You
Wednesday night's presidential debate debacle left many Republicans wondering if Rick Perry had totally lost his marbles. As one top donor told Aaron Blake, "Perry campaign is over. Time for him to go home and refocus on being Governor of Texas."
11/9/2011 - Lesbian-owned Marbles thrives in down economy
Lindsay Gaskins, CEO of Marbles: The Brain Store, has build a brand and spearheaded the company's growth—from its first kiosk, opened in May 2008, to retail stores across the country, including its best Chicago location at Water Tower Place.
11/7/2011 - A First Look at Pajaggle 2.0
Last year after PAX, I told you about Pajaggle, a cool puzzle/game that really surprised me. Well, in the past year Pajaggle has been re-engineered and redesigned, making it more durable and adding two new strategic-play options.
11/3/2011 - The secrets to giving a good kid's birthday gift
When you need to buy a child a birthday present, you can always fall back on gift cards from popular stores or something adequate from a last-minute trip to Target. It's what many, time-pressed suburban parents do. But when the recipient is someone special, you want to do a little better.
11/2/2011 - Brain fitness 101 at Marbles: The Brain Store
You already know that your body needs regular exercise and a healthy diet, but what about your brain? As it turns out, mental fitness is just as important as physical fitness, and Marbles: The Brain Store at the Columbia mall can help.
10/28/2011 - Streetwars; Paying Outdoors with Adults...and waterguns
I continue to be perplexed by the toy industry's unwillingness or inability to see adults as end users. Despite the fact that between 15% and 19% of all games and toys are purchased for adult end use, most toy departments and stores are merchandised and marketed for children. There are some notable exceptions of course (Barnes & Noble's excellent adult game departments and Marbles the Brain Store are two examples)
10/26/2011 - Business Briefs - Marbles: The Brain Store
Marbles: The Brain Store, a specialty retailer with a smart collection of games, puzzles, books and software designed to stimulate and strengthen the brain, recently opened its third New Jersey location at Freehold Raceway Mall in Freehold Township.
10/22/2011 - Retailers Begin Filling Seasonal Jobs
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. - A sure sign that the holidays are approaching is when retailers begin advertising for seasonal employment opportunities, which is a welcome opportunity for many of the area’s unemployed.
10/20/2011 - Ready to work out - your brain?
The Apple store may have its Genius Bar, but now Montgomery Mall can boast BrainCoaches in its newest retail addition, Marbles: The Brain Store, which opened last month.
10/17/2011 - Drei Geschäftsideen aus Amerika
In einem heutigen Spezial der Rubrik ausgewählte Geschäftsideen stellen wir Ihnen drei innovative und erfolgreiche Geschäftsideen aus Amerika vor. Über den großen Teich hinweg können diese Geschäftsideen auch Gründer aus Deutschland motivieren und inspirieren.
10/13/2011 - Active Aging for Baby Boomers Includes Body & Brain Fitness
Baby boomers and their families are passionate about maintaining their good health, and we well know that optimum wellness includes a physical life, as well as brain fitness.
10/11/2011 - A Mental Appointment
Some folks worry about losing their marbles. But that’s probably because they don’t realize just how easy it is to find Marbles. The toy store where your gray matter really matters opened its first D.C.-area location at Westfield Shoppingtown Montgomery last month.
9/29/2011 - 3 Hints to Help Holiday Hiring Odds
FOX 9 News spoke to employers to find out what jobseekers can to do increase their odds of grabbing a gig.
9/26/2011 - Has Anybody Seen My Car Keys?
The Professional Hypochondriac interviews Dr. Cynthia Green, and includes tips from the Marbles Good Thinking Kit.
9/19/2011 - The Modern Family Game Night
9/15/2011 - Marbles: The Brain Store - Heaven in a Mall
I recently had the opportunity to attend a preview of the new Marbles: The Brain Store in the Northshore Mall in Peabody, MA. It’s a great store full of books, games, puzzles, toys, software and novelties, all designed to challenge and stimulate your mind.
9/12/2011 - Navy Pier renovation targets high-end restaurants and retailers
Newly independent Navy Pier aims to transform itself from a seasonal tourist attraction into an upscale, year-round destination for local shoppers and diners.
8/28/2011 - Marbles: The Brain Store Grand Opening in Massachusetts!
Last week I was invited to check out a new store in the area called Marbles: The Brain Store. Marbles: The Brain Store has been around since 2008 and they first got their start selling their products out of a kiosk.
8/27/2011 - Founder uses Marbles to create chain
The Bay State’s newest retailer has about as big a target audience as one can imagine: people with brains.
8/26/2011 - A Store To Lose Your Marbles Over!
I have to admit, I am a bit blase about toys these days. Quality seems to evade several toys in manufacturing and too many seem to be doing the thinking for kids rather than inspiring it.
8/24/2011 - Retail chain's bright idea? Brain-boosting games, books
Marbles, a retail chain that sells puzzles, games and books that claim to exercise the brain, opened its first New Jersey store Tuesday afternoon at Westfield Garden State Plaza in Paramus.
8/24/2011 - Newest location of Ipswich native's store opens in Peabody
Little did Lindsay Gaskins know that by playing family card games and Scrabble matches with her grandmother growing up, she was training for a career.
8/30/2011 - New Store Focuses on Brain Health
A new Garden State Plaza store aims to give customers a way to a healthier brain.
8/23/2011 - Weapons of Mini Destruction: Building Da Vinci's Catapult
As you well know, we here at GeekDad are fond of anything capable of hurling projectiles, whether they’re birds or foam darts or tomatoes. And, of course, it’s even cooler if it’s something you can put together yourself, like the snap-together trebuchet. Well, here’s one more to add to your cubicle armory: the da Vinci’s Catapult set.
8/19/2011 - New stores are coming to Northshore Mall
Just in time for the back-to-school shopping season, officials at Northshore Mall in Peabody said they are adding several new stores to the shopping center’s line-up of roughly 120 stores.
8/16/2011 - Marbles The Brain Store: exercise for the mind
We do crunches to exercise our abs and lunges to tighten our thighs. But what about working out our brain?
8/15/2011 - Marbles: The Brain Store grand opening in Columbia, MD
It's a rare moment that mothers and sons can walk in the same store (other than Apple) and find themselves both lost in the "What should I look at/play with next" aisle. Marbles: The Brain Store is such a place.
8/15/2011 - Marbles: The Brain Store
Every parent dreams of finding that perfect place where education meets fun, where the kids play and learn with gleeful abandon. Most toy stores offer an educational section -a cubbyhole usually- in amongst the sparkling-light-up-battery-operated fluff.
8/14/2011 - Fat Brain Toys Tobbles Balancing Toy for toddlers review
Chicago parents looking for innovative toddler toys that will help kids develop hand-eye coordination and visual-spatial awareness in a fun, safe, and engagin way can check out Fat Brain Toys Tobbles Balancing Toy.
8/14/2011 - Travel games and activites for families at Marbles: The Brain Store
Traveling families are always on the lookout for new ways to stay entertained while en route to their destination. I’ve often mentioned apps that I think make great companions when you’re flying with kids mainly because the only space they take up is the space on your iPad or iPod.
8/14/2011 - Monday's Five Things
Last Monday, the Bug and I had the pleasure of checking out Marbles: The Brain Store during their advanced opening media day. The company officially opened it's first east coast store at The Mall in Columbia (Nordstrom wing, first floor) last Tuesday.
8/8/2011 - Marbles: The Brain Store Coming to Maryland's Columbia Mall
Growing up, my best friend and I played WFF ‘N PROOF: The Game of Modern Logic for hours at a time. Much to my consternation, WFF ‘N PROOF is now known as the Granddaddy of Educational Games.
8/4/2011 - Travel Must Haves
Got a love for words and a thirst for knowledge? Check out the Pocket Posh Puzzle Book series from Marbles: the Brain Store.
8/3/2011 - Marbles: The Brain Store expanding to the East Coast
Marbles just opened another Chicago store, this one in the city’s premier retail magnet, Water Tower Place on North Michigan Avenue. This brings the chain to six Chicagoland stores and three in the Twin Cities.
7/31/2011 - Brain health can be all fun and games
A neurologist from Swedish Covenant Hospital chimes in on the health benefits of brain games at a Lincoln Square game store.
7/23/2011 - Chicago 3 Media with Lindsay Gaskins
Chicago 3 Media tracked down Marbles' CEO Lindsay Gaskins for an in-store interview after the Water Tower Grand Opening.
7/23/2011 - Saturday Slowdown - Events for the next four weeks
Chase down clues and figure out puzzles in Marbles' first annual puzzle hunt. Teams of up to five people pit their puzzle prowess against each other for a grand prize of a $100 gift certificate to any Marbles store (and glory, of course).
7/21/2011 - 10 things to do this weekend
Recruit up to five people and have them join you in the first (but what organizers hope will become annual) PUZZLE HUNT at Marbles: The Brain Store.
7/19/2011 - Avoid Summer Brain Drain
Marbles: The Brain Store opened its new store at Water Tower Place this week and my children and I were there for a sneak peek at their glorious store!
7/19/2011 - Miss Lori Interview with Lindsay Gaskins
Miss Lori visited Marbles Water Tower location for the Grand Opening Celebration and spent some time with Marbles' CEO Lindsay Gaskins.
7/19/2011 - Marbles: The Brain Store-Grand Opening With Give Aways All Day Today
People have been beating down the door, trying to get in to the store, while we were setting up." said Lindsay Gaskins, CEO. There's excitement in the air and give aways galore all day.
7/18/2011 - C'mon, Get Healthy
Marbles: The Brain Store opens on the fourth floor of Water Tower Place tomorrow, July 19, joining the likes of other family-focused retailers including American Girl Place and LEGO.
7/15/2011 - 'Brain Store' to add Magnificent Mile to location
Chicago retailer “Marbles: The Brain Store,” which touts board games, puzzles and other products to boost memory and brain skills, will open its sixth local store Tuesday at Water Tower Place, 835 N. Michigan Ave.
7/15/2011 - Fun Chicago kid activities for the week of July 15 to July 21, 2011
Fun Chicago kid activities for the week of Friday, July 15 to Thursday, July 21, 2011 include the grand opening of a new toy store downtown...
7/13/2011 - Marbles Website Receives Gold Award for 2011
Marbles provides the ultimate shopping experience by offering a wide variety of brain games, great customer service and fantastic site features like a wishlist and brain teasers.
6/17/2011 - Five Things: Father's Day Gift Ideas
Still trying to decide what to buy dad? Naperville Patch offers a few suggestions...
6/17/2011 - Brain game, sold at Naperville store, tests reasoning skills
Imagine playing a game and trying to outwit your opponent while your competitor gets to choose the piece you have to play along with his...
6/6/2011 - Brain Health Insert in Chicago Tribune
An active brain is a healthy brain! Just ask BrainCoach Paulette Hicks...
6/3/11 - Retailer Marbles expanding to the East Coast
Marbles: The Brain Store, a Chicago-based retailer that sells toys and other products designed to stimulate and strengthen the brain, said Thursday it has received $5.5 million from private investors, which the company will use to open 10 stores on the East Coast and in…
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6/3/2011 - Marbles The Brain Store gets $5M for expansion
A Chicago retail startup tapping into the brain fitness industry has announced an...
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6/3/2011 - Add some brain items to your shopping list
Coming to your area shortly is a brain store with a whole array of brain tools for your shopping list.
4/20/11 - Getting the Boomer Brain in Shape
Lindsay Gaskins, CEO of Marbles: The Brain Store, on her business model and how boomers can keep their brains fit.
4/6/11 - Interview: CEO of Marbles: The Brain Store
Lindsay Gaskins, Founder & CEO of Marbles "The Brain Store" joins the WBBM Noon Business Hour to discuss the growing brain fitness industry.
3/2/11 - Retailer banks on brain fitness to expand stores
Brain fitness industry has exploded as baby boomers, worried about dementia and Alzheimer's disease, look for ways to keep their minds sharp as they age.
2/22/11 - How to Improve Your Memory
Boost your brainpower and improve your memory with these simple ways to fight forgetfulness from Total Brain Health founder Dr. Cynthia Green, and see the Marbles Good Thinking Kit on TV!
2/20/11 - American Business: Trial & Error
Most entrepreneurs do their best to avoid small business blunders, but not all missteps are bad ones.
2/1/11 - Focus on Family
Lindsay Gaskins, CEO of Marbles the Brain Store shows how to keep your mind active and healthy.
1/27/11 - Strengthening Your Brain Power
Marbles CEO Lindsay Gaskins discusses Marbles: The Brain store, and great ways to strengthen your brain power.
12/14/10 - Hottest Holiday Toys under $30
Among the products featured are Marbles Tic Tac Two and Perplexus.
12/14/10 - Marbles Tic Tac Two: A New Twist on a Favorite Game
Do you love to play games? While I’m always up for a competitive game or two, I’m especially in the mood to play games around the holidays. Sitting down in front of the Christmas tree while enjoying hot cocoa is a good way to end the night….but I’d like to add a good win against my husband to that nice evening.
12/3/10 - Toy of the Day: Dado Cubes
The holiday shopping season is in full swing. This month and next, look for Toy of the Day features highlighting only toys my kids and I have personally tested and enjoy that would make great gift ideas. Today's toy: Dado Cubes.
12/3/10 - Education Toys Kids Will Enjoy
Tis the season for holiday shopping. Today - a guide to help you pick out fun educational/learning/thinking toys young children will enjoy. I asked Donna Scovill, manager of Marbles: The Brain Store in Chicago and mom of three children 12 and under, a few questions about toys that will make great gifts this holiday season and get your kiddos thinking.
12/2/10 - 10 Smart Gifts for Less than $15
Parents often worry that the toys and other gifts their kids want for the holidays will turn their brains or body to mush. And so, for those who think a singing plush toy isn't the best they can do for their children, WalletPop turned to Lindsay Gaskins, CEO of Marbles: The Brain Store for some smart and thrifty gift ideas.
12/2/10 - Holdiay Shopping Guide Pick:
From the Running With Mascara Blog: "Uber-cute packaging makes the Good Thinking Kit a smart
gift for brainy and chic friends, coworkers, teachers, bosses, and family members!"
12/2/10 - Jishaku Strategy Game - Holiday Gift Guide
I found a fabulous gift for teenage boys! This is a perfectly wonderful gift for teenage girls too, but in my opinion unless you are giving food or cash, teen boys are much harder to shop for. So I wanted to help everyone that has a teen boy in their extended families with this gift idea.
12/10 - Homeschool.com's 2010 Gift Guide
So you fancy yourself a word nerd, huh? Well here's your chance to put your smarts where your mouth is with a game of Smart Mouth. This quick-thinking word skills game reveals two tiles with letters on them and challenging players to be the first to come up with a word that begins and ends with the letters.
12/1/10 - Geek Chick Daily Quick Hit
Forget Rubik's Cube. Solving the V-Cube 7 requires far more skil. Or a hammer.
12/1/10 - Holiday Gift Guide
Marbles Good Thinking Kit $19.99. Collaborated with Marbles the Brain Store, Dr. Cynthia Green created this portable kit, which features over 100 activities to help improve memory, critical thinking, coordination, visual perception, and word skills.
11/30/10 - Holiday Gifts for Kids
Tampa Bay's morning news spotlights Konexi, Marbles Mind Music, OgoSport and PigzUp!
11/29/10 - 15 Gifts Entrepreneurs Really Want
With the holiday shopping season officially here, BrandMakerNews presents its 2010 Gift Guide for Entrepreneurs. When we asked business owners what holiday gifts they really wanted from their family and friends, they were more than happy to name all the goodies on their wish lists.
11/29/10 - Great Gifts for Kids at Marbles
The Daily Buzz spotlights three Marbles products: PigzUp, Konexi
11/28/10 - One Stop Shopping at Marbles The Brain Store
I've recently discovered the coolest store - Marbles: The Brain Store. Today, Cyber Monday, they have some great sales so I thought I'd tell you about the sale and let the owner Lindsay Gaskins CEO/Founder of Marbles tell us more.
11/28/10 - Holiday Gift Guide: For Kids
Pallina Strategy Game: $39.99
Magic Labyrinth Game: $29.99
11/26/10 - Review of Marbles: The Brain Store in Chicago
Charles Rodriguez loves board games, and after his favorite store closed, he discovered a Chicago startup
that treats customers to fun and brain-challenging activity at the same time.
11/26/10 - Top 10 Smart Toys and Gifts under $15
Chicago Sun-Times highlist the best gifts under $15 at Marbles
11/23/10 - Holiday Gift Guide
The next gift idea looks like it's fun and educational too. The Good Thinking Kit price $19.99 features over 100 activities to help improve memory, critical thinking, visual perception and word skills. it's available from Marbles: The Brain Store and if you have one near you, check it out.
11/19/10 - Holiday Gift Guide
Multicolor Ball of Whacks, design your own shapes at marblesthebrainstore.com.
11/18/10 - Win Math Brain Game PigzUp
You know me and learning games. You’re the same, right? So, here’s another goodie for your kiddos, four and up called PigzUp! Flip over your top card to get a number and color.
11/17/10 - Best Christmas Gifts for Tweens
Help them burn off some of that energy with these cool, lightweight hand trampolines from Ogosport. Your kiddo can bounce the koosh ball back and forth with a partner of play solo -- either way he'll get a great workout and boost hand-eye coordination.
11/17/10 - Super-Fun Gift Ideas for Girlfriends
If she fears the Wiggles are slowly turning her mind to mush, she'll think it's hilarious to get a book of brain-boosting puzzles. Plus, they come bound in a cute, toteable book that'll fit perfectly in her purse.
11/16/10 - Fox Milwaukee - Indoor Games
Fox 6 Now features the Marbles Human Brain Puzzle and Wobble.
11/15/10 - 10 Ways to End Mommy Brain
If someone gave you some money every time you were told to "treasure every moment of motherhood, it will go by so fast," you'd be a gazillionaire. But you probably wouldn't know where to find the jar of money, so it wouldn't matter.
11/14/10 - 2010 Holiday Gift Guide to the Best Writing Gifts for Kids
Rory’s Story Cubes contains nine cubes with 54 images. Just roll the cubes and come up with a story that links together all nine face-up images.
11/11/10 - Review - Marbles: The Brain Store
You can outsmart your age and be in control of your brain health...How? By playing games. Marbles: The Brain Store, offers products designed to stimulate and strengthen the brain - products vetted by scientists, physicians, psychologists, and therapists for memory, critical thinking, coordination, visual percetion and word skills.
11/9/10 - Marbles: The Brain Store opens in Eden Prairie
A Chicago-based specialty retailer called Marbles: The Brain Store has opened a location at Eden Prairie Center shopping mall. It's the chain's third Twin Cities store - and the eigth overall - for the 2-year game retailer that started as a Kiosk in a suburban Chicago mall.
11/09/10 - Marbles Eden Prairie Grand Opening
Minn Post Tuesday A.M. Report on Marbles Eden Prairie Opening
11/10 - Stocking Stuffers Under $15
Marbles Mind Putty Price: $10.99. Why We Love It: This pliable material is a hit with all ages. Kids can let their imagination run wild by twisting and molding this putty into any shape they can think of, and adults can let off some steam by pulling and squishing the material every which way.
10/30/10 - Gift Guide Girls
Tweens & Teens - Boys. Perplexus $24.99
8/29/10 - Kid-Tested: The Best Gifts and Toys for Big Kids
This Frisbee, ball paddle, and beach toy all rolled into one makes for an excellent source of indoor or outdoor fun without the result of a broken window. Kid testers loved how they could bounce a kooshball off of a mini "trampoline."
09/16/10 - Brain Exercises to Keep Your Work
Reflexes Sharp While Unemployed
AOL Jobs features Marbles as a great way to keep your mind sharp
for interviews and new jobs.
08/25/10 - Marbles That Shouldn't Be Lost
Marbles is featured as an innovator during the recession.
07/28/10 - Name of the Game is the Brain
The evolving brain store at Mall of America
08/04/09 - Review of Marbles: The Brain Store in Chicago
Chicago parents searching for educational toys, games,
and other products to help children strengthen their brains and
develop different mental skills can visit Marbles: The Brain Store
at various locations around Chicagoland.
07/22/09 - Marbles Brain Store: Playing for Keeps!
06/06/09 - May unemployment rate slows with 345,000 jobs eliminated
When Marbles: The Brain Store opened in downtown Chicago
in October, Vice President Karen Luby was mindful that it might
be the wrong time to sell educational toys and memory-aid
products. Fellow retailers were seeing sharp pullbacks in consumer
spending as the recession took hold...
05/20/09 - Marbles: The Brain Store to Host Book Signing with
"Carved in Sand" Author and Brain Fitness Expert Cathryn Jakobson Ramin
05/11/09 - Daily Candy Kids Chicago, Play to Grin
Featuring Astrojax- a great outdoor game that "combines juggling balls and a yo-yo."
04/29/09 - Mindful ArtMarking at Marbles
Sara Bennett-Steele led an engaging art session at Marbles that inspired
our creativity and stimulated our brains!? Mindful ArtMaking at
Marbles: The Brain Store from Jessica Harbin on Vimeo."
04/16/09 - Listen to La Triviata: The WFMT Quiz Show
If you missed La Triviata on April 16th, you can catch the audio
coverage at WFMT. Thanks to everyone who participated!
03/31/09 - Wall Street Journal, Latest in Mental Health: Working Out at the 'Brain Gym'
Read about brain gyms across the country, including
Marbles: The Brain Store in Chicago!
03/26/09 - Chicago Tribune, Chicago Puzzle and Brain Teaser Shops
Read about two new stores Chicago that offer unique games,
puzzles and brain teasers. Marbles is focused on the message
of brain health and Cat & Mouse focuses on pure gaming. Both
offer a unique product assortment and game nights each month.
02/09 - Marbles on Citysearch
12/08/08 Chicago Tribune, Julie's Health Club
Art Dealer, $24.95. A favorite among the clever people behind
"Marbles: The Brain Store," Art Dealer is a CD created by a
cognitive psychologist that uses scientifically-tested memory
training principles to improve visual perception, memory and
attention skills. In the game, you play an art lover who is given
a once in a lifetime opportunity: To attend a series of private
sales where you have a chance to buy over 1,000 masterpieces
by 20 of the world's most influential artists. You can try and corner
the market while managing your money and spotting forgeries.
Works with all PCs (no MAC version yet) and adapts to a player's
level of expertise.
11/17/08 Marbles on Metromix
Take a look inside the new Marbles: The Brain Store in Chicago
11/7/08 NBC Chicago, Train Your Brain at Marbles: The Brain Store
11/4/08 Chicago Magazine, Sales Check section
Check out the new mental-fitness mecca Marbles: The Brain Store
(55 E. Grand Ave.; 877-527-2460) for hundreds of brain-teasing games
and puzzles. It carries everything from software to books to kids activities.
10/20/08 Chicago Tribune
Marbles: The Brain Store featured in "10 Cool Things to do this Week"?#1
GOOD THINKING? Marbles: The Brain Store, purveyors of games and books
to help Baby Boomers keep their gray matter flexible, settles into its new home
at Michigan and Grand Avenues. In this original-concept store, "Brain Age" and
other Nintendo DS video games share space with Sudoku puzzle books and
board games aimed at mental fitness. Smart idea. 312-494-7769.
Press Releases
09/13/10
Marbles Opens at Rosedale Mall
09/07/10
08/11/10
Marbles to Open at Woodfield Mall
07/21/10
Marbles to Open at Mall of America
04/15/10
Marbles to Host It's Second Annual Crossword Tournament
03/09/10
Paul Nussbaum to Speak at Marbles Grand
12/16/09
Marbles Naperville Showcases First Bike to Train Brain
12/02/09
Get Unique Gifts at Marbles this Holiday Season!
10/13/09
Sean O'Neil to Speak at Marbles Grand
10/06/09
Marbles: The Brain Store Opens in Downtown Naperville
07/23/09
Marbles: The Brain Store to Open Third Store in Chicago's Lincoln Square Neighborhood
06/10/09
Are You at Risk for Alzheimer's? Marbles: The Brain Store Offers Free Online Brain Health Barometer
05/20/09
05/11/09
04/15/09
Marbles Crossword Puzzle Tournament
