Long before board and video games, kids played with marbles. Those little balls of glass are just as fun to play with now as they were back then. In this Adventure, you’ll play several different marble games. You’ll also learn special words only marble players know and discover how to use marbles in mazes, obstacle courses, and more. Are you ready? Then grab your taws, aggies, and cat’s eyes, and let’s play marbles.
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Make a marble bag.
Learn five words that are used when talking about marbles.
Play three different marble games.
Build a marble racetrack with at least two lanes.
Build a marble maze.
Make a marble bag.
Create a personal drawstring bag to hold your marbles.
Make a personal drawstring bag to hold your marbles without sewing.
Learn five words that are used when talking about marbles.
Choose one of the following:
Play three different marble games.
Learn and play Ringer, Plums, and Dropsies.
Build a marble racetrack with at least two lanes.
Create a marble racetrack from recycled materials.
Build a marble maze.
