Edushape Rollipop Advanced Marble Runs

Bought for my sons first birthday and he loves it.Balls are a good size diameter for his hands and he is able to run it by himself (which for a 1 y/o) is nice.The balls seem to be suspended on the sides of the track more than on the bottom so it has the effect of slowing the rolling speed and acceleration down quite a bit (If you put a small marble on the same track it races right through). The slower action speed makes it much better for younger kids.I think it was done to prevent young kids from leaning on it and breaking the parts, but it does not snap together in every spot instead leaving some connections that are very easy to come apart (again, by design). I think this is probably good design from a durability perspective, but it does make moving it around the room / house kind of annoying.

Great toy. My son loves it. However, it is not a quiet toy so buyer beware.Sometimes the pieces come apart easily, but I always just super glue them together since we dont need to mess with the configuration of the ramp.

Bought this toy for our 1 year old granddaughter's first birthday. She was excited about the balls and caught on to dropping them through the top right away - but this toy is VERY unstable. It kept separating from the connection above the base and fell over on her very easily. Every time she reached for a ball, the toy would break apart and fall. We had to hold the connection to the base with our hands in order for her to play with it. Don't understand why this couldn't be made sturdier with the connections attaching better. This toy is more suitable for an older child who can put it back together themselves, or understand not to bump it while putting the balls in (but then an older child would probably get bored with the simplicity). We thought about gluing and rigging the toy so it would stay together - but decided to return it and get something else. I do not recommend this toy.

My child loves this so much. Literally their favorite gift. Keeps them super busy and going. Great for the little ones.

It doesn't take much for this to fall apart. I glued some of the parts together after reading the reviews about the poor construction. The glue didn't stick and it fell apart when I was moving it to a corner where it sits all alone. I was also disappointed by how slow the weighted balls roll, boring to watch.

As an Academic Success Author, I have used the Rollipop Advanced toy for special needs, or for my own family from 12 months through Six years of age. Children love the colors! This toy helps to develop eye tracking for ball skills performance or even tracking for reading later on. An enjoyable developmental toy!

Love this ball toy - yes I DO wish it didn't fall apart as easily but it has lasted about 7 years in my classroom with A LOT of moving around from one area to another. If you don't want it to fall apart, I recommend some SCOTCH brand heavy duty clear packaging tape on the joints and encourage the children NOT to take it apart on purpose - sometimes that works, sometimes it doesn't BUT the children I use this with have special needs and my intent is not for them to take it apart or rebuild it but rather to play with the balls and focus on tracking the balls. If you want one that children can build with, I would NOT recommend this. That is not the purpose of this toy. This toy has slower moving balls which are great for visual tracking for children from around 6 months of age and up. That said - all of the children in my classroom, both typically developing and those with special needs, ages 3-5, LOVE this toy and would play with it daily if allowed!

This toy has such good potential but the pieces won't stay together while my baby plays with it. The first piece doesn't lock into the base and constantly tips over. I have to hold it in place for my baby to drop the ball in it. I'm very disappointed and will be returning it.