House Of Marbles
From the ridiculous to the sublime, we have been manufacturing our unusual range of traditional games, puzzles, toys, marbles and glassware for many years. We are purveyors of fine curios, and you will see when you visit us that our collection of vintage and antique wares are rivalled only by our current range!
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Bash A Burglar
A legendary bestseller from House of Marbles which has been relaunched by popular demand! This is a fun marble target game with a gentle comedy twist – wooden burglars in a variety of dodgy costumes plus a ‘swag bag’ of marbles! Shoot the marbles at the burglars and send them spinning to get the highest score.
Classic Magic Tricks
Become a master magician with these easy to use magic trick sets. The counter display contains a wonderful mix of some of the most famous tricks in a handy pocket size. Includes Exploding Dice, Magic Numbers, Cups & Balls, Pencil Slicer and Rope Trick. Each set comes with easy-to-follow instructions making them perfect for beginners.
Compendium Of Games
This wonderful set contains everything you need to entertain the whole family. Jam-packed with over 50 traditional games, including Jacks, Pick Up Sticks, Tiddlywinks, Ludo and much more!
Lets Look For Butterflies Sticks & Play Book
A delightful book that helps introduce children to nature. There’s lots of stickers, fold-out play scenes included too.
Traditional Playing Cards
A good basic pack of decent quality playing cards with instructions for lots of fun games to play including Knockout Whist, Chase the Ace, Solitaireand Pontoon.
Box dimensions: 9 x 6 x 2.5cm approx.
Warning: Not suitable for children under 3 years of age as small parts may present a choking hazard.
Make Your Own Mosaic Art - Bees, Birds & Butterflies
Make Your Own Mosaic Art - Bees, Birds & Butterflies
Make your own mosaic art, 4 designs to create.
Stick the easy-to-peel foam tiles to the colour coded pictures to create stunning craft art. Hours of concentration and fun.
Kit contains everything you need to make your own mosaics:
Four card designs
1200+ colourful sticky foam tiles
Full colour instruction leaflet
Warning: Not suitable...
Make Your Own Mosaic Art - Sea Life
Make Your Own Mosaic Art - Sea Life
Make your own sealife mosaics
Stick the easy to peel foam tiles to the colour coded pictures to create stunning craft art. Hours of concentration and fun for all ages.
This mosaic art kit contains:
Four sealife card designs
1200+ Colourful sticky foam tiles
Full colour instruction leaflet
The art sheets measure approximately: 18cm x 15cm (7×6...
Mini Flower Press
Mini Flower Press
Very vintage past-times. A marvellous little memento maker with a little box of instructions & ideas. This flower press is great for any artistic endeavour & includes a lovely booklet full of projects to complete along with tips.
A great way to make wonderful cards, collages & pictures for you, your friends & family. Can be used time & time again once the...
Modelling Clay
An essential for all young children. Brightly coloured, non-toxic modelling clay that won’t stain.
House of Marbles Wooden Marble Run
House of Marbles Wooden Marble Run
Lots of chunky and colourful wooden building blocks to create and construct any number of different marble runs. Little ones will have lots of fun building their marble runs and watching the included marbles roll all the way down! A fantastic way to encourage problem solving skills, creativity and hand-to-eye coordination
Warning: Not suitable for children under...
Standard Solitare
A well-made wooden set of a puzzle which has baffled the best of minds for centuries. Marbles on this board are 14-16 mm small marbles.
Box measures: 23 x 23 x 4cm
Warning: Not suitable for children under 3 years of age as small parts may present a choking hazard.
Wonderful Tea Party Ludo
This vintage style, traditional game of ludo is disguised as a charming little tea set. Mad? The best games usually are. Based on the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party in Alice in Wonderland. A game for 2 – 4 players – each player gets a different coloured tea cup as their playing piece!
Game board measures: 30 x 30cm
Warning: Not suitable for children under 3 years of age as small parts...
30pc Marble Run
A fascinating toy for young children which requires dexterity and imagination.This set is bright, durable and appealing. This marble run is 30 pieces, with marbles provided as extra pieces.
Recommended for ages: 3 years +
Box measures approx: 25 x 25 x 10 cms
Warning: Not suitable for children under 3 years of age as small parts may present a choking hazard.
Adventurer's Flexi Multi Use Flashlight
This multi-use torch is magnetic, extendable, has a flexible head and a super bright LED. Retrieve lost keys, coins and screws from dark, hard to reach places and hang in tents, on your belt or on trees! Includes special morse code crib sheet so you can send morse code.
Adventurers Headlight
Hands-free illumination! This tough little adjustable strap headlight employs high power light-emitting diodes which provide extremely bright, stark and long-lasting, hands free illumination. Perfect for camping, fishing, boating and all other outdoor pursuits. This headlight is made of durable construction and is an essential backpack item for adventurers both seasoned and budding. There are 4 light...
Beetle Game
Vintage Beetle Game. Remember this one? Shake the dice and beat your opponents to build your beetle!
Each body part is represented by a number that corresponds to a face on the dice, simply roll the dice and connect the body parts as you go.
This beetle game has fabulous packaging from the 50’s.
Warning: Not suitable for children under 3 years of age as small parts may present a choking hazard.
Dominoes
A great classic game for all the family – dominoes can be a simple game to play with children or a highly-contested battle to play in the pub! A heavy duty dominoes set, designed to withstand many years of enthusiastic gaming!
Box measures: 22 x 5 x 2.5 cm
Warning: Not suitable for children under 3 years of age as small parts may present a choking hazard.
House of Marbles Dragon Kite
House of Marbles Dragon Kite
A stunning kite with a massive wingspan of 134cm and a fantasy-themed design. The display stand is brilliant and looks great sitting on the floor, each kite is packed in a dramatic black and gold sleeve. Must be seen to be appreciated!
Wingspan approx: 134 cm / 53 inches.
Measures approx: 60 x 11 x 3.5 cms
Warning: Not suitable for children under 3 years of...
Junior Adventurers Binoculars
Junior Adventurers Binoculars
These binoculars are great for budding birdwatchers & mini secret agents. This high quality set will enable them to spot all sorts from a distance. Beware: Could cause mayhem!
Warning: This product is not a toy and is not intended for use in play by children.
Strangulation Hazard: Contains a long cord which could present a strangulation hazard.
Box measures...
Pick up Sticks
Pick up sticks is a is a game which has been loved by children all over the world for centuries. The Victorians loved pickup sticks and played it in their parlours with beautiful sets made of ivory or bone. Our set is wooden with approximately 31 sticks in each pack. Sticks measure around 18 cm long each.
Dimensions: 22 x 5 x 2.5cm approx.
Warning: Not suitable for children under 3 years of...
Rapunzel Wooden Knitting Doll
A lovely new style for one of our bestselling products. The wooden dolly is in the style of Rapunzel so the French Knitting becomes a lovely long skein of hair! The kit includes the wooden dolly, wooden crochet hook, lots of pretty wool and full instructions.
Tub of 50 Marbles
Our everlasting best seller. A marvellous mixture of marbles with a cotton bag, dice and games instructions. A brilliant gift for all marble enthusiasts.
Tub measurements: 10 x 8.5 x 8.5cm approx.
Warning: Not suitable for children under 3 years of age as small parts may present a choking hazard.
Wooden Magnetic Fishing Game
Enjoy catching all the aquatic pieces in this brightly coloured wooden magnetic fishing game. A wonderful and entertaining game to encourage hand-eye coordination.
House of Marbles Adventurers Harmonica
This lovely musical instrument is also known as the Mississippi Saxophone or the Tin-Can Tongue Twister! A great place to start for any budding musician. The first step towards your one-man band.
Warning: Not suitable for children under 3 years of age as small parts may present a choking hazard.
Kitten Bead Maze Pull Along
A pull-along toy with a built-in bead maze for two toys in one! Young children will love to toddle about with their toy, and threading the bead maze will help them develop hand-eye co-ordination. Made with sustainably sourced wood.
Kitten Wooden Tumbler Pull Along
A big, chunky pull-along toy that turns and tumbles as it trundles. The kitten spins a ‘ball of wool’ shape sorter which contains three different shapes to post and sort. This is a great gift which young children will love. Made with sustainably sourced wood.
Build A Bird Kit
A pop-out and play kit with an assortment of beautiful birds to collect, construct and fly.
Games On The Go Travel Cards
36 double-sided cards with lots of super fun games to help make travelling a lot more fun. Games include Mini-Snap, Rhyme Time and Name That Tune! The ultimate boredom-busters for any journey.
Oceanic Net Bag Of Marbles
An assortment of lovely marbles to reflect the colours of the ocean. Each net includes a shooter plus lots of small marbles to collect and play with.
Pretty Wooden Bracelets
These lovely wooden bracelets come in an assortment of lovely colours with unique flower shaped beads.
T-Rex Net Bag Of Marbles
A bag of nubbly, colourful marbles with a prehistoric feel! One large and lots of smaller marbles for collecting, swapping and playing. Totally roar-some!
Wind Up Wooden Train
Wind Up Wooden Train
Twist the handle to wind up the little wooden train & then watch it go – like clockwork! So popular with children, these old classic wind-up toys are great for racing.
Please note that the design will be chosen at random however should you wish to receive a specific design, pop a note in the special instructions box at checkout and we'll do our best to accomodate...
50 Piece Wooden Farm Blocks
50 chunky wooden blocks with a fun selection of farm characters. For stimulating young imaginations, developing hand-eye co-ordination and just for good, old-fashioned fun. Made with sustainably-sourced wood.
House of Marbles Wooden Choo Choo Train
House of Marbles Wooden Choo Choo Train
A well-made brightly coloured push-along engine & two carriages. This beautiful chunky wooden train is perfect for little hands & is everything you need to get imaginations rolling!
Box measures approx: 37 x 6 x 9.5 cms
Warning: Not suitable for children under 18 months as small parts may present a choking hazard.
Wooden Castle In A Bag
A gorgeous set with 17 chunky wooden pieces to build/stack which will give hours of imaginative play. Blocks vary in size but are all solid wood and made to very high standards. All packed in a drawstring bag with a pictorial label.
Marble Games
A great set of marble games for the whole family. Includes a lovely selection of assorted marbles in various sizes, a miniature wooden archboard, dice and instructions for lots of fun games.
Jacks
A traditional game of skill and dexterity that’s perfect for all the family . This classic playground game includes solid metal jacks stars, a bouncy ball and a cotton bag to take them to school in
Little Box Of Marbles
A selection of lovely toy marbles in a cotton marble bag, complete with a booklet of games to learn and enjoy. A great way to get your collection started. Please note that the packaging may be slightly different to the one pictured.
Recommended for ages 3+.
Box measures: 7 x 7 x 2.5cm approx.
Warning: Not suitable for children under 3 years of age as small parts may present a choking hazard.
Vintage Snakes & Ladders
Vintage Snakes & Ladders
A splendidly vintage version of a fabulous children’s favourite. Players have a fun and frantic race to the finish in this entertaining game for 2-6 persons.
Wooden Cribbage
A very famous and addictive English card game, where a wooden board and metal pegs are used to keep the score. The game apparently dates back to the late 17th century and has been entertaining people ever since. Our set is a handy, pocket-sized version with a folded wooden board, a pack of cards and scoring pegs.
