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KADEN Wooden Marble Runs from Oskar's Wooden Ark in Australia
KADEN Wooden Marble Runs from Oskar's Wooden Ark in Australia

KADEN Wooden Marble Runs

Lovingly handmade in the Ore Mountains in Germany, award-winning KADEN Marble Runs impress with their simple modular design, variety of available components and quality workmanship. 

KADEN was founded in 1994 by father and son team, Professor Gerd Kaden and Matthias Kaden. A passion for toys and wooden design led them to produce their very own specialised wooden building blocks with built-in ball tracks.

Each individually shaped block is perfectly designed to connect with every other block in a set to create endless marble run combinations consisting of horizontal paths, curves, bridge elements, labyrinths, stairs, funnels, and cascades. The many construction possibilities provide long-lasting fun and multiple educational benefits for children and adults alike.

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KADEN Wooden Marble Runs from Oskar's Wooden Ark in Australia

We offer KADEN Marble Runs in three sizes - S, M AND XL.  A number of different sets are available in each size range, each with their own unique components; for example waves, spirals and musical chords.

All sets of a particular size are compatible with each other. Customers may wish to start with one or two sets and then expand their collection over time as they look to create larger or more varied marble runs.

View our range of KADEN Marble Runs
KADEN Wooden Marble Runs from Oskar's Wooden Ark in Australia - Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

How are KADEN Marble Runs made? What is the difference between the S, M and XL KADEN sets? What age group are they best suited to? What are the educational benefits of playing with KADEN Marble Runs?

We answer all these questions and more in our dedicated FAQ guide...

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Answers to your KADEN FAQs

Watch this video demonstration of four KADEN "S" sets (cover image: @steph.soj)

KADEN Play Inspiration

Apart from building marble runs, are there other ways to play with KADEN Marble Run sets?

The beauty of open-ended toys like KADEN Marble Runs is that they can be enjoyed in a multitude of ways. Our customers have come up with some seriously fun activities using components from their KADEN sets. Have a look at some examples from Allie @woodentoyplay, including sensory play with coloured rice, a slider puzzle maze, a KADEN Easter egg dispenser and an epic marble run construction using KADEN components in combination with SumBlox and Grimm's Wooden Toys.

KADEN Wooden marble runs - play ideas and inspiration
KADEN Wooden marble runs - play ideas and inspiration
KADEN Wooden marble runs - play ideas and inspiration
KADEN Wooden marble runs - play ideas and inspiration
Distributed in Australia by Wooden Playroom

KADEN is distributed in Australia by Wooden Playroom