Tasty Labs: Gumball Machine Maker - Super Stunts & Tricks | Engineering Set | Build Marble Runs to Explore Physics, Force, Motion, Gravity | STEM Science Learning & Education | Ages 6+

Fun and easy to put together! I do with it came with and extra bag of gumballs only bc the kids ate them in one day lol

I’m extremely happy with this purchase. The quality exceeded my expectations, and everything arrived exactly as described. It was well packaged, easy to set up/use, and feels durable and thoughtfully made. I’ve been using it regularly and it performs consistently without any issues. You can tell attention was given to both design and functionality. Shipping was fast, the price was fair, and the overall experience was smooth from start to finish. I would definitely purchase from this seller again and would recommend this product to others without hesitation.

First of all it arrive with a crack in the container to hold the gum balls. Easily fixed with tape but still. Plastic seems cheap overall and we were afraid of breaking it further the entire time putting it together. Got it as a silly gift for my adult brother and I and our father. We would probably rate it as a 2 but going to give it a 3 for kids. The mechanism to release a gumball was almost useless. It constantly jammed in both directions and was almost impossible to get a gum all out. This would be the biggest frustration for a child. Several of the “experiments” are overhyped, especially the claim that they teach physics. The dominoes is a disappointment - the ball is intended to fall off the track. Actually it’s intended to fall off for several of the “experiments”. The momentum trap track was basically just the same as the 180 degree track. A few experiments were fun though! Trampoline was cool, although assembly was confusing. Centripetal force funnel was also cool. Slingshot was definitely entertaining even as an adult. Be aware that you can only do a few experiments at once due to the height of the gym all machine, especially if you want to do ones requiring more height like the pendulum. Overall I guess I’d recommend it if it was $10-15 max but for the price it’s not really worth it and I could see it being frustrating for children.

This was an arse to assemble, there's the instructions book and a QR code to take you to a video on how to assemble it in different ways. The videos are too quick for me, I had to watch the video a dozen times to get it right. Frustrating but at least I left a few strands of hair left on my husband's head 😄👌🏼. It came with a small bag of 14mm size gumballs, I wanted more so I found the 14 mm size gumballs, Double Bubble. Nice big bag just right for the gumball machine. Have to keep twisting it until a gumball comes out. But be careful that you don't break it. Twist it one way and another to get one completely out. Sometimes it works with a few twists in one direction. The rest of the things I put into a ziploc bag to keep them in one place and easy to find. 4 stars because it was challenging for me and seems like it will break easily if not cautious. In the end, it turned out well and was fun to play with. I did the pinball so my daughter is having fun and sharing everyone's gum💖👌🏼.

As other reviewers noted, the parts are flimsy and poorly made. Things that should snap together don't do so well, or if they do they require a level of strength more than an 8-9 year old may possess. The mechanism to dispense gumballs is poorly designed and often gets stuck and damages the gumballs. Once completed, it definitely feels like one wrong move could cause it to be irreparably damaged due to cracking of plastic. The legs especially seem flimsy. The "STEM" parts of the guide book seem to be reaching a bit and are too densely written to be easily absorbed by the target audience without adult distillation. There are a number of "experiments" which attempt to introduce physics concepts and throw a lot of words around but they don't feel like they build on each other and each "experiment" is mechanically and visually underwhelming. That said - it was a reasonably good time to put together and build - as others noted it's just way too expensive for what it is. I'd say this would be a good value at $10 given the poor quality of the parts and learning materials.

Where do I start, how about with the CONS. The gumballs actually taste good, so they are going to get eaten. So … Yup, that’s the cons list. Now for the PROS, This is another great science kit from Thames & Kosmos, but this time They put the GUM in FUN! Or is that the FUN in GUM … Anyways right outta the box, you can tell that there’s a lot going on, starting with this kit from the QR code on the front that takes you to a number of explanatory videos that mirror the experiments in the box, where they take you through various experiments that teach you about the different pieces in the kit, like the Smooth track, Momentum track, inclined plane, Centripetal Force funnel, etc. To the “expert set-ups” in the manual that show you how to combine the different pieces and combinations to construct almost like a gumball “Rube Goldberg” machine. And this is where the real fun begins, combining the various parts, creating different experiments, observing the actions and reactions, making adjustments, and doing it all again is where your kids are going to have a great time and get lost in it. To be honest, your kids probably won’t even get to the expert set-ups before they are off on a tangent bouncing gumballs off the trampoline, trying to land them in the funnel, where they will circle around and head off to pendulum and then to the ... Forget about handing the kids the iPad, put this in front of them, and watch their creativity soar while they have a great time learning physics in the process.

My nephew is gumball obsessed and he loved this gift. It comes with a handful of gumballs. He finds it to be very fun that the gumballs come our different ways. He loved building it.

I really, REALLY wanted to love this item for my kiddo...but, it just did not hold up to expectations. The concept is great with having multiple variations of builds and encouraging kids to try their own builds. However, the pieces do not snap into place like they should and throw off the necessary angles/slopes needed to make it work. Also, the mechanism to move the gumballs from the globe out to the track tends to crush the gumballs and get stuck. The instructions could have also been more clear. There was a great image in the front of the booklet with everything laid out and numbered along with the part names, but some of the names were a bit cumbersome and it would have worked better if the part numbers had been used in the "which piece goes where" sections instead of the names. Even once we got the different variations built, the gumballs got stuck or didn't go where they were supposed to without holding certain parts in place or a lot of assistance with keeping them moving. My 9-year-old was in frustrated tears and wishing he had spent his Christmas money on something else by the end of the whole thing.

Not worth the price, reasons follow: 1- it has edible gum-balls which are soft and gets stuck in the machine. 2- gum-balls leave color on kids hands 3- assembly is not easy instructions are not clear 4- build quality of the machine is good but major elements i.e gum-balls are edible and soft.

I bought this item as a gift for my niece. She put it together and loves it.

This product is absolutely garbage. The gimbals get stuck in the top turning mechanism( which comes pre assembled). If the gumball makes its way out, it’s totally deformed and the top colour has tuned into powder. If it doesn’t come out, you have to take out all the gum balls to release the one that is stuck. The domino feature does not work. This machine is not wort $60. This is a dollar store product at best. Very disappointed

It’s like a marble run gone horribly wrong ! Real low quality runners and plastic

Missing pieces & broken pieces , & for almost $70.00 , non of the tracks they demonstrated actually work. The gumball never makes it through the run. Wouldn’t let me return or refund or even get the missing pieces. Not impressed