Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When most of us get that package in the mail from Amazon or wherever, we tend to throw the cardboard box away. We might keep a few ...

Elliott, left, and Sam Coffey race marbles on their Space Racer Marble Run. Elliot Coffey races marbles on his Space Racer Marble Run. Elliott, left, and Sam Coffey race marbles on their Space Racer ...

Alright kids, let’s see you flex those engineering muscles. Think you’ve got what it takes to put together this cardboard marble-run from scratch? Be warned, this will entail some measuring, cutting ...

What do cardboard, marbles and motors have in common? That’s for Evanston youth to figure out through this year’s Cardboard Carnival: Marble Adventure Edition. On Jan. 23, Evanston Public Library and ...

Which marble run is best? Marble runs are rolling ball sculptures you build yourself. You assemble tracks in all kinds of wild configurations and watch as the marbles roll down hills, around corners ...

When most of us get that package in the mail from Amazon or wherever, we tend to throw the cardboard box away. We might keep a few for household items, or to send packages ourselves. But mostly, they ...