GraviTrax Junior - Large Starter Set Ice

Bring a frosty burst of STEM excitement into your learning space with the GraviTrax Junior - Large Starter Set Ice, a marble run adventure set in a chilly polar landscape. GraviTrax Junior gives children from the age of 3 a child-friendly introduction to themed marble track worlds, and this Ice World set adds friendly seals, penguins and snowy scenery to the engineering fun. With chunky, easy-to-handle track pieces and 101 components in total, children design their own icy courses and then send marbles sliding, swooping and rolling through tunnels, curves and ramps. As they experiment with different layouts, they naturally explore concepts such as speed, gradient, cause and effect and problem solving, all while immersed in imaginative play about life in cold-climate habitats. The engaging Arctic theme invites rich vocabulary, storytelling and inquiry about animals, environments and how ice and snow behave, making this starter set a powerful blend of science, engineering and creative thinking for early years classrooms.

Educational Benefits:

• Builds early engineering understanding as children design, test and modify marble track pathways across the ice world.
• Strengthens concepts of gravity, slope and motion through hands-on experimentation with ramps, drops and bends.
• Supports fine motor skills and spatial awareness as learners connect track elements, position scenery and release marbles.
• Encourages communication and collaboration when children plan shared builds, negotiate track designs and describe marble journeys.

Classroom & Play Activity Ideas:

• Create a STEM station where small groups design a track and then record which route is fastest, comparing their predictions with results.
• Link to science units on polar regions by placing animal figures along the track and discussing where each creature might live and what it needs.
• Challenge learners to adapt the layout to slow the marble down, prompting talk about friction, longer paths and gentle slopes.
• Invite children to draw or map their finished Ice World, labelling features such as "ice bridge" , "seal tunnel"  and "penguin hill"  to connect construction with literacy.

Product Details

• 3-7 years; always use under adult supervision.
• Contents: 101-piece GraviTrax Junior Starter Set Ice World including track parts, base elements, marbles and themed polar decorations.
• System: complete starter set compatible with all GraviTrax Junior extensions (sold separately).
• Origin: made in Europe.
• Safety information: contains marbles and small parts; not suitable for children under 3 years. Check pieces regularly and remove from use if any component becomes damaged or excessively worn.