Long time readers of this blog know that my kids love math and as a family we have enjoyed many an evening playing games, teasing out puzzles and solving brain teasers. Bethany of Math Geek Mama is here today to share something that combines all four topics into one stupendous activity: a math card puzzle…
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Math Activities for Kids
My oldest son was an early math learner so we've spend lots of time at home playing math games and setting up math activities to supplement his school work. Along the way I've learned math doesn't have to be all about worksheets and memorization, it can be creative, too!
For a quick overview be sure to peruse 25 favorite creative math ideas for after school.
We adore merging mathematics and art in amazing math art activities.
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Lu-lu Dice: A Fun Math Game from Hawai’i
You and your kids may have never heard of Lu-lu Dice, but brace yourselves because you are about to discover an awesome new boredom buster that just so happens to have a sneaky math component. It’s a win-win situation: your kids will be occupied playing a fun game and learning something, will you will get some…
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Sierpinski Fractal Triangle: Holiday Math Art for Kids
Welcome to the most awesome math art holiday project you can imagine: make a Christmas tree out of a Sierpinski fractal triangle. Okay, I realize there is a lot to unpack in that statement. Let’s start with something easier to grasp. This math art project is a great STEAM activity for kids to do at home,…
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DIY Summer Math Camp: Budget-Friendly Activity Plans
Summer camp is really expensive. Maybe not where you live, but in our area, sending one kid to camp costs thousands of dollars. I’d love to be able to tell my kids to keep themselves busy with free play 24/7 for 2 and half months, but then there is a lot of sibling fighting, and…….
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Magic Triangle: Math Puzzle for Kids
Are you ready to give your kids a fun math puzzle and brain teaser to streeeaaaatch their brains? I’m ready to give you one! Have you ever heard of the magic triangle puzzle? The concept is similar to the magic square, which was part of our diy Camp Mathematics last year. In that case, the…
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The Amazing, Stupendous, Impossible Paper Puzzle
My kids and I have come to love topology paper tricks such as Möbius strips, Möbius hearts, and turning two circles into a square. When I came across this impossible paper puzzle (sometimes known as the impossible paper trick) I knew the boys would love trying to figure out how it works. In case you don’t know, topology…
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Super Fun and Creative Pi Day Activities for Kids
Ever since I shared our pi skyline activity with the world, I have been flattered by how many teachers have done the art project as one of their pi day activities with their students! Pi day is March 14 because the first three digits of pi are 3.14. Art is such a good way to get…
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Mobius Strip Hearts: A Valentine for Math Nerds
How do you express love on valentine’s day in the most nerdy way possible? You make möbius strip hearts, of course. We previously entered the world of topology with Möbius strips and turning two circles into a square, so what better way to express our love of creative ways to learn math than with a super geeky…
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