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Brain Teasers

Brain teasers and puzzles for kids
Our family loves a good, clever brain teaser! They serve as boredom busters for thinking kids and help children learn how to apply problem solving and logic skills. In this collection of brain teasers you will find everything from diy puzzles, waiting games and logic games. Have fun!

clever brain teasers and logic games for kids

Make Your Own Brain Teaser Advent Calendar

November 17, 2020

brain teaser advent calendar printable and decorative jar

The run-up to Christmas is exciting, isn’t it? So much anticipation in the air and a jolly good advent calendar can add to the atmosphere. Sure, you could pick up the traditional chocolate calendar but why not try something new? Something that gives the brain a little boost in the morning? Something like…. a brain…
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Gift Guide for Kids: Best Single Player Logic Games

November 15, 2020

Fantastic single player logic games kids will love.

There is no greater gift you can give parents than a single player logic game for their kids. I’m serious. Single player logic games do the following: Increase kids’ brain power; and Keep the quietly busy for house of independent play. Convinced, yet? I thought so. We happen to have a rather larger than average…
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5 Coding Games for Kids to Play Offline

July 1, 2020

image showing 5 different offline coding games for kids

Learning how to code is a valuable skill but fortunately, your kids don’t have to sit in front of a screen for hours on end in order to learn programming concepts! These five screen-free coding games for kids teach the logic and planning skills they need to excel at coding. The games below include both…
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Trominoes: Mathematical Puzzles for Kids

April 29, 2020

Two ways to play trominoes

What is a fun, quick math game for kids that they can squeeze into any free moment? Trominoes! Trominoes is a easy pen and paper game that exercises visual perception and spatial reasoning skills, and teaches kids how to think ahead and strategize. Trominoes may remind you of the tetris, and indeed, the concept is…
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Moon Spinner: Brain Game of the Month

April 9, 2020

Moon Spinner brain teaser with blue background

Remember spending hours in the 1980s trying to solve that Rubik’s cube you got for Christmas? Well, let me introduce you to the brain teaser puzzle for your kids’ generation. Moon Spinner! Moon Spinner from ThinkFun is an ingenious puzzle that consists of rotating circles. The mission, should your kids choose to accept it, is…
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15 Word Games for Kids and Families

October 2, 2019

List of word games

What are some good word games to play with kids, that even grown-ups will enjoy playing? If this is the pressing question on your mind, then you have come to the right place. My family loves to play screen-free waiting games. memory games, and brain puzzlers, and I have observed over the years how helpful these…
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Triangle Puzzle Will Stump Your Kids Longer than You Thought Possible

June 25, 2019

Supplies for making paper triangle puzzle

Quick! Your kids are hovering over you, asking you for the tablet, begging for another 15 minutest of video games and all you want to do is drink your tea and close your eyes against the onslaught and cacophony of voices! What do you do? Why you give them this paper triangle puzzle of course!…
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Have Patience! Two Brain-Building Solitaire Board Games

March 5, 2019

Classic peg solitaire puzzle game board set up to start.

It may seem like all your kids want to do is play games online, and you are wondering how you can get your kids off the iPad!  With a little encouragement, screen-free solitaire board games can be just as tempting (really!), after all, people have been playing them for centuries! And bonus: no battery power…
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