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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

15 Brain Games for Kids Your Kids Will Love

August 7, 2018

Fun brain games for kids

What if I told you there is a way for your children to become better thinkers, keep their eyeballs healthy and build social skills all at the same time? Brain games will do just that! Brain games for kids are an essential part of my parenting toolkit. They fill the time while waiting in line,…
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by: Erica posted in: Games 5 Comments

Sim Pencil Game: A Mathematical Brain Teaser for 2 Players!

June 13, 2018

Sim pencil game using mathematical principles.

Where has this game been all my life? I’ve always liked dots and boxes for a great on the go waiting or travel game, and the Sim pencil game, also known as “the game of Sim” is a great new discovery for us! It’s more than a game, it’s a brain teaser for two players!…
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by: Erica posted in: Games

Game of the Month: Cat Crimes

April 26, 2018

ThinkFun Cat Crimes game

I bet you love it when your children can sit down and play a quiet brainteaser or thinking game. You know that they are building their brains and keeping out of mischief at the same time! ThinkFun is one of my favorite go-to game resources because they have a huge repertoire of single player brainteasers…
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Five Pointed Star: A Math Card Puzzle

August 16, 2017

10 cards for math card puzzle

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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Take-Along Boredom Busters for Kids

May 4, 2016

Every parent is intimately familiar with the one thing that must be in her (or his!) purse at all times. AT ALL TIMES. A boredom buster. Or two. Maybe even a dozen. For several years now I have been taking along my friend Carolyn’s I Spy printables every time we go to a restaurant. EVERY…
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Magic Triangle: Math Puzzle for Kids

April 12, 2016

Perimeter magic triangle puzzle with printable.

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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Pentalpha Puzzle: A Brain Teaser from Crete

March 31, 2016

Pentalpha puzzle is a brain teaser for kids and families from Crete. Looks simpler than it is.

My kids and I have really been having a blast discovering brain teasers, puzzles and games from around the world. Last week we tried our hand at this pentalpha puzzle, which I believe has its origins in Crete. (I wasn’t able to find any authoritative reference to this, however.) It is part of a category of games…
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The Amazing, Stupendous, Impossible Paper Puzzle

March 29, 2016

The impossible paper puzzle is a fun trick for kids.

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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20 Waiting Games For Kids That Will Tickle Your Brain

March 24, 2016

Waiting games for kids that will stretch their brains.

Here’s what’s missing from your life: more brain teasers. I’m not kidding. They help you relax in a lot of sticky situations. Such as family gatherings. And when you have to play the waiting game. I know you hate getting caught waiting in a long line with your kids without something to keep them (and…
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The Tricky Tricky Peg Solitaire Triangle Game

January 21, 2016

Peg solitaire triangle game is a logic game for kids and adults. Free printable to play at home

While cleaning out the games closet I game across a wooden peg solitaire triangle game. It’s a classic logic game, but some of the pegs were missing so the remaining parts were a bit useless. I knew immediately, however, that I cold design a peg game that would not take up precious space in our…
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