Puzzles and riddles are terrific mind-stretching activities to help you raise kids with growth mindsets and good executive function skills. Put together this math cube riddle, a challenging DIY puzzle. As you know, we love a good creative math activity. Whether it’s turning cookies into fractions, playing a rousing game of Sumoku or making curves out of…
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Math Games for Kids
Math games combine my children's passion for games and math activities. Sometimes we make up our own games using materials we have at home but we also play a lot of traditional board games that exercise math games.
Game of the Month: Zeus on the Loose
On a whim this winter, while the kids were stuck inside claiming boredom of the highest degree, I purchased Zeus on the Loose card game. It turned out to be an enormous hit and I love the way it helps my 6 year old practice his math skills. Of course, I had to make it a…
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Game of the Month: Yamslam
My kids and I have been playing a lot of Yamslam lately, so it was a natural choice for our game of the month series. Yamslam shares a few traits with the classic game Yahtzee, but it’s much better for playing with children. {This is an unsponsored post. Yamslam was a family gift from a…
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Fun Math Activity: Parking Lot Addition
Finding fun math activities for my Kindergartener is high on my to do list these days and if I can find an indoor activity that combines math and toy cars, well then… score! This parking lot addition game was the perfect entertainment on a recent weekend morning. My youngest son is rapidly following in his mathematics-loving brother’s…
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Kindergarten Number Matching Game
Even though I’m calling this math activity a number game for kindergarteners, it’s also appropriate for preschoolers and younger. It’s something fun my son and I decided to do to practice number and quantity recognition. He’s so excited about learning some math in school this year (even though kindergarten math is basically counting). He sees…
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Game of the Month: Rummikub
November’s game of the month is Rummikub, which I’m happy to say is very affordable. Kiddo traded in his Halloween candy for this game and he agreed that he definitely made a wise decision. Candy for Rummikub? No contest! (Note: affiliate links included below) As in the classic Rummy card game, the object of Rummikub is…
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Easy Indoor Ball Game
Indoor ball games for kids can be a fun way to spend a rainy day inside and if you have a cardboard box, some marbles or ping-pong balls, putting together this indoor ball game could not be easier. Cut a few holes in a box and put it on the floor. The boys used marbles…
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Game of the Month: Colorku
My seven year old loves his giant sized version of Color Sudoku called Colorku. It is a little pricey; he received it as a gift and it gets a lot of use. I love that he can play the game independently, so it keeps him busy while I’m doing other things. Colorku (affiliate link) is played…
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Easy Math Game: Fiverton
In my last post covering Tools for Math Games I promised you another easy and fun math game you can do at home. Plus, Kiddo adores this game and wants to play it all the time. For this one we use poker chips, but you could easily substitute a quantity of buttons, beads, blocks, etc….
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Counting with Pom Pons
New Kid is just about the age Kiddo was when I started this blog. This is significant because it means you will probably be seeing more preschooling ideas around here. Well… maybe. I make no promises. Case in point: sorting and counting. I turned the very useful egg carton into a pom pom sorter, counting…
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