10-12 yr
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Tangrams: A Fun Puzzle for All Ages
Transform seven simple pieces into stunning shapes. Tangrams are your gateway to creativity and critical thinking. Dive into more challenges today!
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DIY Tower Sudoku Puzzle
Take four little cubes numbered 1 → 4, and arrange them such that when viewed from any side, all 4 numbers are seen! It’s a tiny spatial reasoning + sequencing workout — like a micro Soma cube that uses numbering as the rulebook.
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DIY Soma Cube Puzzle – Build, Play, and Challenge Your Brain!
Have you ever had a pile of small cubes lying around and wondered what to do with them? We had a whole bunch of 1 cm cubes, and instead of letting them sit in a box, we decided to glue them together into one of the coolest puzzles ever created—the Soma Cube! It’s fun to…
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Math Art- Fibonacci Tea Coasters | Fused Beads Art
The Fibonacci sequence is a super cool math concept with a rich history and some pretty surprising uses. Where did it come from? The sequence is named after Leonardo of Pisa, aka Fibonacci, who wrote about it in his book Liber Abaci back in the 12th century. He used it to explain how fast rabbits…
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Math Art- The Spiral of Theodorus!
The Spiral of Theodorus is a captivating geometric figure that weaves a spiral pattern through a series of connected right triangles.
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The Coin-Through-the-Hole Trick
Challenge a friend to pass a quarter size coin through a piece of paper that has a hole smaller than the coin in it – without tearing the paper! When their frustration peaks, reveal the secret to them. The Coin-Through-the-Hole Trick Explained! Materials Instructions Solution What is going on? This straightforward trick is puzzling because…
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Optical Illusion: Spinny Tops
#Science Art The captivating spin top optical illusion is truly remarkable! When a spin top spins at high speed, it produces an enchanting visual effect. As the spin top spins, its bright colors and complex patterns blend together, creating a unified appearance. This effect is a result of persistence of vision, where our brains retain…
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Math Art- Can You Turn Paper Rings into a Square?
Can you figure out a way to convert the two intertwined paper rings into a flawless square? It’s a fascinating challenge, give it a try! Guidelines Solution To start the process, take two strips of paper. From each strip of paper, make a paper ring like shown below. Position both rings so that they intersect…
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Math Art- Möbius Valentine Hearts
When you delve into the fascinating world of Möbius strips, you’ll discover that there are two distinct types: one created with a clockwise twist and the other with an anticlockwise twist. You might be curious if there’s a method to manipulate, flip, or twist these two variations to make them appear identical. The truth is,…
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The Missing Square Puzzles
The Missing Square puzzle, a.k.a. Vanishing Area Puzzles are timeless examples of lateral thinking challenges.
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Math Art- Möbius Strip
The Möbius strip was discovered by German mathematicians August Ferdinand Möbius and Johann Listing in 1858. The Möbius strip is a non-orientable surface, meaning that it has only one side. If you start drawing a line along the center of the strip, you’ll eventually return to the starting point, but on the “other side” of…
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Paper Escape
Ever thought if you could cut a hole in an A4 size paper and pass your whole body through it? Amaze your kids how they can escape through a piece of paper. What will you need? Method Challenge Try it yourself and have other kids try it at your next event. Enjoy!
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Ox-Yoke Puzzle
The Ox-Yoke Puzzle belongs to a group of string puzzles that were popular during the mid-1800s and early 1900s. In fact, these puzzles are still mind bogglers for all ages today. We used some easy to find materials- string, beads and cardboard to make this puzzle. The object of the Ox-Yoke Puzzle is to move…
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Agamograph Art
An Agamograph is a type of kinetic art form, first implemented by an Israeli artist Yaacov Agam. Kinetic arts, as the name indicate, require movement- either the viewer needs to move or the object needs to be moved for the full effect. This is a unique art form made with interlaced images that creates optical…
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Break the Code
Let’s create a fun math puzzle! This is a favorite of my little one, who loves to challenge himself with math problems. We call it “break the code” puzzle, and it’s incredibly easy to make. In fact, you can put it together in just under 10 minutes. Material Required Directions First, create four circles of…
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3×3 Magic Square
Math Magic Square: Let’s dive in and discover the magic of mathematics! Create and learn to solve 3×3 magic squares.
