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Multi-color Quantities Arranging Game

by admin April 16, 2016

If kids were to spend some extended time at home instead of outside playing with friends, then you should always be prepared to give them something worthwhile to do. They can only play with certain toys for so long as well as watch TV until they get bored. They might sometimes be in need of a mental challenge to keep them a bit occupied. A mental puzzle like the Multi-color Quantities Arranging Game can keep them busy.

The Multi-color Quantities Arranging Game is a set of wooden pieces that come in different shapes and colors. The variety of shapes available can help drive that creativity out and put to good use playing with the wooden pieces. They can use the pieces to create some pattern or design as they play. If not the set also comes with design cards that kids can use to challenge themselves through matching the designs. The set helps encourage a child’s fine motor skills, visual-spatial skills as well as their ability to match patterns and designs. The Multi-color Quantities Arranging Game is ideal for kids from 2 years old and above and is available at Fat Brain Toys for $19.

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Laser Maze Jr.

by admin October 29, 2015

Playing with puzzles is a game most kids love to do. And it also helps in their mental development as well. Trying to solve puzzles help create new neural pathways in the brain that improves cognitive function. In short, it helps improve brain function. So why not let your kids play with games like the Laser Maze Jr. to help them do just that?

The Laser Maze Jr. is a puzzle set that is as high tech as it is fun. The puzzle involves trying to guide a laser beam using mirrors in order to lead it to a rocket ship. It comes with a game board and special challenge cards that serve as the maze. Kids then need to arrange the mirrors to guide the laser beam into the rocket ship. Once done, kids flip on a switch. And when the rocket ship lights up, then the player has successfully solve the puzzle maze.

The Laser Maze Jr. comes with 40 challenge cards, 2 rocket targets, 5 mirrors, 3 space rock blockers and a beam splitter. The challenges comes with different levels of difficulty. The Laser Maze Jr. helps kids develop their critical thinking, logic as well as their visual-spatial skills. The puzzle set is ideal for kids from 6 years old and above. It is available at Fat Brain Toys for $30.

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STEM Puzzle Test

by admin October 27, 2015

Playing with puzzles help develop a child’s brain. It also helps them explore different insights in trying to solve certain problems. There are also puzzles that help teach kids more than just trying to solve them. Puzzles like the STEM Puzzle Test can even help kids understand and become more intrigued with the different science fields.

The STEM Puzzle Test allows kids to solve puzzles associated with Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. There are four puzzles designed to amaze and fascinate kids with the solution to each one. The four puzzles- the Anti-Gravity Puzzle, the Ball Bearing Test, the Robot Transformer and that Number Challenge- are all designed to help encourage in kids an understanding of the major laws of science. It also helps kids develop an interest in the different principles that help explain the solutions to these puzzles. The STEM Puzzle Test is made out of durable and long-lasting wood. It is available at Fat Brain Toys for $20.

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Osmo iPad Game For Kids

by admin July 28, 2015

Kids love to play some games. They enjoy the challenge and have fun with trying to come out being the winner in the end. Most kids today love games with the modern and high tech twist. It may not necessarily be in the mold of video games. But kids do gravitate towards games that they can play with their tablets or smartphones. This Osmo iPad Game for kids will surely fit right into this mold.

The Osmo iPad Game is a unique game about puzzles that kids will love. Kids play with this puzzle set with the help of their iPad. The puzzle set comes with three games kids can choose from- Words, Newton and Tangram games. There are letter and shape tiles kids can use to play the games. Next, kids need to download the three game apps into their iPad for free at the iTunes Store. Once that is done, kids then attach the reflector into the iPad and let it stand on the base. Then the kids can try out the games.

With Words, kids can try to come up with the word that correlates to an image on the iPad by using the letter tiles. Kids place the letter tiles in front of the iPad to fill in the blanks or complete the words. In the Tangram game, kids can use the shape tiles to try and imitate the image of shapes indicated on the tablet. The Newton game requires kids using pen and paper to try and connect the falling beads to targets by drawing lines.

The Osmo iPad Game is interesting twist to the usual puzzles and games kids play. Using the iPad along with the puzzle and letter pieces makes it more fun and interesting for many kids to try out. The Osmo iPad Game is ideal for kids from 6 years old and above. It is available at Firebox for 70 UK Pounds or around $109.

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Professor Egg Head’s Pyramid Box

by admin June 30, 2015

Kids love solving puzzles once they begin doing them. After solving one puzzle, they usually look for others to solve. It also helps that some of the puzzles have an increasing level of difficulty. It helps develop many of their skills as they try to find solutions. If your kid is looking for another puzzle challenge, this Professor Egg Head’s Pyramid Box might be an ideal candidate.

The Professor Egg Head’s Pyramid Box is a unique puzzle that helps develop a kid’s spatial awareness. The objective of the puzzle is to try and remove the pyramid from inside its special box. It may sound so simple but it can be quite challenging to solve.

Solving the Professor Egg Head’s Pyramid Box involves knowledge and awareness of squares, triangles and other shapes. Kids need to manipulate and move the pieces in certain angles in order to free the pyramid from the box. Kids will need to analyze and approach the puzzle at different angles to try and solve it. The Professor Egg Head’s Pyramid Box is ideal for puzzle-loving kids from 7 years old and above. It is available at Amazon for around $14.
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IQ Candy Puzzle Set

by admin June 18, 2015

Little minds need a wide variety of mental stimulation in order to develop and grow. Puzzles and games can help in this area by offering challenges that kids need discover and solve. The mental processes that happen when doing such activities can help a lot in their mental development especially if they do it often. Playing with the IQ Candy set can do the same thing by providing kids with fun mental challenges.

The IQ Candy is a puzzle set that features a board with various pegs. There are also several puzzle pieces designed to look like colorful candy. The objective of the game is to place the puzzle pieces into the board based on a given puzzle from the puzzle booklet. It may look simple. But once kids learn that they need to match the puzzle pieces with the placement of various pegs on the board, then they learn that it becomes a challenge.

The IQ Candy set comes with 7 game pieces in different unique shapes and colors. The puzzle set also comes with an instruction booklet that also provides 60 puzzles in different levels of difficulty to solve. Kids need not worry about not knowing the solutions to some of the confounding puzzles, as they are included at the back of the book. The IQ Candy is ideal for kids from 7 years old and above. It is available at Fat Brain Toys for $16.

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I-Jig Interactive Electronic Puzzle System

by admin May 19, 2015

Kids would love to play with puzzles and games if they are quite interesting enough. Other kids simply love doing them all the time. But it will not harm if these puzzles become more interesting with added interactive features. This is what the I-Jig Interactive Electronic Puzzle System can offer.

The I-Jig Interactive Electronic Puzzle System is more than just a typical jigsaw puzzle that kids need to put together. It is actually a puzzle system composed of different games. There is the classic jigsaw puzzle that comes with a modern twist- it cues encouraging phrases and fun sound effects as kids try to put up the puzzle together. There is also the Find and Seek game that helps kids develop object, color, sound and counting skills. Different puzzles offer kids a unique set of exciting things to discover. The Discovery Time mode offers kids with games that unlocks when they use the puzzle keys after completing the puzzles.

The I-Jig Interactive Electronic Puzzle System comes with the electronic I-jig system, 2 sets of a 24-piece jigsaw puzzle, 2 puzzle keys and a guide for parents for learning ideas and additional games. The I-Jig system requires 3 AAA batteries to work. It is an ideal toy for kids 3 years old and above. It is available at Fisher Price for $25.

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Giant Tangram Set

by admin May 13, 2015

Solving puzzles help kids stimulate their mental abilities. It helps them learn how to find different ways to get answers and solutions. In a way, it helps kids learn how to be creative as well. Kids can start playing with puzzles at an early age. But it should be something that catches their eye for them to get interested at it. This Giant Tangram set will help introduce toddlers to the wonderful world of puzzles.

The Giant Tangram set come in seven jumbo-sized foam shapes in bright colors that kids can try to combine in endless variations to create interesting and fun images. Kids can first play up with the different shapes and explore how they match and look. As they eventually get it, they can try going for creating images based on the combination of the shapes. The set comes with fifteen double-sided challenge cards- with one side showing a silhouette of an image the kids can try to create and the other side shows how the answer how the shapes are combined.

The Giant Tangram set helps kids develop their gross motor skills as well as their visual-spatial skills. It also helps develop their creativity. The set comes with 2 large triangles, a medium triangle, 2 small triangles, a square and a parallelogram. This puzzle set is ideal for kids as young as a year old and above. It is available at Fat Brain Toys for $37.

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Puzzle Battle Game

by admin December 13, 2014

There are many kids who love puzzles. Trying to assemble pieces of a puzzle and then complete it gives kids a sense of accomplishment or achievement. Not only that, it is also fun to do. It can even be more enjoyable if friends join in on the fun. The Puzzle Battle Game is one activity that adds some competition to puzzle building games.

The Puzzle Battle is a set of puzzles that mixes in a competitive game between friends or family members. The set consists of sixty puzzle pieces that creates two different images. Players choose what image they wish to build up with the puzzle pieces and then it is a race to see who can finish first. All the pieces are mixed together and it is up to the players to find which pieces of the puzzle belong to the image they are building. Craziness ensues when both players find out that they are building the same image after all. The first player to complete the puzzle wins.

Playing the Puzzle Battle is both fun and exciting. Easy rules help make it fun for even for the younger kids. The fast-paced action always provides the excitement in the game. The game helps develop fine motor skills, image recognition, as well as focus and concentration. It is ideal for kids from 6 years old and above. The Puzzle Battle comes in three puzzle designs to choose from- jungle, pirates and dragon and princess. It is available at Fat Brain Toys for $15.

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Highlights My First Hidden Pictures 2015

by admin October 25, 2014

Kids love to discover things at an early age. You can see their eyes darting everywhere, exploring their surroundings. You can see their hands trying to hold things that are within their grasp. You can also nurture this sense of discovery and help them develop other skills such as focus and concentration. Giving them this Highlights My First Hidden Pictures 2015 set will certainly do the job.

The Highlights My First Hidden Pictures 2015 is a 4-book set of puzzle books that feature colorful picture puzzles with hidden items that kids need to find. Kids can try to match the pictures with colorful stickers that also come with each book. The picture puzzles come in both black and white as well as in full color. Aside from the picture puzzles, there are also other fun activities that kids can do like follow the trials, dot to dot, draw a picture and more.

The Highlights My First Hidden Pictures 2015 comes with four books with 25 pages each. It also includes 192 stickers as well as a list of clues for the different puzzles. The puzzle books help develop a child’s visual recognition and matching skills and helps improve their focus. The Highlights My First Hidden Pictures 2015 is ideal for kids from 5 years old and above. It is available at Fat Brain Toys for $20.

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Dinosaur A-Z Puzzle

by admin March 15, 2014

Stimulating a child’s brain and learning aptitude is a challenge for many parents. One thing that is always a problem is keeping a child’s attention on the learning task. Using toys to teach kids is always the best method of keeping the kids find fun in a learning activity. Toys like the Dinosaur A-Z Puzzle will help in this area.

The Dinosaur A-Z Puzzle helps put some fun in teaching kids the alphabet. It take the form of a 3D jigsaw puzzle that kids have to assemble. Each puzzle piece comes with a different letter of the alphabet, giving them clues on how to put up the puzzle letter by letter. The Dinosaur A-Z Puzzle can be used as an educational tool to help teach kids the alphabet. Once they get the hang of the letter sequences, they can start putting the dinosaur puzzle together, developing their problem solving skills in the process.

The Dinosaur A-Z Puzzle is made up of wooden puzzle pieces. Each piece takes on different colors, making them not only interesting to look at but also help introduce kids to distinguishing between colors. It can also help develop their color identification skills. This puzzle set is designed for kids from 5 years old and above. It is available at Fat Brain Toys for $29.

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Thinkfun Laser Maze

by admin January 9, 2014

Kids always love to play with toys that challenge their imagination. There are kids that really love toys that are unlike anything that they have played with. Such innovative toys do not really come often. But once they do, there are kids who immediately want to get their hands into them. Such toys like the Thinkfun Laser Maze that can provide this type of excitement.

Kids will love the type of play that Thinkfun Laser Maze can offer. It is a unique puzzle game that makes use of laser technology to provide the challenge. It requires a lot of brainpower and imagination to try and set the laser beam to get from one end to another in a number of mind-challenging mazes. The puzzle set comes with a game grid, eleven game tokens composed of 1 laser, 2 beam splitters, 1 mirror, 1 cell blocker, 5 target/mirror and 1 checkpoint. The set also comes with 60 challenge cards or puzzles that range from beginner to expert levels. The objective of the puzzle game is to create a pattern using the different game tokens and place them on the game grid in order to beam the laser from the starting to the end point. Kids who are fascinated playing with lights and lasers will surely love to play this unique puzzle game. It is designed for kids from 8 years old and above. The Thinkfun Lazer Maze is available at Amazon for $100.