A brain teaser is a puzzle you solve by thinking rather than by knowing a fact. The answer is hidden in plain sight: in the exact words of a riddle, in the clues of a logic grid, or in a pattern you have not noticed yet. Working one out builds the habits good problem solvers share: read carefully, test an idea, notice when it fails and try another.
Choose a level to match the child. Easy teasers suit ages 4 to 7 and can be read aloud; medium ones need a few steps of reasoning; hard ones take patience and, often, a pencil. The riddles come with two hints, so a stuck child can get a nudge instead of the answer.
Riddles to puzzle over
Read the riddle and think it through. When you are ready, open its page for two hints, the answer and an explanation of why it works.
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Puzzle games to play
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Logic & Puzzles
Crack the vault code: find what changes along each row and column, then pick the missing tile.
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Logic & Puzzles
Turn, flip and fit the seven tangram pieces to fill each shadow.
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Logic & Puzzles
Slide tiles and blocks into place — then try to match the fewest moves.
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Coding
Snap together arrow, repeat and dance blocks to guide Bolt the robot home.
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English
Flip glowing lanterns to find pairs that belong together.
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Mathematics
Set up Olly's picnic by putting every shape on its matching outline.
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Mathematics
Help tidy Olly's house: every block goes in the room where it belongs.
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