Things You'll Need:
- A computer with internet access
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Step 1
I have a very active 6 year old daughter that simply loves On line Puzzle Games. Over the years her dad and I have come up with many great sites that offer many great options for playing great puzzles.
The first site we go to is "Popcap.com". This site offers simply hundreds of games with a variety of age levels and skill levels. Even the teens in our household adore going to this site and many a time I walk in to our computer area to find them in heated competition with each other (on 2 separate computers) to see who can complete the puzzle first. Since we home school some of these skills translate into some school credit and enhance our home schooling curriculum. If only all class work could be this easy. -
Step 2
Another favorite site is simply, "jigzone.com". With a "puzzle of the day" and a variety of subject matters (including science and history which translate to school credit to my children's delight). Again a variety of skill levels (some which you can change "mid puzzle" if you decide your puzzle is too difficult. Jig zone will also keep track of your "solve time" and you can compete with your friends or at least brag about your score. Have a competition amongst the kids and see how fast everyone solves a particular puzzle. Upload your own photos and turn them into online puzzles. Challenge your friends or put a puzzle in your blog. Whatever you like, its there and great fun.
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Step 3
Join the Puzzle League on "Puzzlemonster.com". By joining the puzzle league you will have access to a weekly puzzle and be eligible to compete in world wide competitions. Try the logic puzzles or math puzzles. Check out the memory puzzles or trivia. Print out a puzzle and solve it manually for a change of pace. By incorporating puzzles into your children's lives you are furthering their educations and giving them new and exciting challenges. Check out the word ladder or how about the chain gang. If you like a specific type of puzzle chances are you will find it on puzzle monster dot com. With so many choices you may not get to any of the other sites.
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Step 4
Our final site for puzzles is "Puzzlechoice.com". Again with many options and opportunities to expand your education while still having fun. Education doesn't have to be boring and by incorporating puzzles into our children's education it definitely isn't boring. Print out your puzzle or try something more interactive. Try a logic puzzle or word search.
