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Puzzle Room

Notice patterns, match shapes, and solve friendly puzzles.

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Rainbow Post shape and pattern matching route
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Rainbow Post

Match shapes and surface patterns without relying on colour

Ages 4–6Starting outUntimedShort instructions and optional hints
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Pattern Picnic

Recognise and continue simple patterns

Ages 4–7Growing confidenceUntimedA short instruction and labelled help
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Shape Builders

Identify and compare basic shapes

Ages 3–5Starting outUntimedOne shape name and a short instruction
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Hippo running through a bright garden platform course
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Hippo & Friends

Practise timing, direction, spatial planning, and persistence

Ages 6–9Ready for a challengeFast arcade playShort menus and control hints
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Space Shooter ship facing an arcade wave
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Space Shooter

Arcade play: track hazards, aim, and react quickly

Ages 7–10Ready for a challengeFast arcade playShort menus, controls, and status labels
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A warm picture workshop with illustrated objects in six cabinet pockets
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Picture Pockets

Practise remembering and comparing the positions of pictured objects in a six-cell arrangement

Ages 6–9Growing confidenceUntimedShort instructions and choice labels
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An original colourful sliding-piece cabinet with a parcel beside its delivery door
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Parcel Slide

Planning and revising a short sequence of spatial moves

Ages 6–10Growing confidenceUntimedShort instructions and labelled movement buttons
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Three labelled docks, with pieces one and two at A and piece three at target C
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Stack Shuttle

Planning and revising a sequence of legal stack transfers

Ages 6–10Growing confidenceUntimed; two three-piece puzzles, then an optional two-puzzle four-piece set.Short instructions and choice labels
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Four original picnic friends in a clue row
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Clue Crew

Notice relations, make a deduction, and check several rules together

Ages 6–10Growing confidenceUntimedShort instructions and visible clue labels
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River and Hill pebble bowls in Pebble Duel
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Pebble Duel

Choosing a move and considering the opponent's reply

Ages 6–10Growing confidenceUntimed; one bounded round, with an optional changed-piles rematch.Short move labels; detailed opponent reasons need reading or adult support.
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Coral, Teal and Gold marked pieces covering an irregular mosaic card
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Mosaic Makers

Rotating and revising spatial arrangements

Ages 7–10Growing confidenceUntimed; three finite mosaic cards.Short instructions and spatial error messages
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A cream parcel capsule arcs from a brass launcher toward a coral moon-garden delivery pad
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Comet Couriers

Choosing a setting, inspecting its result, and revising a next attempt

Ages 6–10Growing confidenceUntimed; three deliveries per set.Short instructions and choice labels
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A cut-paper woodland map with Home, supply baskets and Camp
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Campfire Crossroads

Comparing visible route costs and revising a journey plan

Ages 7–11Growing confidenceUntimed; three short route maps per session.Short destination names, numbers, and route summaries
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Nine glowing cave pebble lamps
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Glow Grotto

Anticipating several reversible changes from one action and revising a pattern

Ages 6–10Growing confidenceUntimed; three grottos per session.Short instructions and labels
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A teal workshop nook with three pictured objects to find
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Nook and Seek

Find an exact pictured object by inspecting its shape and small details

Ages 5–8Growing confidenceUntimedShort instructions and optional picture labels
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Coral and violet ribbons around cream cloth patches
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Ribbon Rangers

Noticing shared boundaries and considering a possible enclosure

Ages 7–11Growing confidenceUntimed; three bounded rounds.Short rules and Moss's move reasons may need adult support.
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Sun and Moon on toy island stepping stones
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Buddy Beacons

Planning one shared action for two characters

Ages 7–11Growing confidenceUntimed; three bounded maps.Short labels; spatial planning may need adult support.
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Red, blue and green lantern code tiles hang in a twilight courtyard
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Loop Lanterns

Ordered reasoning with repetition, prediction, and trace checking in a small coding-style language

Ages 8–9Suggested Year 4 within KS2 computingUntimed; a finite set of six strings.Short instructions, labelled shape names, and optional hints
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Two complete activities to try

Use everyday materials. Adjust the challenge without changing the purpose.

Make and mend a pattern

You need: Two kinds of blocks, shapes, colours, or movements.

  1. Make a short repeating unit.
  2. Repeat it three times.
  3. Hide or change one item and ask what needs fixing.

Make it easier: Use a simple two-item pattern such as clap, tap, clap, tap.

Try more: Use a three-item unit and explain where each repeat begins.

Adult role: Ask the child to explain the rule instead of only naming the missing item.

Mystery object clues

You need: One familiar object kept out of sight.

  1. Give one clue about shape or use.
  2. Add a clue after each guess.
  3. Swap roles when the object is found.

Make it easier: Choose from three visible objects.

Try more: Set a limit of three precise clues before guessing.

Adult role: Model clues that describe evidence without saying part of the object’s name.

Want a reusable version? Print six play prompt cards.