ThinkFun Puts a Spin on Brain Teaser Puzzles

And you thought the Rubik’s Cube was challenging. Back Spin, a newly updated brain teaser puzzle from ThinkFun, will have kids and adults spinning, switching, and strategizing to sink all the colored balls back into… read more

Master the Science of Sequence with Dr. Eureka

Today’s kids probably aren’t familiar with Dexter, the bespectacled boy-genius that called Cartoon Network (and his laboratory) his home more than a decade ago. And it’s a shame, too, because his creative spirit day in… read more

Light Up STEM Learning with Circuit Maze

I was never really exceptionally great at science as a kid—but I really, really loved logic puzzles. I’m convinced had Thinkfun’s Circuit Maze game existed two decades ago, I would probably be an electrical engineer… read more

How to Tell a Story Offers Endless Adventure

How to Tell a Story, published by Workman and written and illustrated by Daniel Nayeri and Brian Won respectively, is the beautiful fusion of book and game. Dubbed a storytelling adventure, How to Tell a… read more

Brynk Is the Perfect Balance of Fun and Focus

Life’s a balance; and now, so is game night. Brynk, from Winning Moves Games, teeters on the edge of high-key stress and family fun. Designed for players ages 7 and up, Brynk is a refreshing… read more

Think Outside the Box with RiddleCube

Shapes fascinate children. The sheer magic of one shape transforming into another like robots in Transformers or wizards in Harry Potter sends kids’ imaginations into overdrive. RiddleCube, a game from Educational Insights, allows kids ages 8 and up to make as many as 200 shapes… read more

Test Your Eye Q with Eye Know

Did you know that Tom Cruise was studying to become a priest in his teens, or that Baboons live on the ground and not in trees, or that the Great Wall of China is only rumored to… read more