The scariest and best day of the year just became even better for kids. All the puzzles in this book have a Halloween theme, and all the favorite holiday creatures make their appearance in riddles, word games, dot-to-dots, mazes, and more. Illustrations. Consumable.
Why is a revolving door so sad? This brand-new collection of word searches, fill-in-the-blanks, crossword puzzles, and word scrambles picks up right where the last volume of Outrageous puzzles left off. This second volume is full of zany riddles and silly jokes, sure to tickle your funny bone. Will Shortz, the crossword editor of The New York Times, writes a great introduction letting everyone know why puzzles have always been fun. So what are you waiting for, dive in!
Nobody loves riddles more than kids aged 8 to 13, so a book of riddle-based puzzles is a sure-fire hit! This collection includes crosswords, word searches, crostics, novelty word games, and puzzle varieties not seen elsewhere. Each puzzle starts out with a riddle (or its answer); solving the puzzle yields the answer (or the riddle). • Ideal for both parents and kids: these fun puzzles strengthen reading, writing, vocabulary, reasoning, and creativity • Kids love riddles and showing off their knowledge—they'll eagerly solve the puzzles so they can share the more than 60 riddles with friends and family
A yummy word search set in a bakery, a game with a magic square, a "sum situation" where numbers form a word code: these and many more supersizzling "brain games" will entertain kids for hours
Riddle Me This! Can you name four things you eat with a spoon? The largest state in the USA? The sound made by a lion? If so, this brand-new collection of word searches, fill-in-the-blanks, crossword puzzles, and word scrambles is just for you! Full of riddles and jokes, these puzzles are not only fun, but funny, too. A special introduction by Will Shortz, the crossword editor of The New York Times, points out just how fun these games can be.
Who better to challenge with a book of puzzles and brainteasers than the caffeine-buzzed java drinkers of the world? Helene Hovanec and Patrick Merrell, puzzleworld celebrities and collectors of coffee trivia, have compiled more than 40 crossword puzzles, word searches, graphic mazes, and Sudoku to solve alongside a good, strong cup of joe.* Quirky trivia, fun factoids, and quotations from famous coffee imbibers engage readers between puzzles. From botanical facts about coffee trees to consumption statistics about today's coffee-obsessed world, there's enough information to make a coffee connoisseur of every reader. Puzzles, trivia, and coffee quips — a piquant blend of rich, coffee flavor for the latte-addicted among us. * There is some disagreement over the origin of the term "cup of joe." Many think it originated with Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels, who abolished wine from his officers' meals, leaving them with nothing stronger than coffee. Others think it may have begun as a mispronunciation of the French word, "chaud," which means hot and rhymes with joe.
Jackie the little Jack Russell terrier and Barney the barn owl see all the goings-on around the horse farm every day. They provide lively running commentary and silly horsy humor in this delightful collection of connect-the-dots, word games, mazes, fill-in-the-blanks, and logic problems — each puzzle specially created for horse-crazy kids. Five sections — Walk, Trot, Show Time, Canter, and Gallop — feature puzzles that progress in difficulty, encouraging children to take the challenge and expand their skills as they work their way through the book, and perhaps through their riding lessons as well! By the time children are galloping through the final chapter their puzzle skills will be blue-ribbon impressive. Each illustrated page is packed with complementary drawings, clever asides from Jackie and Barney, perhaps a riddle or a joke, and the puzzle itself. There is always plenty of room for small fingers to solve the challenge, even when the child makes a mistake or two. Educational and entertaining, Pony Play stimulates kids' imaginations and feeds their desire to learn more about horses.
Loaded with picture puzzles, word searches, mazes, riddles, and brainteasers, Farm Fun Games & Puzzles promises hours of engagement for puzzle-loving kids ages 6-10 with a passion for the farm, animals, and country life.
Matching drivers with their cars, with the help of some tricky license plates? That "auto" be fun...and it's just one of the cool brainteasers in this mind-mashing collection! Play the "name game" by using a name to fill in the blanks and complete a word. Or enjoy "rhyme time" by answering clever clues with two-word rhyming phrases. There are hours of enjoyment on these pages!
This collection of word search puzzles not only leads readers to a word hunt, but they also must do something before or after their search, such as using leftover letters to answer a riddle or trying to figure out which letter is removed from each listed word before searching for it. With each puzzle there is a special set of instructions. Consumable.
Kids will have a blast taking this challenge! That’s because Helene Hovanec, whose My First Puzzles books have become a huge success, has created another fantastic series featuring problem-solving games for seven-to-nine-year-olds. Pencil Frenzy includes tons of fun puzzles, like picture crosswords, fill-in-the-grid challenges, spot the difference, riddles, code breaking, and other brainteasers. Like Hovanec’s other books, this has an educational slant that will be popular with parents and teachers--but kids will love it, too.
Kids love animals as much as they love puzzles and silly word games. Barnyard Games & Puzzles follows the success of Horse Games & Puzzles for Kids and The Petting Farm Poster Book. Full of lively drawings, it offers page after page of word games and picture puzzles, as well as jokes, riddles, and word play. Puzzle books for kids are often either too simplistic or too frustratingly difficult for young solvers. Barnyard Games & Puzzles was created by two experienced puzzle makers who have designed a variety of puzzles specifically for five-to eight-year-old readers. With nearly 100 puzzles, the book clusters simpler games in the front and draws the reader on to more complex ones. Connect-the-dots pictures and find-the-hidden-items drawings will entice younger children, while the mix of crossword puzzles, fill-in-the-blanks, mazes, word searches, logic puzzles, codes, and other games will provide hours of fun and delight for both beginning and more experienced readers. Each illustrated page has lots to look at and plenty of room for small fingers to write. A pair of funny farmyard friends wander through the pages giving directions and telling silly jokes. Kids love animals as much as they love puzzles and silly word games. Barnyard Games & Puzzles follows the success of Horse Games & Puzzles for Kids and The Petting Farm Poster Book. Full of lively drawings, it offers page after page of word games and picture puzzles, as wellas jokes, riddles, and word play. Puzzle books for kids are often either too simplistic or too frustratingly difficult for young solvers. Barnyard Games & Puzzles was created bytwo experienced puzzle makers who have designed a variety of puzzles specifically for five-to eight-year-old readers. With nearly 100 puzzles, the book clusters simpler games in the front and draws the reader on to more complex ones. Connect-the-dots pictures and find-the-hidden-items drawings will entice younger children, while the mix of crossword puzzles, fill-in-the-blanks, mazes, word searches, logic puzzles, codes, and other games will provide hours of fun and delight for both beginning and more experienced readers. Each illustrated page has lots to look at and plenty of room for small fingers to write. A pair of funny farmyard friends wander through the pages giving directions and telling silly jokes. Barnyard Games & Puzzles is sure to appeal to country and city kids alike.
Perfect for five- and six-year-olds, this appealing collection is full of fun, with riddles to solve, grids to fill in, and word games to play. In "Book Reviews, " children have to match up author names with book titles: they're punning pairs, with BILL E. GOAT as the writer of LIFE ON A FARM, for example. "A Symbol Puzzle" provides a simple introduction to cryptology. And can young solvers find the state names (Alaska, Indiana, Ohio) hidden in some silly sentences? What a great way to build language skills!
... these puzzles will test your youngster's familiarity with words and concepts. You'll appreciate giving your child a head start on developing language skills."--Cover back
What summer month has no major holidays? Which Australian critters live on eucalyptus leaves? In connection with Mensa, renowned author Helene Hovanec--the creator of 38 kids' puzzle books--gives children a pleasurable brain workout with some challenging kid-centered trivia. It's absolutely fun to see if you know the answers to questions such as: Which kind of test is given to determine if somone is telling the truth? Which hero from children's literature traveled to a land called Lilliput? Some quizzes are multiple choice, while others simply ask the questions or feature fill-ins, and the subjects range from art to music, sports to food, with many categories in-between.
Every entertaining puzzle of this perfect stocking stuffer--whether it's a word search or a dot-to-dot of children decorating the tree--celebrates Christmas. Illustrations. Consumable.
Learning to read is easier when it s turned into an entertaining game, and that s just what these puzzles do! Each one offers five- and six-year-olds plenty of enjoyment, so they won t even realize that they re really building skills. For Flower Power an easy form of crosswordyoung solvers have to place the names of different flowers into the correct spaces on a grid. It Starts with H is a simple word search: kids have to look across and down to find such words as "harp," "heart," and "home." Plus, they ll solve riddles and anagrams, do somecode-breaking, fill in blank spaces to form new words, and have a good time!
Young puzzle lovers will enjoy the challenge of solving these word games--especially since they’ll also be spending time working with a beloved adult. Plus, they’ll get to build their letter recognition and reading skills! In "Threesies,” they’ll cross off every letter that appears in the grid three times, and then write the leftover ones on blanks to find the answer to a riddle. "It Starts with D” is a D-lightful word search. And there’s an "Anna Gram,” "Fun Run” maze, hidden names to find in a box, and a picture crossword--all brightly illustrated throughout.
Three and four year olds will love the challenge of Easy First Puzzles, which tests their familiarity with everyday words and concepts. By completing a maze, they'll help Bo Peep find her sheep. "Picture Crossword" fun begins with an image, such as a bird, house, and school desk; the object, then, is to write its name in the grid. Other activities include an "Up in the Air" connect the dots featuring things you'll see in the sky and "Shoe In," where kids match up shoes (such as ballerina slippers) with their likely owners.
The author of Science Puzzles for Young Einsteins (40,000 sold) serves up another helping of puzzle fun for kids. And children will really enjoy these, because it doesn't take a huge vocabulary to complete a crisscross. Solvers just have to figure out how to fit all the words listed on the page into the correct space on the grid, based on length and crossing letters. (There are plenty of hints to guide newcomers, too.) Kids will love doing these puzzles with great subjects like "At the Beach," "Baseball Terms," "Birthday Party," "Halloween Costumes," "Music," and many more.
Peck your way through chicken wire mazes and crack some codes while collecting eggs. Kids 6 to 9 will delight in this romp through a barnyard full of brainteasers, word searches, tongue twisters, picture puzzles, and much more. Rudy and Buttercup, two chickens who know their way around the farm, lead you through this engaging and informative book of chicken-themed fun. Cluck and cackle as you solve one fowl riddle after another.
Learning vocabulary becomes a game for 5- and 6-year-olds, as they go about solving these puzzles. They’ll love the challenge of unscrambling words, decoding messages, and filling in crossword puzzles that test their familiarity with everyday words and concepts. Everything is designed to draw youngsters in, from the two similar pictures of a birthday party (they’ll circle the differences) to the maze where they’ll trace a path to the pool.
For more than 50 years, CLUE, Hasbro’s popular board game, has kept everyone guessing with irresistibly clever whodunits. Now the fun continues with these 60 mini-mysteries, all related to the characters, weapons, or rooms made famous in the original. Why did the telephone suddenly go dead while Mr. Boddy was talking to Mr. Green? Where did the blood on Mrs. White’s apron came from? As they try to solve these conundrums, young sleuths will test their ability to decipher clues, break codes, and become word detectives. What’s happening in the ballroom when Mrs. Peacock sees a strange man with his arms around Miss Scarlet? Replace each symbol with its corresponding letter to find out. Colonel Mustard receives a note about a lost item; to read what it says, change each letter to the one that comes just BEFORE it in the alphabet. Of course, answers are provided for those who need a peek!
A deluxe package that will please young puzzle-lovers: An exciting collection of timed brainteasers, complete with a real stopwatch. Here is an awesome collection of timed brainteasers, complete with a real stopwatch. Ready, set, go! Set the stopwatch that comes with the book and find out how quickly you can correctly solve any one of these puzzles. You may think the questions are easy. But there's a catch: each puzzle is timed, and as the minutes tick away, keeping calm and cool becomes more and more challenging. Think fast! Time's up!
What do you get when you mix a crossword and a cryptogram? Cross Codes! This title features puzzles that have grids which look like a crossword but with small numbers from 1 to 26 in every square. Those numbers are the starting point: and readers are told what letters a few of them represent.
Help! A mad scientist has unleashed a throng of deadly robots on the world--and only by joining the characters and solving every one of these science-based puzzles can kids stop the destruction and save humanity. Learning about anatomy, astronomy, nature, secret codes, and more becomes a delightfully challenging game when these scientific subjects are woven into a thrilling and stylishly illustrated story. There's art throughout, created in a cool 1950's sci-fi style, and each puzzle focuses on a different topic. Through crosswords and riddles, word games and word searches, all kinds of fascinating facts emerge. Best of all, on the last page a "grand finale" uses all the solutions from other puzzles in the book.
Three- and four-year-olds will really enjoy this fun mental workout that focuses on learning letters. They’ll have a great time solving a rainy day maze to take two toddlers to their umbrellas; completing grids with the words for favorite vegetables; and circling the letters in each line that have a check mark next to them--and combining them to create a word. It’s a wonderful first step to mastering reading:and a great bonding experience for adult and child.
It's never too early for kids to start solving puzzles! Not only is it fun, but it's just the type of brain workout and skill-building young minds need. Every one of these enjoyable games fosters letter recognition-- which is great preparation for reading. Here's what children can do: At a " Tee Party, " circle the two tee-shirts that say the same words-- and the one that's different. Join the " B Club" by picking out the pictures of objects that start with this letter. Compare a three-letter word with a four-letter one, and write down the extra letter that distinguishes them. Cheerful illustrations throughout make this extra-appealing!
Hovanec's first volume of parent/child puzzles offers 88 puzzles: 44 for kids and 44 for adults. The puzzles on each two-page spread will be similar in style and interconnected. For example, a child's puzzle whose solution is a riddle will be alongside an adult's puzzle that gives the answer to the riddle.
Answer crossword clues, unscramble anagrams, find hidden words and enter a world where a little Detective Work reveals which animals are most likely to break the law ("cheetahs"); where Football Fun makes known a pig's favorite team ("the Pittsburgh Squealers"); and where a dog's first choice for summertime treats turns out to be--what else?--pupsicles.
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