Hi. My name is Milan. I like puzzles. A lot. So do my kids.
I make puzzle rooms for them at home and, this year, my daughter has been getting a puzzle in her lunch box every day. Now that we're all all cooped up inside distancing ourselves from each other, I thought it might be nice to post some of those puzzles (and new ones) here in case your kids enjoy them too.
A few friendly suggestions:
〉Doing puzzles like these take a bit of getting used to. Your child may find them challenging at first. That's okay! That's normal and part of the fun. You can help (see below) and just remember that the moment of uncovering the answer is just as exciting to them whether it took hours or minutes to see.
〉One of the things that is particularly interesting about these is that, unlike almost everything they encounter in school, there are no instructions. My daughter would sometimes ask me, "how do I do this?" and the answer would inevitably be, "find the message!" or "solve the code!" That can be an adjustment. Luckily it's a healthy one. Much of life (not to mention parenting!) comes without instructions, I find.
making them easier:
〉Hints are okay. Different puzzles are better fits for different kids. I try and make sure the kids themselves are still having moments of discovery but it's okay to orient them some without telling them the answer. I'll try and put some sample hints when I post things but feel free to give as much or as little guidance as you would like. They're your kids, after all!
making them harder:
〉If there's enough demand for a harder set I'll start making two each day. (My daughter is in Elementary School.) If you want to try on your own, most of these puzzles have a core concept and then often some parts that point to how to use it. Feel free to adapt any of these to remove elements that may be serving as hints.
〉Have fun. That's kind of the point here. Well, that and to buy you 15 more minutes of sanity as you all try and survive in the same house for weeks on end.
I make puzzle rooms for them at home and, this year, my daughter has been getting a puzzle in her lunch box every day. Now that we're all all cooped up inside distancing ourselves from each other, I thought it might be nice to post some of those puzzles (and new ones) here in case your kids enjoy them too.
A few friendly suggestions:
〉Doing puzzles like these take a bit of getting used to. Your child may find them challenging at first. That's okay! That's normal and part of the fun. You can help (see below) and just remember that the moment of uncovering the answer is just as exciting to them whether it took hours or minutes to see.
〉One of the things that is particularly interesting about these is that, unlike almost everything they encounter in school, there are no instructions. My daughter would sometimes ask me, "how do I do this?" and the answer would inevitably be, "find the message!" or "solve the code!" That can be an adjustment. Luckily it's a healthy one. Much of life (not to mention parenting!) comes without instructions, I find.
making them easier:
〉Hints are okay. Different puzzles are better fits for different kids. I try and make sure the kids themselves are still having moments of discovery but it's okay to orient them some without telling them the answer. I'll try and put some sample hints when I post things but feel free to give as much or as little guidance as you would like. They're your kids, after all!
making them harder:
〉If there's enough demand for a harder set I'll start making two each day. (My daughter is in Elementary School.) If you want to try on your own, most of these puzzles have a core concept and then often some parts that point to how to use it. Feel free to adapt any of these to remove elements that may be serving as hints.
〉Have fun. That's kind of the point here. Well, that and to buy you 15 more minutes of sanity as you all try and survive in the same house for weeks on end.
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