Math

Do you remember your first toy? Chances are you were two or three years old. It could have been a set of blocks, a race track, or a toy drum set, but I’ll bet you can still recall it clearly. With their sturdy design, bright colors, and easy-to-read numbers, this …

Part slot machine, part bingo, part vocabulary flash cards, Zingo combines fast-paced bingo-style play with sight words and simple pictures. The result is a fun, educational game that my four-year-old asks to play several times per week. Older kids and adults will enjoy it too, but they may need to …

Swish is one of the most unique card games we’ve seen in a while. The “cards” are actually transparent pieces of plastic, and you stack them to line up the shapes, racing against your opponents. Swish is the epitome of the skill “spatial orientation” because you’ll have to flip and …

Spot It is a fast, fun game that parents and kids can both enjoy equally well. It’s a race to see who can spot the matching pictures between cards, and several different variations keep the game fresh over the years. Spot It earns our highest recommendation and has become a …