Discover all the best kid puzzle games I found for you on the web.

Kid puzzle game #1 : Online puzzles
Your child makes up different puzzles of Barbie and her friends.
http://uk.barbie.com/Activities/Games/Puzzle/
http://barbie.everythinggirl.com/activities/games/puzzle/

Each puzzle comes in 6 to 40 pieces with a variety of pictures and themes. Great colors!
www.thekidzpage.com/onlinejigsawpuzzles

Great selection of puzzles.  For each puzzle you choose the easy, medium or hard version. Unusual shapes!
http://www.crea-soft.com/online-jigsaw-puzzle/

Online jigsaw puzzles of varying difficulty, with daily additions. Shows you how much time you take to complete the puzzle.
www.dltk-kids.com/puzzle.htm
 

Kid puzzle game #2 : Mazes
Computer Generated Mazes
Choose from a variety of shapes, set the size, and let the computer generate a unique maze.
http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com

7 Printable Mazes
http://www.thekidzpage.com/learninggames/learningprintablemazes.htm
 

Kid puzzle game #3 : Words
Get a selection of jumble words.  Your kid has to unscramble the letters to discover a word.  Good for spelling skills!
http://www.thekidzpage.com/learninggames/jumbleword/index.htm

Learn French!
Like concentration, but instead of matching pictures, match words in English and French
http://www.thekidzpage.com/learninggames/language/common-places/matchword2.html

Word Search with a Hidden Message
You make your own word puzzle.  After all of the words are found the letters that are not used reveal a hidden message!  Good for spelling skills.
http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com

Letters A to K are shuffled and you have to slide one at a time to replace them in the right order.
http://www.puzzlechoice.com/pc/ABC_Sliderx.html

A selection of  word puzzles provided by teachers
http://www.puzzlechoice.com/pc/Teachersx.html

Printable Word Puzzles
http://www.thekidzpage.com/learninggames/learningprintablewordgames.htm
 

Kid puzzle game #4 : Logic
20 Brain Box puzzles where your child has to use his power of deduction to find the solutions...
http://www.puzzlechoice.com/pc/Brainboxx.html

Play tic-tac-toe with the computer!
http://www.puzzlechoice.com/pc/K_TTTx.html

CONCENTRATION : Click on a card to turn it over then try to find the second card
that matches it. If the second card doesn't match, both cards return to a face down position.
http://www.puzzlechoice.com/pc/Concentrationx.html

Great logic-game!  Give it a try!  Both good for kids AND parents!
http://www.puzzlechoice.com/pc/Kids_IQx.html
 

Kid puzzle game #5 : Memory
Face memory.  You look at a face and memorize it.  Then, you have to draw it again using different kids of mouth, eyes, hair.  When you think you've got it, you click on a button and the computer tells you how you did.
http://www.puzzlechoice.com/pc/K_Facex.html
 

Kid puzzle game #6 : Maths
Subtract, multiply, add, divide and random.  You can do all this with this game.  What I like the most is that I can preset the game so it gives my kid problems using numbers between 1 and 10 for instance.  That way I can help my child to learn gradually, giving him multiplication problems with numbers from 1 to 4.  The child has 60 seconds to complete all the problems he can.  The computer tells you how many right and wrong answers your child got in that time.
http://www.coolmath-games.com/arithmattack/index.html

Play MathBaseball!
Every time you get the right answer (+, -, x, /) you can hit the ball and make points! Get 1 out for every wrong answer.
http://www.funbrain.com/math/index.html

Learn to add!  The computer gives you an addition, for instance ? + ? = 24.  You have to click on different numbers that add up to 24.  Helps children add, gives them motivation to try so they can "beat" the computer!
http://www.thekidzpage.com/learninggames/mathgames/addition.htm

Lean to subtract!  The computer gives you a subtraction, for instance 50 - ? = 24.  You have to click on different numbers to subtract them from 50 so that they equal the value you want, 24.  Helps children subtract, gives them motivation to try so they can "beat" the computer!
http://www.thekidzpage.com/learninggames/mathgames/subtraction.htm

Multiplication...
http://www.thekidzpage.com/learninggames/mathgames/index.html

Number Blocks
Creates a block of numbers that will challenge arithmetic and algebra skills. Each row, column and diagonal add up to a total but some numbers are missing.
http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com

Run your own stand. Good for math skills and to learn the basics of running a business.
http://www.thekidzpage.com/learninggames/lemonade/index.htm
 
 

*  I visited those pages September 2005 - If they do not work by the time you want to see them, try going to the home page. For instance, for my last suggestion, type :  http://www.thekidzpage.com
 

Daniel Lambert
Your friendly psychologist wishing you a lot of fun with your kid puzzle game selection.