Playing with Puzzles

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About This Crate

  1. Photo by David Shankbone via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

    1. Did you know? Riddles are some of the oldest puzzles in human history!
    2. Scientists have discovered that it’s easier for people to solve puzzles after hearing a funny joke. Laughing relaxes your brain and helps it limber up to learn.

Repurpose your crate

Materials

  • Kiwi Crate box
  • scissors
  • pencil
  • glue or tape
  • washi tape or stickers
  • string

Directions

  1. Cut out the bottom of your Kiwi Crate. Keep the sides!
  2. Place the crate bottom on one of your puzzle pictures and trace around it.
  3. Lift off the crate bottom and check that your art is inside the rectangle you traced. Cut out the rectangle.
  4. Use tape or glue to stick your artwork to the crate bottom.
  5. Cut four cardboard strips from the sides of your crate and glue them into a border that goes around the outside of your art.
  6. Decorate your frame with colorful tape or stickers.
  7. Tape a piece of string to the back of your frame to hang it.

Printables

Preview of the Tangrams printable

Tangrams

Print a tangram set and start puzzle‑cracking!

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