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This document provides instructions for engaging family members in toothpick puzzles over dinner. The puzzles involve using toothpicks to recreate geometric patterns, practicing spatial reasoning skills in a fun way. Children are challenged to think geometrically while having fun solving the puzzles. Copies of the puzzles, toothpicks, and coin are needed. Family members take turns recreating patterns from the copies and solving each puzzle, with answers included as a last resort.

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This document provides instructions for engaging family members in toothpick puzzles over dinner. The puzzles involve using toothpicks to recreate geometric patterns, practicing spatial reasoning skills in a fun way. Children are challenged to think geometrically while having fun solving the puzzles. Copies of the puzzles, toothpicks, and coin are needed. Family members take turns recreating patterns from the copies and solving each puzzle, with answers included as a last resort.

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Solve Toothpick Puzzles!

Looking for a way to engage your family over dinner? What if you
could practice some spatial reasoning skills as well? These fun
toothpick puz z les are easy to set up at the dinner table, and if
your child gets stumped all you'll have to do is refer to the
answers for help. The best part about this activity is that you'll be
challenging your child to think geometrically while still having fun!

What You Need:

A copy of the toothpick puz z les (see below).


24 toothpicks
A coin

What You Do:

1. Pick one of the puz z les.


2. Lay out the toothpicks in the pattern you see on the paper.
3. Tell your family how you want them to change the pattern.
4. Watch them go!
5. Once they've solved the first puz z le, move on to the next
one.
6. The answers are included, but its more fun if you only refer
to them as a last resort.

PUZZLES:
ANSWERS:

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