10 Games That Will Turn Your Kid Into a MATH GENIUS!

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Imagine if your kid actually asked to practice math?! With these 10 awesome games, they’ll be having so much fun they won’t even realize they’re learning equations, word problems, fractions, geometry and more. Watch these games in action in the video!

Unlock It! Number Match
$30
Unlock It! Number Match
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What preschooler (or grownup) wouldn’t love this game? Count the stars and find the matching key to pop the lock open with a satisfying click. With this game you get to practice number recognition and fine motor skills.

I Sea 10!
$10
I Sea 10!
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Flip over the chips until you get numbers that add up to 10. It couldn’t be simpler — or a more brilliant way to gamify basic addition.

Mathlink Cubes
$13
Mathlink Cubes
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Never has math been so easy on the eyes. Use these colorful cubes to practice counting by ones and tens to 100, and build and make shapes and patterns, all while reinforcing Singapore Math skills.

4-Way Countdown
$17
4-Way Countdown
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Pop the dice, then add, subtract or multiply and check off the numbers by flipping them up. Kindergartners love this game as do parents, especially for that pleasing, wooden design. Plus, there are no pieces to lose, which is a win for parents.

Sum Swamp
$16
Sum Swamp
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If Candyland met math, this would be their lovechild. Solve equations to move spaces while running into swamp-y obstacles like amphibians and sharp-toothed crocodiles.

Sums In Space
$20
Sums In Space
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Like Sum Swamp, you have to solve equations to move spaces, all while dodging outer space obstacles. And to think: in our day we just had plain old flashcards.

Pizza Fraction Game
$18
Pizza Fraction Game
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OK don’t say we didn’t warn you, this is going to make your kids really want pizza for dinner. These magnetic pizza pies are the perfect visual way to learn about fractions.

Mathological Liar Grade 2
$13
Mathological Liar Grade 2
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Calling all young Sherlock Holmes! Grab a card to read a case based on your grade level (grades 2-6) and use your math skills to find out who’s telling the truth and who’s lying. It’s elementary, as they say.

Mobi Math Tiles
$20
Mobi Math Tiles
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This is like the math version of Scrabble and is suitable for a range of grade levels with options for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Bonus: it comes in cute little whale carrying case. Naturally.

Bedtime Math Book
$11
Bedtime Math Book
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Clever word problems in three different age ranges, so you won’t even care if they keep reading past bedtime.

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Lizzy is Editor-in-Chief of The Cool Mom Co. (a website for all things cool women + moms) and mom to three kids (9, 6 and 3). Like so many mamas juggling it all, she never stops. Lizzy is passionate about building community through womanhood while sharing fun inspo for the modern mama. While she has a serious love of fashion & beauty, food is where her heart is! Find her on Instagram @lizzymathis and cool mama things @thecoolmomco or www.thecoolmom.co.