Connect the Colors: logic game for kids 6+

In short

Connect the Colors is a thinking game at the table with a printed dot board and pieces of yarn or pipe cleaners. It suits school kids who like puzzles and like to do something with their hands. Your child practices spotting connections between dots, planning an approach and keeping several things in mind at once.

What you need

Printouttemplate on A4
Yarn piecesor pipe cleaners

How to play

Print the dot board twice and lay pieces of yarn or pipe cleaners next to it.

The full instructions are in the printable pack

3 more steps and 3 ideas to make it harder in the printable pack

All further steps and the ideas to make it harder are in the printable pack, together with all sheets to print.

See the printable pack

When it fits

On the weekend, when your child wants a puzzle game, just not one with a screen.
When leftover yarn from the last craft project is still lying on the table.
On a quiet afternoon, when your child needs something to tinker with between homework and dinner.

What your child practices

Spotting connections
Planning
Working memory

Spotting connections and keeping several things in mind at once is something your child needs at school all the time, for example in math problems with in-between steps or with an instruction that has several parts. Developmental psychologists count working memory and planning among the so-called executive functions. In Connect the Colors, both lie right in front of your child as a pattern of yarn.