Holiday gifts kids will actually play with, chosen by a math educator and mom. Each one builds a real skill without feeling like homework.

Zingo! (ages 4 and up)

A fast bingo-style game for early readers. Kids match pictures and words, and they’ll want “one more round.” See it on Amazon

Sum Swamp (ages 5 and up)

A board game that makes adding and subtracting feel like an adventure. See it on Amazon

Prime Climb (ages 10 and up)

A colorful race that builds multiplication, division and prime numbers, the skills middle school math rests on. See it on Amazon

Bedtime Math by Laura Overdeck

One playful math question each night, at three levels so siblings can join in. See it on Amazon

Math Curse by Jon Scieszka

A funny picture book about a kid who suddenly sees math everywhere. See it on Amazon

Round Is a Tortilla by Roseanne Greenfield Thong

Shapes found in everyday life, with Spanish words woven in. A sweet pick for bilingual families. See it on Amazon


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