Shape Games
Quick Intro
Shape Game Activities help kids and families explore geometry and spatial thinking through hands-on play with puzzles, building sets, tangrams, pattern blocks, and shape-matching challenges. These activities strengthen visual reasoning, problem-solving, and creativity as participants recognize patterns, compare forms, and experiment with how shapes fit together. When enjoyed with family and friends, shape games encourage collaboration, communication, and shared discovery, turning learning into a fun social experience. They build a strong foundation for math and design skills while boosting confidence and curiosity through playful, interactive learning.
More Info on Shape Games
Shape games focus on recognizing, manipulating, and understanding geometric shapes and spatial relationships through play. These activities help develop skills such as visual perception, spatial reasoning, pattern recognition, symmetry, and problem-solving. By working with shapes—whether flat (2D) or solid (3D)—learners explore how pieces fit together, how forms change when rotated or combined, and how geometry appears in everyday objects like buildings, art, and nature.
Friends and families can explore shape games together through hands-on, interactive activities that encourage collaboration and creativity. Puzzles like tangrams, pattern blocks, and shape-matching games help build spatial awareness, while building with blocks, magnetic tiles, LEGO®, or cardboard encourages experimentation with structure and balance. Activities such as creating mosaics, designing shapes with string or chalk, or playing guessing and sorting games make learning social and fun. These shared experiences strengthen communication, imagination, and geometric thinking while making shape learning engaging for all ages.
Helicopter exploration
When I was working for a helicopter tour company, I had an opportunity for my kids to jump in and see the controls. I think I was just as excited as they were to get into one, haha.
Meteor Crater fun
They found some great ways to make it fun to learn about a big dent in the ground. And it sounds like they've updated the kids' area so we will have to check it out again
Dining chair fort
The kids loved using the dining chairs to build a fort
Soccer Summer
The summer Colton tried soccer and decided it wasn't really for him
My silly trampoline kid
This kid is always dressing up or creating a costume or plushie, so it's a common occurrence for him to be dressed up or have a plushie in his arms no matter where he is
Archery at Grandma & Grandpa’s
My grandparents live out in the boonies so it's a great place to practice our archery
Checking out a helicopter
I worked for a helicopter tour company in Sedona for a while and so my kids got a chance to climb inside and take a look.
Replacing my Power Supply Unit
My PSU died and I ended up having to replace it. It was a good learning experience for everybody.
Rollerblading at Pioneer Park in Prescott AZ
Pioneer Park in Prescott has a roller hockey rink that they use for hockey games but it is also available for rollerblading and skating
Batting Cages at Full Swing in Prescott AZ
Full Swing in Prescott Arizona has batting cages, arcade games, a trampoline bungee jump, and some snack foods. The last time I played softball was in high school, so it was fun to test out my skills. This is my 12 year old, who's never played on a team, trying it out.