Tangrams are one of the most famous puzzles of all time, to this day they are played daily all over the world. Known for its developmental benefits for children, engaging play, and the creativity it requires, it has stood the test of time with its popularity living on centuries later. There are numerous ways to play with a tangram puzzle, whether it’s trying to combine all the pieces back into their original square, or following a tangram puzzle guide and trying to match the given silhouettes, there is no limit on the fun that can be had with tangrams.
In fact, it’s estimated that there are more than one billion possible conclusions, with over 10 million complete shapes able to be made. If you are interested in reading more about tangrams, check out some of our previous blogs where we examine the history of tangrams, and go further in depth spotlighting tangrams contemporarily. Tangram puzzles for kids have even been shown to have considerable cognitive benefits.
In this blog we will provide some fun tangram puzzles for kids to play along with at home. Included are tangram puzzle solutions, as well as the puzzles themselves. The many shapes and ways to play with tangrams offer a chance for kids to use their imaginations, creativity, and spatial reasoning to figure out how to form each of the given shapes.
If needed, there are printable versions of both the tangram solution sheet and puzzle sheet provided at the end of this page.
The Challenge
Below are nine shapes/images that can be made from the seven tangram shapes. See if you can figure out how to make them without looking at the solution sheet!
Happy puzzling, and good luck!
Tangram Puzzles:
How did you fare? Could you find the solutions to each of these tangram puzzles?
If you find yourself stuck, don’t worry! Attached below is a printable tangram solution sheet which will help show which pieces go where so that you too can construct these fun images for yourself.
Once you have completed these nine shapes, there’s no need to stop there! More tangram puzzles for kids and adults alike are available all over books and the internet. The tangram’s seven shapes can be formed into millions of different shapes or combinations, and people have been making books on them for centuries. Try visiting your local library, or search around online and you are sure to find enough tangram puzzles to keep the fun going indefinitely!
Below is a printable tangram puzzle sheet so that you can take the fun and adventure on the go! Tangram puzzles are perfect to keep the kids amused, and their minds stimulated no matter the setting.
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