Family Activities

Maths inspired arts & crafts, games, puzzles, baking and more!

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Ice Cream Hunt

  • Age groups
  • 5-7
  • 8-11

Get ready for some seasonal summer counting fun! How many of each ice cream can you find? For a bonus activity, colour them all in.

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Geometric Heart

  • Age groups
  • 0-4
  • 5-7
  • 8-11

A simple but fun maths activity perfect for Valentine's Day. Create a geometric heart out of squares and triangles, and learn about patterns, fractions and multiplication along the way.

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Pancake Maths

  • Age groups
  • 0-4
  • 5-7
  • 8-11
  • 12-15
  • 16+

We love baking here at Maths Week Scotland, and pancakes are no different. Find out how much maths is involved in baking, have a go at our fun maths facts activities, and download our recipe to bake your own yummy pancakes at home.

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Geometric Bat

  • Age groups
  • 5-7
  • 8-11

Here's a simple but fun geometric puzzle activity to set up for kids, either as a non spooky alternative to Halloween or for bat lovers all year round. Cut out shapes from black paper and challenge kids to create a bat out of them.

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I-Spy Halloween

  • Age groups
  • 0-4
  • 5-7

Are you ready for some spooky counting fun? We've created a seasonal activity sheet for you, to keep the kids busy in the run up to Halloween. How many of each of the symbols can you find?

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Roll-a-Snowflake Game

  • Age groups
  • 5-7
  • 8-11

This open ended drawing game encourages number recognition and counting, and celebrates the symmetry of snowflakes. Discuss why the die has only even numbers, and where to place your symbols on the grid to keep your snowflake symmetrical

>> Download Roll-a-Snowflake Instructions

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Collaborative Drawings

  • Age groups
  • 5-7
  • 8-11
  • 12-15
  • 16+

In this collaborative drawing challenge, one person describes whilst the other draws. It’s not as easy as it sounds! You can use only shapes and directional words in your description. Why not have several people drawing at once and compare your pictures at the end – did you all draw the same thing?

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Seasonal Counting Books

  • Age groups
  • 0-4
  • 5-7

It's the perfect time of year to cuddle down with a good book. With plenty of counting books for kids to choose from, it's also a great opportunity to include some maths in your seasonal story time.

What are your favourite seasonal books to read at this time of year?

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Fraction Snowflakes

  • Age groups
  • 0-4
  • 5-7
  • 8-11

A calming art puzzle activity for the weekend. Cut out circles of different sizes from white paper, then cut some in to halves, quarters and eighths. Use the circle fractions to lay out snowflake patterns. Remember, snowflakes are symmetrical!