Puzzles for children with pictures

Children love to solve various riddles. And this is not only fun, but also a very useful activity that develops a little person, including his imaginative and logical thinking. Logical tasks such as puzzles are especially good for developing these abilities.

By the way, solving them is interesting not only for children, but also for adults. Even if these are ordinary ciphertexts with pictures. So such time together can gradually turn into a wonderful family tradition.

We present to your attention children's puzzles in pictures; under each card you will find the answers.

*** - means that we don’t know the answer to this problem, if you solve it, please write in the comments, thank you.

Answers to puzzles(from left to right): wart, bruise, ***, drug, thorn, hygiene, hematoma, stretcher, fever, injection, mole, operation, tetanus, malaria, patch, flatulence.

Answers: butterfly, chocolatier, peacock eye, shrimp, water strider, crab, ***, cockroach, ground beetle, horsefly, mosquito, scorpion, drone, dragonfly, fly, bumblebee.

Answers: scalpel, barrel organ, chisel, guitar, wire cutters, whistle, drill, clamp, cleaver, disk drive, scythe, cane, knife, light bulb, flute, freezer.

Answers: incubator, switch, brush, radio telescope, hook, radiotelephone, paper clip, radio tube, stepladder, electric saw, cartridge, electric pump, tube, electric drill, bookmark, electric hammer, brush, electric guitar.

Answers to puzzles in pictures: swordfish, mackerel, lamprey, roach, hammerfish, swordfish, sawfish, vendace, strapfish, carp, needlefish, halibut, ballfish, silver carp, hedgehogfish, crucian carp.

Answers: wind, storm, thunderstorm, tornado, haze, flood, source, dew, blizzard, drops, snowdrift, slush, frost, ***, darkness, beach.

Answers: jacket, insole, socks, peakless cap, sleeveless vest, half coat, shorts, blouse, cap, stripes, strap, leggings, cap,***, lining, sock.

Answers: scarf, spikes, scarf, sandals, down jacket, heel, sleeve, tights, skirt, hat, scarf, underwear, tailcoat, sweatshirt, cap, leggings, jacket, overcoat.

Answers: hair, knee, mouth, fist, pupil, armpit, vertebra, bridge of the nose, crown, elbow, cowlick, cartilage, leg, posture, collarbone, lower leg.

Answers to puzzles: compote, jelly, lemonade, entrecote, cheesecake, pie, knuckle, pampushka, yolk, sbiten, crackers, meatballs, bagel, toffee, pastries, bagel.

Answers: potatoes, plums, apples, cranberries, cabbage, radishes, currants, strawberries, dried fruits, coconuts, ***, buckwheat, zucchini, orange, cutlet, beans.

Answers to puzzles: bugler, knight, gardener, maid, bodybuilder, tanker, naturalist, tamer, ophthalmologist, tanker, carpenter, turner, fireman, trumpeter, fisherman, picador.

Answers: stylist, archer, cook, spooner, steelmaker, crabber, astronomer, mower, miner, cattle breeder, understudy, crusader, livestock breeder, carpenter, journalist, key holder, gold miner, spy.

Answers to puzzles: longboat, broomstick, rocket, tanker, rattler, motorboat, carriage, skating rink, sailboat, tractor, submarine, motorized carriage, pirogue, motorized boat, ambulance, motor sleigh.

Answers to puzzles: metro bridge, dolphinarium, greenhouse, planetarium, ***, barn, Kremlin, yurts, bell tower, barracks, dam, mosque, cathedral, citadel, feeding trough, elevator.

Answers: fort, funnel, club, one-piece, tunic, shootout, cartridge, grenade launcher, pistol, holster, torpedo, visor, dart, massacre, butt, colt, shooting, slingshot.

Where did puzzles come to us from?

So, what are puzzles, where did they come from and how are they useful? This will be discussed further. Unraveling words encrypted in pictures first became a hobby in France back in the 16th century. Of course, such entertainment was available to everyone, but it was mostly done by representatives of aristocratic families, since they had more free time for such entertainment. But other sections of society did not miss the opportunity to unravel the words encrypted in the pictures. They say that this was done even in not very respectable drinking establishments.

In our country, ciphertexts appeared much later. The widespread fascination with puzzles that need to be solved “with the help of things” (this is how the word rebus can be loosely translated from Latin) began only in late XIX century. At this time, in the Russian Empire they even began to publish a special magazine, which was called “Rebus”.

Currently, cryptograms of this type will not particularly surprise anyone. But, unfortunately, such logical puzzles do not have the former popularity. And this is in vain! Such a pastime is much more useful than sitting in social networks or playing computer games. Especially for children!

Why do children need to solve puzzles?

Most puzzles are a riddle where the main role is played by a picture. The image is supplemented with letters, numbers or signs. By putting together words denoting drawn objects, adding or changing letters in their names, removing individual letters or syllables, you can turn the original word into the desired one. That's the whole task.

Children's interest in such puzzles is very high. And there is nothing strange about this. Some element of mystery always attracts children's attention. And as a result, little people not only enjoy deciphering words, but also, unnoticed by themselves, develop the qualities necessary for studying at school, and indeed for life in general. Solving such text riddles greatly contributes to the development of:

• horizons (kids remember new words and learn their meanings);
• speech (in puzzles you can encrypt not only individual words, but also proverbs or tongue twisters);
• memory (primarily visual) and attentiveness;
• logical thinking;
• intelligence, ingenuity and intuition.

In addition, thanks to encrypted text messages in pictures, preschoolers and first-graders find it much easier to learn letters and numbers, and older children remember the spelling of various words.

Recently, even textbook compilers have been using such logical problems. IN primary school they are often assigned as homework. Older children can be asked not only to solve cryptograms, but also to compose them themselves. This exercise is also an excellent workout for the mind. Moreover, such tasks are also creative work. After all, most contain a picture that the child will have to draw on his own.

Differences in children's puzzles

The most difficult are mathematical puzzles in which letters replace numbers in some mathematical expressions. The most complex are the so-called cryptorhymes. These are puzzles in which a mathematical expression is encrypted not just by a set of letters, but by a completely meaningful phrase. Of course, this version of puzzles is only suitable for children who are already well versed in arithmetic operations and read well.

The more common option is alphabetic. In them, the word is encrypted using letters, syllables or whole words. To solve such a puzzle, some letters must be removed and others replaced. Often, to solve such puzzles you need to use ingenuity and attentiveness, since the solution may even depend on the location of letters and syllables relative to each other. Younger schoolchildren who know the alphabet well and can read already cope well with such tasks.

Puzzles with letters and pictures are perfect for children who have just started learning letters. Such puzzles not only teach the child to think and reason, but also allow him to quickly remember letters and learn to read. These puzzles are also suitable for younger students. Solving them is a good exercise for the mind.

But text riddles in pictures are an excellent option for educational activities for children from 3 years old. They are considered the simplest and are quite capable even for such kids. It’s worth talking about this version of puzzles in a little more detail.

Puzzles in pictures

Logical tasks that use only pictures are suitable for kids who have not yet mastered the alphabet or have just begun to master this science. Most often they consist of two pictures. From the names of the objects depicted on them, a new word is obtained.

In such puzzles, the child does not need to remove or add letters to the words found. It is enough to connect them together. However, one should not think that such problems are too simple. The tricky part is that many items are often named differently, for example:

• a drawn eye can be called both an “eye” and an “eye”;
• stylized window can be used in this sense or denote the word "frame";
• a funny face can be deciphered as “face” or “face”, etc.

Such puzzles not only teach a child to think, but also significantly expand his vocabulary.

For older children, more complex puzzles are suitable, in which the picture is depicted upside down. In this case, you need to not only guess what is written on it, but also say this word backwards, for example: NOSE - DREAM. Sometimes in such problems the image is not turned upside down, but the direction of pronunciation of the word is indicated with an arrow.

If the child has already started learning the alphabet, he can already be asked to solve a text code in which a picture is accompanied by one or two letters. Such tasks greatly simplify the process of memorizing the alphabet, and the lessons turn into an exciting game that does not strain the child.

How to solve text codes with your child

With the help of logic puzzles, it’s easy enough to turn a learning activity into fun game. But first, the parent needs to familiarize himself with the basic rules for solving such puzzles. Although there are no special tricks in this matter.

Any rebus is read from left to right (sometimes from top to bottom), unless otherwise specified or indicated in the form of an arrow. All names of objects are used in the nominative singular case. Of course, if several objects are depicted, then the word should be used in the plural.

Unlike other types of similar problems, picture puzzles always have only one solution. But their more complex counterparts may contain two answers. True, in this case this is necessarily indicated in the conditions.

At first, children should not be given too complex options. The first tasks should be very simple in order to interest the baby. Before starting classes, he needs to explain the essence of the task in clear language.

If the picture shows an object unfamiliar to the child, then with the help of leading questions he should be led to the name of what the picture depicts or the meaning of this word should be explained. The same must be done if the object can be called by different words. Most children identify the eye shown in the picture this way. The adult’s task is to tell him that this part of the face was previously called by another word. Thus, solving puzzles will not only develop the child’s thinking and logic, but will also significantly expand his horizons and vocabulary.

Don’t be upset if your child doesn’t complete the task right away. This in no way indicates the weakness of his abilities. Even simple logical cryptograms are not always solved the first time. Moreover, some seemingly simple pictures are difficult for adults to decipher the first time. And in general, you can always tell your child the way to solve a problem or direct his reasoning in the right direction. The main thing is not to overdo it and not solve the problem for the child. This line should not be crossed.

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Adults try to develop children through games and entertainment, using the most various shapes. Coloring books, riddles, outdoor games according to given rules, simple puzzles - all this serves to educate children and prepare them for school.

Of course baby up school age does not yet know or does not know letters well, so crosswords and other complex puzzles are not for him. Therefore, at the age of 6-7 he is introduced to puzzles. Usually these are the simplest puzzles with one hidden word. At this age, it is more important that the child understands the very principle of using pictures, syllables, components the right word. I understood and remembered what a letter is and what it is needed for.

For primary school You can already use more complex puzzles that require the ability to read and write, the development of logical thinking, for example, such as crosswords. Rebuses and puzzles for children aged 9-10 years with answers in pictures are often used in school lessons. At home, together with their parents, children can easily create a puzzle themselves by drawing it or using coloring books.

Gradually they become more complex; the rebus pictures can form entire phrases, or spell out special terms. Puzzles in physics, puzzles in chemistry or mathematics are used in lessons and extracurricular activities to enhance children's cognitive activity and develop their logical and creative abilities.

The first puzzles appeared back in the 15th century in France, where they turned into pictures illustrating wordplay. These verbal logic puzzles in the form of pictures came to us, in Russia, only in the second half of the 19th century. Then this intellectual game found loyal fans of the of different ages. Adults fell in love with solving complex puzzles, and then they involved children in this, starting with preschool age.

Regardless of what age the puzzle is addressed to - children 6 years old or schoolchildren 16 years old - it must be composed or solved according to the same rules. If, when solving crossword puzzles, we know the question to which we need to find the answer, then a rebus is a play on words that uses the similarity of the sounds of the most various items and concepts and you need to find the answer by looking at the image.

• The object that we see in the picture of the rebus is always read in singular, nominative case, but can have several meanings. For example, if we see an eye in a coloring puzzle, then as a solution it can be denoted by the word “eye”. Or a drawing of an oak tree, when we solve a problem, can be taken exactly as “oak”, or maybe as more general concept"tree".
• When to solve a problem you need to use not the whole word, but only part of it, then the discarded letters, if they are at the beginning or end of the word, are indicated by commas. The location and number of commas indicate how many letters should be dropped and from where. If a letter from the middle of a word is dropped, this is shown by writing and crossing it out.
• If letters, syllables, pictures are in a certain order or inside each other, this means that when solving you need to use prepositions: “in”, “on”, “under”, “for”, etc. Often the position “above” and “below” is indicated by a horizontal line.
• If one letter consists of another (others), then when reading, we add “from” (iz-b-a). When a letter is drawn after another letter, we use the preposition “by” (po-ya-s).
• Replacing one letter with another is indicated either by an equal sign, or by crossing out the letter to be removed, and writing the correct one next to it.
• When they want to show that to solve a problem you need to read the word denoting an object in the picture, on the contrary, then the picture is placed upside down.

Puzzles for children

Primary school students, children aged 9-10 years, begin to be introduced to mathematics puzzles. These include those in the composition of which they use numbers or numerals. Also classified as mathematical are those in which terms from mathematics are guessed. The puzzles also use the mathematical signs = and +.

1. The = sign means that all given letters in the picture word are replaced by another letter or combination of letters.
2. The plus sign warns that the parts of the rebus between which it stands are one word.
3. The numbers in the rebus represent the letters that need to be taken from the picture word and put them in the same order as they are written.
4. Both the answer to the rebus (in-o-seven) and its part can be numerals. (7th).
5. For a child 8-9 years old mathematical puzzle There will also be one where to solve the puzzle you need to count the number of identical letters (seven).
6. The rebus can be solved not in one word, but in a sentence, including on the topic of mathematics.

Using the same rules, complex puzzles in physics and puzzles in chemistry are compiled, in which terms from these sciences are encrypted.

Pets

All children, no matter how old they are, love pets. Therefore, they will be happy to solve puzzles and crosswords, the answers to which will be their four-legged pets. The crossword puzzles that need to be completed include puzzle-type tasks. The answers are written under the same numbers as the rebus riddle.

Sports

Children have been involved in physical education since preschool age, and some even begin to get involved in certain sports. Therefore, it will not be so difficult for them to solve crosswords and other puzzles where they need to demonstrate knowledge various types sports and sports equipment. And if children think that the tasks are too difficult for them, this is a signal to adults that they need to pay extra attention to the topic of sports by watching sports together on TV, or simply downloading coloring books about sports.

Professions

Already at the age of 5, children begin to be introduced to the world of professions. Some professions are already familiar to them, they can imagine what they do and how they differ between a doctor and a hairdresser, a salesman and a driver, a teacher and a military man. They will tell him about other professions during classes at school, and the child will learn about them from films and books. Crossword puzzles, coloring pages, and puzzles from this section will help you test your knowledge about the world of professions and expand it.

Syllables

Puzzles that include only syllables will be difficult for preschoolers. They are designed for children over 8 years of age who are confident readers and writers. When guessing puzzles with syllables, you need to take into account the arrangement of syllables and letters among themselves and use the appropriate prepositions - “in”, “at”, “above”, “on”, “under”, “by”, “for”, etc.

Names

The answers to these tasks will be names. This topic is familiar to everyone, so they are unlikely to be difficult for your children.

Cities

Crosswords and other puzzles in this section are designed to remind children of cities around the world that they have heard about, and perhaps even visited. Cities are hidden here behind pictures and riddles, which depict animals, plants, with numbers and letters. But it won't hurt to find answers. If you want to strengthen your children’s knowledge of geography, then use these puzzles, download coloring pages with views of cities, and remember the game of “cities” with your children.

How to solve and solve puzzles

When parents hear the words “educational games,” they most often think that this refers to preschoolers. It is for children from one to 7 years old that mothers carefully select educational games, coloring books and tasks. When children get older, and especially when they leave elementary school, parents worry about more serious things than playing.

They are more concerned about their children’s performance in mathematics, the Russian language and other serious subjects. Meanwhile, children aged 11 and 12 continue to love games, and an educational game for this age could well help schoolchildren chew the granite of science more successfully. Interesting puzzles for children aged 11–12 years with answers are one of these methods, but far from the only one.

Of course, if you offer a younger teenager simple coloring books or riddles, he will proudly refuse, considering himself too old for them. But you can choose something more complex for them. The repertoire of educational games for this age is much wider than for preschoolers.

Crossword puzzles for school-age children help consolidate knowledge and encourage them to search for missing knowledge in almost any subject - from geography to literature and history. Riddles and coloring books familiar from preschool years are modified, becoming more complex and more fun, but can still captivate a child of 11 or 12 years old, helping to develop logical thinking, attention and the ability to concentrate.

Charades, scanwords, rebuses, various puzzles for children 11 - 12 years old can become great workout intelligence and ability to think logically. The main thing is that the game should not be too simple to be interesting, but overly difficult tasks can also turn kids away from them.

A crossword puzzle or cross word is an intellectual game where you need to enter answers to questions and riddles on some topic into rows of cells intersecting vertically and horizontally. The rows and the questions corresponding to them are indicated by the same numbers. The beauty of a crossword puzzle is that you can adjust the level of difficulty not only by the questions asked, but also by the complexity of constructing the crossword puzzle itself. Simple, with a small number of intersections for beginners, more complex and voluminous for advanced ones.

Scanwords are a Scandinavian crossword with a large number of intersections, where the task may not be riddle questions, but definitions or even pictures. Another difference from the classic crossword puzzle is that the task can be located directly on the playing field, and the direction where you need to enter the answer is indicated by arrows. For children aged 11 and 12 years old, this form of crossword puzzle is available if they have already mastered the classic crossword puzzle well.

Many collections are now being published for schoolchildren, including crossword puzzles, scanword puzzles, coloring books and other educational entertainment in accordance with their age.

Charades and puzzles

Charades and puzzles are another educational entertainment that can be interesting for children aged 11-12 years. Both charade and rebus are a game that is based on the fact that words - riddles are divided into syllables. But if in a rebus the syllables of the hidden word are presented in the form of a picture or coloring page, then in a charade each syllable is hidden in word riddles. For example:

My first syllable calls to itself,

Second syllable – house backwards

First syllable – note – (note fa)

And the second syllable too, - (note G)

And the whole word looks like a pea. (beans)

At 11 and 12 years old, children are already good at solving verbal riddles. The rebus requires solving the riddle presented in the picture.

Puzzles for children with answers

How to solve them

Rebus is a game that develops logic, associative thinking, and consolidates knowledge of the Russian language. He can hide one or more words inside himself. You can create such riddles in pictures yourself, using, for example, coloring books for this. But to do this you need to know certain rules for designing a visual riddle.

• The word shown in the picture must completely or partially match part of the hidden word.
• If the picture is upside down, this means that the word is read backwards.
• Commas before or after the picture mean that you need to remove the letter at the beginning or end of the drawn word, respectively. The number of commas standing indicates the number of letters to be discarded.
• Crossed out letters mean that they are excluded from the picture word when solving the puzzle. If there is another letter under the crossed out letter, then replace the crossed out letter with it.
• The completed letters are added to the syllables from the picture word. If the letter is written in front of the picture, then the guessed word begins with it. If after the picture, then we deliver the letter to the end of the rebus picture.
• In the rebus we can also encounter numbers. Firstly, the numbers can be part of the hidden word (7ya or o5). Secondly, numbers can indicate the serial number of letters that are taken from the rebus picture to solve the puzzle. Or if a number is crossed out, then, on the contrary, it is removed.
• If there is a plus sign between the parts of the rebus, this means that both of these parts together make up one word.
• The = sign between the letters means that we replace one letter everywhere with this other.
• If the picture and letters stand above each other, separated by a line, this means that when solving the riddle you need to use the prepositions “on”, “above”, “under”.

How to solve and solve puzzles

Mathematical games puzzles

Charades and puzzles primarily help children better remember the spelling of words. But they also use puzzles in mathematics lessons. They develop well the logical thinking necessary for this science. In addition, mathematical games include puzzles that contain numbers, + and = signs.

For example, in this rebus from a word represented by a picture, the child needs to take the letters under the serial number indicated by the number. Then put them as written under the picture.

Mathematical games also include puzzles that contain terms and concepts from mathematics.

Puzzles with letters

Sometimes a rebus does not contain pictures, but only letters. Here, in order to solve it, you need to take into account the arrangement of letters or syllables. When looking for an answer to a riddle, you will have to again use the prepositions “in”, “on”, “for”, etc. If the rebus is represented by a large number of identical letters, then they need to be counted. Such puzzles are not used for children, only for schoolchildren.

If you decide to create puzzles yourself with your child, take coloring books as pictures, cut out what you need and use these rules to compose your own riddle. If there are a lot of pictures on the printed coloring book, then you can use arrows to indicate the one you need for the rebus.

Puzzles with answers in pictures

Rebuses for children - a puzzle in which a word is encrypted using pictures, letter combinations and signs, has been popular for centuries. Puzzles, which first appeared in France in the 15th century (the first printed collection dates back to 1582 and was compiled by Etienne Taboureau), improved over time and became an extremely exciting game. They can be solved either alone or in cheerful company, arranging competitions. The puzzle will not let you get bored even on a gray, rainy day when you can’t go out with friends. Solving puzzles for children is fun and exciting - worth a try!

What puzzles exist

There are a wide variety of puzzles: mathematical, with numbers, with notes, complex and many others. We have prepared an excellent selection of puzzles for children.

How can you solve a rebus?

Knowing the rules for deciphering a rebus, you can solve even a very complex riddle. The word hidden in the puzzle is divided into several parts, which can be shown in the form of pictures. In order to guess the word, you need to read the names of the images in the nominative case, and then combine them into one word. So, for example, if the first picture shows a trace, and the second shows a person conducting some kind of experiment, you should read: trace + experience = pathfinder.

Puzzles can be more difficult. In such puzzles, one of the pictures may be turned upside down, and then its name must be read backwards. Commas can further complicate the puzzle, which, if you don’t know why they are in the puzzle, make it unsolvable. When a comma is placed before a picture, it indicates that you do not need to read the first letter of its name. The number of commas indicates how many letters need to be discarded. A comma or several of them after the picture indicate unnecessary letters from the end of the word.

Having become comfortable with simple puzzles, it is interesting to tackle more complex puzzles. In them, a crossed out letter may be drawn above the picture, which means that it should be excluded from the title of the picture. When there are numbers above the picture, then only the letters corresponding to them in the word are read (example: if there are numbers 1, 3, 4 above the picture of an apple, you need to read yalo). When there is a crossed out letter and an uncrossed out letter above the picture, you need to replace one with the other in the word. In some puzzles, the letter that needs to be replaced is not crossed out, but simply an = sign is placed between it and the one that should be in its place.

Numbers may also appear in the rebus if part of the word is a numeral. In this case, pictures or letters can be placed before or after the number. The puzzle is solved in the same way as a puzzle with pictures, only instead of the name of the image, a number or number is read.

When a rebus looks like letters or letters and numbers inscribed within each other, then it should be read by adding the letter B to the beginning of the word.

In the most complex puzzles, syllables can be represented by notes. In this case, you will need to understand which note is shown in the picture and read it in accordance with its sound.