games/toys for a math-y 4.5 year old

[jjordan]

My 4.5 year old loves math and jigsaw puzzles. I'd like to find something non explicitly arithmetic or jigsaw puzzle related that he would like for Christmas. Ideas? We do have a tangram set.

[trentsmom]

What about a Shut the Box (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shut_the_Box) game? It's an old game, and from a Google search, it looks like there are lots of manufacturers. My mom has one that she picked up a museum gift shop that DS1 likes to play.

Thinkfun (http://www.thinkfun.com/) has some great games. DS1 got Clever Castle several years ago (it's a logical deduction game), but it looks like they don't make that one anymore. I have Chocolate Fix which is the same type of game.

[ahisma]

I have a mathy 6 yo. Here's some things that he has liked a lot.

Math dice: http://www.amazon.com/ThinkFun-Jr-1515-Math-Dice/dp/B004617DEU/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1354216969&sr=8-2&keywords=math+dice

Perplexus: http://www.amazon.com/Perplexus-Maze-Game-PlaSmart-Inc/dp/B002NPBT50/ref=sr_1_2?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1354216992&sr=1-2&keywords=maze+100

Ikea abacus

Inchimals: http://www.amazon.com/Fat-Brain-FA038-1-Toys-Inchimals/dp/B00392NSI2/ref=sr_1_1?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1354217034&sr=1-1&keywords=inchimals

Maze books

No Stress Chess ($13 at TRU): http://www.amazon.com/Winning-Moves-1091-Stress-Chess/dp/B0007Q1IO4/ref=sr_1_1?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1354217068&sr=1-1&keywords=no+stress+chess

Rush hour jr (upgraded to regular Rush Hour this year, but I'd do Jr. for 4.5): http://www.amazon.com/Think-Fun-5040-ThinkFun-Rush/dp/B00004WJSN/ref=sr_1_1?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1354217097&sr=1-1&keywords=rush+hour+jr

[jenstring95]

I would also recommend Camelot Jr. and/or Castle Logix at that age. They are puzzle type games (for one person) - logic-y kind of things. My DS loved them at that age, and DH and I found ourselves up late at night doing them too.

[brittone2]

I would also recommend Camelot Jr. and/or Castle Logix at that age. They are puzzle type games (for one person) - logic-y kind of things.
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