Eiffel Tower In Mississauga?

How did this Eiffel Tower happen to be in a backyard in Mississauga?

It is just a 3D puzzle.

Word Puzzle #2

Guess the meaning of the picture.

An idiom

Solution.
What is an idiom?

How Many Hugs?

Eight friends, whenever they meet to play, they greet each other with a friendly hug.

How many hugs will they give in total, with each person hugging another person only once?

Solution

Last Sunday Droodle

Last Sunday Droodle #10

Circus Seal Bouncing An Armadillo

Squares To Triangles Puzzle

Six toothpicks were used to make five squares, one big and four small ones.

Using the same six toothpicks make eight triangles.

Solution.

Word Puzzle #1

Guess the meaning of the picture.

An idiom

Solution.

What is an idiom?

Bare Joke

Knock! Knock!

Who's There?
Bare.
Bare Who?
Bare Bear With No Hair.

Tangram Puzzle #2

Arrange the tans to make the shape below.  Tans cannot overlap.

A Dog

To check the solution click the picture below.

What is a Tangram Puzzle?

How to make your own Tangram Puzzle.

Sunday Droodle #10

What do you see?

Share your ideas.  I will post the best ones next Sunday.

Sunday Droodle #9

Original idea: An ant playing basketball

What is a droodle?

CDC? by William Steig

Can you solve the following phrase:  V  F  E-10  D  L-F-N

How about a picture clue?

Can you solve it now?

Check the solution.

Would you like to try more puzzles like the one above?

CDC? by William Steig is full of them.

A book full of letters and numbers put together to form funny messages.
Just sound them out and listen for the words and phrases.  Each  expression has a picture to help you figure out the meaning.

Two Mothers And Two Daughters

When two mothers and two daughters went on vacation they saw a beautiful necklace. 

 

The shopkeeper said he had only three left.  They were very happy, since each of them bought one to remember the time they spent together.  

Two mothers, two daughters and three necklaces, each had one.  How is it possible?

Check the solution.

Sunday Droodle #9

What do you see?

Share your ideas.  I will post the best ones next Sunday.

Sunday Droodle #8

Original idea: a dice
Whispering ghosts
Box with holes for hamster to breath

What is a droodle?

A Seagull Riddle

Why did seagull fly towards the lake?

Because the lake could not fly to her.

Tangram Puzzle #1

Arrange the tans to make the shape below.  Tans cannot overlap.

A Kite

To check the solution click the picture below.

What is a Tangram Puzzle?

How to make your own Tangram Puzzle.

Tangrams

Tangram is a Chinese dissection puzzle which uses 7 geometric shapes called "tans".  The seven shapes are: 2 large triangles, 2 small triangles, 1 medium triangle, 1 small square and 1 parallelogram.

The objective of the puzzle is to make a given shape with all seven tans without overlapping them.  You can enjoy the game of tangrams alone or with a friend.

How to make your own Tangram Puzzle.

A Bit Of Tangram History

The first book of tangrams was published in China in 1913 and by 1818 tangrams were popularized all over Europe.
It is unclear when the tangrams originated.  There are few versions of the origin of the name:

1.   Some believe they were created during the Tang Dynasty which was ruling China in 618 A.D. to 907 A.D.

2.   There is a story about man named Tan who supposedly dropped ceramic tile and by trying to put it together came up with the idea of a puzzle,

3.   There is believe that name came from an old English word "trangam", which means "puzzle" or "trinket",

4.   There is also theory that Tangrams are named after Tanka people who lived in southern China and Hong Kong.

To find out more check out book by Colleen Adams, Tangram Puzzles: Describing and Comparing Attributes of Plane Geometric Shapes.

Tangram Puzzle #1 A Kite
Tangram Puzzle #2 A Dog
Tangram Puzzle #3 A Relaxing Cat
Tangram Puzzle #4 A Bat
Tangram Puzzle #5 A Horse Playing Soccer
Tangram Puzzle #6 A Circus Seal
Tangram Puzzle #7 A Christmas Tree
Tangram Puzzle #8 A Steam Boat
Tangram Puzzle #9 A Curious Turtle
Tangram Puzzle #10 A Flying Bee
Tangram Puzzle #11 A Scarecrow

How To Make Tangram Puzzle

About Tangram Puzzle.

To make your own tangram puzzle you will need:  pair of scissors, cutting knife, square piece of cardboard (up to you how big you want it, though 4"x4" would be easier for you to measure), graph paper (optional), pen or pencil, and ruler.

You can use graph paper to make it easier to draw the lines to cut, or you can draw the lines directly on your cardboard.

How to draw the lines:

1. draw diagonal to get two big triangles 2. draw line connecting middle points of the sides of one of the triangles 3. draw another diagonal, but stop at the little triangle hypotenuse 4. draw line parallel to diagonal to create little square 5. draw line parallel to the side to create parallelogram.  You are done.  Now you can cut on the lines. 

You can color your tans.

Now you are ready to play.  Have fun.

Rebus #4: Popular Saying

Solve the rebus.

Popular Saying

To see the answer, click the picture below.

What is a rebus?

Zebra and White Bengal Tiger

What did Zebra say to White Bengal Tiger, when they met?

"Are you trying to BLEND IN?"

Zebra And Tiger

What did Zebra say to Tiger, when they met?

"You are such a COPY CAT!"

Roads Without Cars Riddle

What has roads without cars, 

cities without people 

and lakes without water?

To check your answer click on the picture below.