Get Well Soon Discomfort Aleviated

Your friend is sick. You really want to help them feel better, but you aren't sure what to do.

I figured it out! It can be boring recuperating, being stuck in bed all day. So fix it! Create a puzzle for your friend that is just about them.

They will enjoy solving it and it will help the day go a little better for them.

Go make yours now.

Religious Education

I saw a puzzle made by a customer the other day and it got me thinking. I’ve played puzzles in schools, and I’ve passed out plenty of puzzles to my own children. This gentleman had made a puzzle for his Religious Ed class; something I had never considered.

It got me thinking though. How great would it be to send your students home from church with a puzzle? They can play it on their own time, but it reinforces those concepts that you taught them that day. I thought it was a brilliant idea.

Try it for yourself!

 

I Didn’t Realize Just How Popular Crossword Puzzles Are!

Today I used Crossword Weaver to made a vocabulary review puzzle for my soon-to-be 5th grader.  She grabbed it and started excitedly solving the puzzle. My teenage daughter walked in and saw what was going on and informed me that her English teacher always passed out a crossword puzzle to help them prepare for vocabulary tests.

Of course, being in the business, I had to ask her what she thought of them. She said she liked them. It made it nice to have a method of study that was a little more fun.

Who knew? I guess a lot of teachers are using puzzles in many different ways.

Make yours now.

You’ll notice in the puzzle below, a word bank has been provided for the kids. This is a great way to help younger children, or to include with a puzzle you are using early on in the teaching process.

Staff Review

I came across a fun way to keep staff reminded of important information without coming across as condescending and rude.

It can be difficult to have to remind staff of basics without offending them. That’s why I thought this was such a great idea!

A residential facility created a crossword puzzle to give to all of their staff. It reminded them of important laws, procedures, and policies, and did it all in a fun way.

Click here to make your own.

Science Comes Alive With Crosswords

Science can be a tricky subject. There are those kids who absolutely love it and thrive on it. And then there are the rest of them.

A dedicated science teacher can do a lot to bring the subject alive and help the students get excited about the subject.

One such teacher we found is  using crossword puzzles to review his subjects.  Kids love puzzles. This is a great way to help them review their material and really enforce those concepts you’ve taught them.

Make your own puzzle now.

Unique Baby Shower Game

I’m attending a baby shower tonight and it got me thinking about hosting parties.

I have found that the worst time is right at the beginning. You know that not all of your guests are going to be on time, but it is rather awkward to have everyone one waiting around for people to arrive before you can start.

I found the perfect solution: make a puzzle about the Mom-to-Be, her husband, the nursery theme, etc. Pass it out at the beginning. It gives guests something to do, but at the same time it’s a great ice breaker. They’ll start to talk to each other and get comfortable with each other as they answer the questions. You can give a prize to the person with the most right answers.

Make your own and try it for yourself.

Word Search Maker Online

We are happy to release our online word search puzzle maker. We have had a basic word search puzzle maker up for many years, but we finally have a better version up that lets you add pictures and format it so it looks very nice.

The new word search maker also lets you make two styles of word searches: with and without clues. Get creative!

An idea for a party: put the names of the guests as the words in the puzzle and a fun fact about each one as the clue.

Get creative and go make yours today! http://beta.puzzle-maker.com/wordsearch_Entry.cgi