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Brainteasers

Animal Match
Match the animal with the name of its young.
Animals A to Z
Fill in an ANIMAL for each letter of the alphabet listed below. Some letters will be harder than others! Can you think of more than one?
Animals Scramble
Unscramble the letters to make names of animals.
Art Class Scramble
You'll find these words in art class. Unscramble the letters to make the words that are shown at the bottom of the page.
Art Words Fill-in
Fill in the puzzle using the words at the bottom of the page. Good luck and have fun!
Categories
Try to fill in the grid with words that fit into the categories and that start with the letters at the top of each column. How many can you think of?
Cryptogram
For each cryptogram, there is a KEY that lists all the letters from A through Z with a box below. Each of the letters has a corresponding number. The bottom part contains a secret phrase. Each of the blanks has a number underneath it. Fill in the letters that correspond to the numbers below the blanks to solve the phrase.
Hidden Instruments
There are seven hidden instruments in the picture (a violin, a drum, a trumpet, a harp, a tambourine, a flute, and bells). Circle the instruments when you find them.
Mad Lib: The Masterpiece
_____ had a secret dream to be a sculptor . . .
Match the Instruments
Young children can practice letter knowledge as they match the pictures with the letters they begin with.
On with the Show crossword puzzle
Test your theater know-how.
Pacific Northwest crossword puzzle
How long will it take YOU to complete the puzzle?
Quiet on the Set
When a class visited the TV studio, they were told to stay very quiet. But there were some very noisy things in the studio. How many can you find?
Slitherlink
Slitherlink is an addictive logic puzzle that was first published by Nikoli in Japan. The puzzle consists of a grid of dots, with some clue cells containing numbers. You connect horizontally or vertically adjacent dots to form a meandering path that forms a single loop or "Slitherlink."
Washington Cities Scramble
Unscramble the letters to make names of Washington cities.
Wordoku
Wordoku is very similar to Sudoku. Every letter listed for the Wordoku must appear once: In each of the columns, In each of the rows, And in each of the nine boxes.