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Budget Friendly Math Games for Home

Discover fun and budget-friendly math games using everyday household items! Make learning math engaging and stress-free for your child at home.

Are you looking for ideas for how to create hands on fun with math at home?

Math doesn’t have to be a struggle—or expensive! As parents, we all want to help our kids build strong math skills, but fancy workbooks and pricey educational games aren’t always in the budget. The good news? Some of the best math learning happens through play, and you don’t need to spend a fortune to make it fun.

Here are some easy, engaging, and budget-friendly math games you can play at home using everyday household items. Whether your child is just starting to count or tackling multiplication, these activities will make learning math a hands-on experience they’ll love. Get ready to turn your living room into a fun and affordable math playground!

Using simple household items there are some terrific ideas for making with your child. From muffin tins and bulletin boards to rocks and seeds you can create math games from anything around the house.

Fun & Affordable: Budget-Friendly Math Games for Home

  • Multiplication Trays from Relentlessly Fun Deceptively Educational
  • 100th Day of School from Living Montessori Now
  • 3 in a Row Game from What Do We Do All Day
  • Princess Addition from Creative Family Fun
  • 100th Day of School Activities from The Educators’ Spin On It
  • Fun Math Games to Keep the Kids Busy This Summer

Math Pinterest Boards to follow for more Ideas

  • Math Pinterest Board hosted by The Educators’ Spin On It
  • Math is Fun Pinterest Board hosted by No Time for Flashcards

Do you have a favorite Math Game you play at home?

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Filed Under: Math Tagged With: #afterschool, 100th Day of School, Afterschool Express

About Kim Vij

Early childhood teacher, author, speaker and mom of 3. Kim shares ways to make learning fun and parenting an adventure by sharing developmentally appropriate activities.

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Comments

  1. Emma @sciencesparks says

    February 8, 2013 at 9:41 am

    Some fantastic math game ideas there.

  2. Kim @ The Educators Spin On It says

    February 6, 2013 at 12:25 am

    I love it! Thanks for sharing Terri!

  3. Terri Thompson says

    February 3, 2013 at 11:11 pm

    Thanks for featuring our princess math game!!

  4. Kim @ The Educators Spin On It says

    February 3, 2013 at 9:36 pm

    No worries Erica, it's a great activity which is why we featured it. So glad you're linking up to us still, we miss you as part of the after school team.

  5. Kim @ The Educators Spin On It says

    February 3, 2013 at 9:35 pm

    Thank you so much for sharing Deb! 100th day is one of my favorite days of school.

  6. Kim @ The Educators Spin On It says

    February 3, 2013 at 9:35 pm

    My daughter was so excited to play with her newly made Geoboard, so thank you so much for sharing! Can't wait to see what your share next Mary Catherine!

  7. Erica MomandKiddo says

    February 3, 2013 at 10:35 am

    Thanks for featuring me. I accidentally linked up my Tapatan game again when I just visited Little Wonders' Days to link up(feel free to delete!); I must be all turned around in my schedules. I'll come back later in the week to link up. Sorry about that!

  8. Deb Chitwood says

    February 3, 2013 at 2:51 am

    Thanks so much for featuring my 100th Day of School Activities post! Have a great week! 🙂 Deb @ LivingMontessoriNow.com

  9. grok78 says

    February 3, 2013 at 1:27 am

    Thanks so much for featuring my Homemade Geoboard this week! 🙂 I'm really excited about this linkup, and I'm looking forward to checking out the great posts for this week.

    Mary Catherine of Fun-A-Day!

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