Most seven-year-olds enjoy games that let them compete with others or against themselves, apply their ever-expanding skills and knowledge, and have fun. These brilliant educational games make great picks for seven-year-old children, as they allow them to do all of these things and more!
Learning through play obviously makes learning more fun and helps children practise what they’ve covered in school, but playing games also helps kids develop many important skills and abilities they will use throughout their lives. Engaging in game play builds memory, concentration, problem-solving and strategic thinking abilities. Games help support children’s independent reading, and playing multiplayer games builds and supports verbal communication and social skills. Subject-specific games also build children’s confidence and knowledge in key subject areas, such as maths, history, geography and science.
From puzzles to maps to STEM toys, here are our top picks for brainy games that make learning fun. They make great gifts too!
Top Tried & Tested Games
- The Human Body Under X-Ray
- World Map Pillowcase
- IQ Puzzler Pro
- About the Seashore – Rockpools & Beaches
- The Human Body – Science Snippets
- Horrible Histories – The Board Game
- Go Genius World – Geography Game
- Magnetic Capital Letters – Stick & Spell
- Animal Alphabet Topple Tower – 6 Games in 1
- Charlie & the Chocolate Factory – Marvellous Maths
1 The Human Body – Under X-Ray , £19.99 £19.99
Super cool science
Need a great game for the future doctor or nurse in your life? This 84-piece jigsaw puzzle helps children learn the ins and outs of anatomy. Fit the pieces together and study the images, featuring bones, organs and body functions. Attempt the mission cards and identify the sternum, jawbone and manubrium. Kids can also use the special UV torchlight (a.k.a. the X-Ray) to locate and reveal what can’t be seen with the naked eye. Medical magic!
2 World Map Pillowcase , £19.99 £19.99
Around the world in 10 colours
Travel the world without leaving your bedroom with this fun pack, containing a pillowcase and ten brightly coloured pens. The pillowcase features a hand-drawn illustration brimming with fun facts, wild animals and exotic undersea creatures. Once kids have finished colouring, they can pop a pillow into the case and proudly display their creation! And with this one, the fun can go on and on–the colours come out in the machine, providing a fresh, blank canvas after every wash. Endless hours of fun and adventure!
3 IQ Puzzler Pro , £15.95 £15.95
A brilliant brain-teaser!
Know a child who loves a challenge? They’ll be busy for hours with this highly entertaining 2D and 3D brain teaser! The game uses combinations of coloured balls to test your skills and brainpower as you build the constructed designs from the enclosed booklet. With 120 challenges ranging from easy to expert, this set will help brainy kids build that genius IQ!
4 About the Seashore – Rockpools & Beaches , £14.99 £14.99
Exciting set to help you explore plant and animal life at the beach. Discover the wonders of the ocean with this super cool kit! Learn about the eco system and the food chain with 24 identification cards, making it super simple to see what treasures you’ve found. The set includes a sturdy net for catching and observing specimens, along with a bug pot to see them up close! Don’t forget to use your notepad and pencil to document everything you find. Perfect for little explorers – dive into adventure!
5 The Human Body – Science Snippets , £12.99 £12.99
70 fun flashcards!
Clever set answers all your questions about the human body, with more than 70 flashcards. What is earwax made of? How come our fingers get wrinkly in the tub? Why do we have a belly button? All this and more in this fascinating scientific set! Simply unroll the box to reveal three sections packed with more than 70 illustrated fact cards. Explore the what, why and how of the human body in simple kid-friendly terms, from goosebumps to baby teeth. Did you know that the butt muscle is the biggest in the body? Brilliant stuff!
6 Horrible Histories – The Board Game , £19.99 £19.99
A brilliant way to build that history knowledge
Get ready to go on a laugh-out-loud-funny journey through history! Seven-year-old history buffs will go bananas for this brilliant game, based on the wildly popular book series. Players move around the board by answering history-themed trivia questions or performing an action, like miming Admiral Nelson. This clever board game is designed for 2 to 4 players, and it contains over 600 questions, packed with foul facts about our rotten history. Kids will love learning while laughing!
7 Go Genius World – Geography Game , £21.99 £21.99
The Ultimate Geography Game
Great for children to learn about different countries and capitals whilst playing. Travel around the board answering multiple choice questions, from capitals and countries to the tallest mountains and saltiest seas! Can you name the longest river in the world? Or which country Komodo dragons come from? For 2 to 4 players, great fun to play, the winner earning a well deserved genius stamp in your game passport. Top of the World!
8 Magnetic Capital Letters – Stick & Spell , £7.99 £7.99
Spell and play!
Make practising spellings much more fun with these lovely alphabet magnets! This cool set contains 48 sturdy magnets in six bright colours, all perfectly sized for little hands. Spell away on the refrigerator door while mum or dad cook dinner, on the garage door on warm afternoons, or on a whiteboard on the go… The possibilities are endless! And once kids get the knack of spelling, they can graduate to writing short poems or leaving cheeky messages. Tactile, and much more fun than writing things out with a pencil and paper. Amazing alphabet fun!
9 Animal Alphabet – Wooden Topple Tower with 6 Games , £19.99 £19.99
Endless educational fun
We all know that children love blocks, and this animal-decorated STEM set gives them an educational twist! The set contains 51 colourful wooden blocks and six different games to play, including Topple Tower, which uses the included dice or the 26 animal alphabet cards to determine which block to move. Of course, this set is also excellent for hands-on imaginative play and building, and seven-year-olds will love the adorable animals and tactile wood. Lovely!
10 Charlie & the Chocolate Factory – Marvellous Maths , £9.99 £9.99
Fun and educational, this entertaining set of card games is based on Charlie & the Chocolate Factory. Use the 100 number cards in three fun games to challenge your maths skills. Be first to countdown your cards to be closest to zero, race through the times tables, or speed through collecting Golden Tickets and prove you’re the brainiest of the bunch! Specially designed for Key Stage 1 and 2, perfect for Wonka fans – swashboggling!
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