Family time can be relaxing, educational, and creative. Bring your imagination out to play with your family. Creating something with your family is a unique opportunity to bond and understand each other. There are dozens of ways you can create fun family activities with Connetix Tiles.

Here are some of the ways families around the internet showed us how to spend quality family time playing and being creative.

Tabletop Game Night

Tangram Puzzles

Putting new shapes from smaller shapes can be adorable and fun. You can let your imagination run wild and create cute tangrams like this rabbit by @oliviasplayfuldays. See the original post.

Sudoku

Playing sudoku is a creative way to encourage more brain power for logic and math. This Japanese number puzzle is a challenge for the whole family. Just use your favourite markers, or make stickers to place the numbers on the Connetix tiles. Thanks to @lovefourlearning for the inspiration. See the original post.

Mazes

Can you escape the maze? Build a maze in a baking tray or with a base plate to keep it steady. You can enjoy hours of shifting the walls to make them more challenging. Thanks to @lovefourlearning for the inspiration. See the original post.

Puzzles

This is the coolest robot puzzle! You can make any puzzle you want by laying out the shape first and tracing around the tiles to make a grid, or you can make your own tracing and try filling it in with Connetix tiles. Thanks to @life.with.moon.and.co for the inspiration. See the original post.

Puzzles

Check out this colourful butterfly! It looks like it can just take off and fly away. That is one imaginative puzzle by @creative_mama_che. See the original post.

Racing Cars

Make a crazy racetrack for your cars and see who can get them into the garage first! We love this one from @bakingtrayplay. See the original post.

Connect Four

You can make this classic game however you like. Using different colours and patterns you can make and play a beautiful game of Connect Four - Connetix style - for some healthy competition. Thanks to @cardboardfolk for the inspiration. See the original post.

Tic Tac Toe

Who doesn’t love a fun game of Tic Tac Toe? You can make it even more colourful when you Connetix tiles to put 3 in a row! Thanks to @cintaandco for the inspiration. See the original post.

Crossword Puzzles

Take turns with this fun guessing game! You can use different colours for different words, or make a rainbow crossword however you like it, like this one by @_simply_bea_. See the original post.

Big Builds

Rainbow Challenge

Who can build the biggest rainbow? You can join the #ConnetixChallenge by joining our private Facebook group! We would love to see your gorgeous rainbow creations. This build is thanks to @_simply_bea_. See the original post.

Tallest Tower Challenge

Can you reach the roof? This skyscraper by @wonder.and.awe is definitely getting close! See the original post.

Castles

Rule over your mighty domain with a colourful Connetix castle! This build is thanks to @bighousetinyhumans. See the original post.

Castles

You can build a colourful castle for your toy subjects like @hijkgonnaplay. See the original post.

Castles

Or you can build a huge castle that you can hide in and play with the loyal action figures! This build is thanks to @learnandbloom. See the original post.

3D Ships

This ship by @for.the.love.of.james.and.evie is just about ready to sail the seven seas! See the original post.

3D Ships

@life.with.moon.and.co built a little ocean under their ship! See the original post.

3D Rocket

5, 4, 3, 2, 1! Blast off to any planet in this colourful rocket by @cardboardfolk. See the original post.

3D Rocket

And how about this rocket in mid-lift off by @unknitandtiedtogether. See the original post.

Train and Train Tracks

What a delicious sushi train on its way to bring lunch to happy players! This build is thanks to @learnandbloom. See the original post.

Train and Train Tracks

And this jolly train is carrying its passengers on a great adventure. This build is thanks to @_bloomwhereyouareplanted_. See the original post.

Iconic Buildings and Bridges

This Connetix Tower Bridge is way more colourful than the original one! Which other buildings can you recreate with your Connetix? This build is thanks to @unknitandtiedtogether. See the original post.

Arcade Games

Table Tennis

Get some cardboard, and some scissors - and you’ve got some genius table tennis paddles! Great idea, @cardboardfolk. See the original post.

Table Hockey

Build team spirit when you build your own rousing game of table hockey! Idea is thanks to @unknitandtiedtogether. See the original post.

Shooting Hoops

Turn throwing things into a fun game when you make your own colourful indoor basketball hoop! Idea is thanks to @cardboard.kiddo. See the original post.

Mindful Play

Mandalas

Awesome geometry in this mandala from @ourcolourfuldayofplay. See the original post.

Mandalas

Fabulous symmetry work on this one by @a.day.for.play. See the original post.

Mandalas

The cutest little rainbow is living in the middle of this windmill! Amazing design by @ourmanycoloureddays. See the original post.

Mandalas

Wow - what a sun mandala from @woodnutty! See the original post.

Patterns

Let the light shine through the Connetix tiles to make the sun dance through the patterns you make! This pattern was created by @buildingwithrainbows. See the original post.

More Inspiration with Connetix

On our Instagram, you shared with us thousands of different ways that Connetix helps you build strong relationships with your family. We love to learn how Connetix is playing a part in helping your children and you grow closer together every day.

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