STAR LIGHT ….
STAR BRIGHT ….
WISH I MAY ….
WISH I MIGHT ….
MAKE THIS STAR TWO TONIGHT.
HINT: There are several ways to solve this task
(visual/verbal/symbolic). How many can you find?
Welcome to the land of the gauchos.
Move eight wands to make thirteen stools (triangles) for you and your friends to sit upon and watch the traditional dances.
The Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest coral reef, and can be seen from space. Enter the rocket to travel beyond Earth and view this wonder from space.
Move four wands to make a launching platform (two squares and three triangles).
Gaze upon the beauty of this Brussel’s lace.
Your challenge is to create different patterns by:
Removing six wands so four triangles and two parallelograms remain.
Removing six wands so three parallelograms remain.
Removing six wands so two trapezoids remain.
Removing ten wands so one triangle remains.
Removing ten wands so one hexagon remains.
Take a ride on the world’s second longest river, which flows eastward through this country. The largest animal of its kind in the Western Hemisphere lives along its banks.
Remove four wands from the river to make the scales (hexagons) of this animal.
There is a house with four southern exposures. A bear is running toward the house. What color is the bear?
Move four wands. Make six blocks (squares) with which to build a house. What kind of house can you build with the blocks?
Go to the top of the pagoda.
View the wonder of the surrounding countryside by removing three wands and moving two wands.
I sit on a rock greeting ships entering Copenhagen Harbor.
Remove two wands and move six wands to point the way to the city.
Stand in awe of something that has withstood the sands of time.
Move four wands from the Great Pyramid to form two groups of two triangles each.
Walk the ground the ancients walked, and take shelter beneath the arch. Change the arch by:
Moving two wands to leave eight blocks (squares).
Removing four wands to leave five blocks (squares).
Removing two wands to leave six blocks (squares).
How many ways are there to solve challenge 3?
Welcome to my home. Share with me a gift from my vineyards.
Move five wands from this home to make two stemmed wine glasses.
This first training of guide dogs for the blind began here with this special breed.
Move two wands to have Buddy look back.
Move one wand to have Buddy turn around.
The land you stand upon was once covered by water. Marvel at the huge windmills used to pump out the water and create dry land.
Move three wands from the windmill to make seven bags (squares) with which to build a dike.
According to the teachings of Buddha, we are all connected in the oneness of life.
Arrange six wands, so each wand touches every other wand.
Now arrange seven wands, so each wand touches every other wand.
May the road rise to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the hollow of His hand.
Move four wands from the road to make six stepping stones (squares).
One day King Solomon was invited to an indoor garden prepared especially for him. Each flower was made by the finest craftsmen and magicians to look, smell, and feel like real ones. The King, noted for his wisdom, was given the following challenge:
Find the ONE real flower amongst all the artificial ones.
Within minutes, King Solomon knew which was the real flower. How did he know?
Move six wands from Solomon’s Seal to make nine flower buds (triangles).
This famous bell tower leans so far to one side, it looks like it will fall.
Move four wands to make four arches (squares).
Sadako stands atop a granite mountain holding a golden crane in her outstretched hands. Every year on Peace Day, children hang garlands of paper cranes under the statue. Their wish is engraved at its base.
This is our cry, This is our prayer:
PEACE IN THE WORLD.
Remove two wands and move five wands to symbolize Sadako’s message.
Put on your hiking boots. You can hike across this small country and cross the border of Belgium, France, or Germany depending on the direction you travel.
Make four crosses in four moves by picking up one wand at a time and passing it over two others before laying it crosswise on the next wand.
The gift from this tree makes this country the largest producer of natural rubber. The white liquid oozing from the bark looks like big white tears.
Move four wands so the rain of tears from the weeping tree points up instead of down.
A maze of hundreds of islands comprise this country. Move four wands from the maze to create three islands (squares).
Enjoy her company as you both enter St. Basil’s Church. Who is the girl? Move three wands to find the answer.
The exquisite colors and patterns on these eggs were all hand-painted by Rachenko.
Move four wands from the table to make three display boxes (squares) for the eggs.
This torch of freedom is well known throughout the world.
Move wands from this torch to make harbor lights (triangles).
Remove two wands so ten triangles remain.
Remove four wands so five triangles remain.
Remove five wands so five triangles remain.
Remove five wands so seven triangles remain.
Remove seven wands so two triangles remain.
Your last challenge is to move two wands from the four corners of the Earth to make a circle.
You have traveled the Earth in your quest for the treasure.
This treasure offers unlimited freedom to discover worlds within and around,
and gives you power to follow the magic of your dreams.
THE TREASURE IS YOUR GIFT OF IMAGINATION.
Draft of music. Revising when learning curve reaches goal.
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Identify each country. … Solve each puzzle.
Collect twigs to use as wands.
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