About Pipes
Water waits at a faucet near the middle of the board, and little seedlings sit at the pipe ends. Each tap on a piece turns it a quarter turn, and the water runs on through every piece that connects. When it reaches a seedling, a flower blooms.
How to play
- Tap a pipe piece to turn it a quarter turn.
- Connect the pipes so water reaches every seedling.
- With a keyboard, move with the arrow keys and turn with Space.
What your child practices
- Spatial thinking
- Turning shapes in your head
- Cause and effect
- Seeing how parts connect
How it grows with your child
TinyAges 2-4
Small 3 by 3 boards where only a few pieces turn, and they stay put once right.
LittleAges 4-6
Boards grow to 4 by 4, with up to seven pieces to turn.
YoungAges 6-8
All pieces can turn and start mixed up, on boards up to 5 by 5.
Big KidsAges 8-11
All pieces can turn, on bigger boards up to 6 by 7.
Play together
Ask your child to trace the path of the water with a finger before turning anything.
