Fruit Tower: a planning puzzle for kids

Three baskets hold stacked fruit. Your child moves the top fruit from basket to basket until everything matches the small goal picture.

This trains planning — thinking several steps ahead before acting — and problem solving.

Puzzles need from 2 up to 7 moves, a fourth fruit is added, the spare moves shrink, and from level 11 your child gets a short look at the goal before moving.

How to play

1. Look at the 🎯 goal picture.
2. Tap a basket to pick up its top fruit, then tap where it goes.
3. Make your baskets look just like the goal.
4. Fewer moves = more ⭐. Think first!

Why it helps

• Practises planning several steps ahead
• Trains problem solving
• Builds patience before acting
• Every puzzle has a best solution

Based on the Tower of London task, a classic test of planning. Grown-ups can see how often puzzles are solved in the minimum moves.

💡 Before each move, ask your child to say the plan out loud. Then let them set a puzzle for you with real cups and toys.