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30 Years of Educational Fun Games
OurStory.BillAndreaIn 1985, ThinkFun was founded with a dream. Husband and wife team Bill Ritchie and Andrea Barthello wanted to change the world through play and make learning fun.
Bill was a born puzzler. Andrea was no stranger to a challenge. However, the 80’s were a tough time for toy companies. Retailers were moving away from games and the Rubik’s Cube, which had been a huge fad, had just crashed hard, and toy store owners were sick of brainteasers.
In the early years, Bill and Andrea’s basement served as an assembly line, home office and distribution center. Right out of their basement the first product, the Hexadecimal Puzzle, was born!
Fun Games that Sharpen Your Mind
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STEM Education and Creative Thinking
Today isn’t the same as yesterday. And tomorrow is a whole new creative, technologically-advanced world. At ThinkFun, we’re doing everything we can to help ensure children are properly prepared for it by making learning fun. We’re developing games and planning initiatives to help children develop STEM skills and be the creative beings that will forever change our world.
Leaders in STEM Learning
STEM is everywhere. It’s the hottest thing in education. It’s also something ThinkFun has been passionate about since before it received the catchy acronym. From engineering toys and coding games to open-ended construction kits, ThinkFun is leading the world in creating STEM games that shape 21st century thinkers.
Igniting Creative Thinking
Children are born creative. It’s in their DNA, so to speak. When they are given the freedom to play with less structure and without the limitations of right and wrong solutions, they improve their development and unleash the creativity that has been with them since birth. This free-form learning teaches children that they can make their imagination a reality with problem-solving skills, resourcefulness and ingenuity.
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Fun Games that Make You Smarter
Fun Games that Make You Smarter
Children love playing ThinkFun’s award-winning and fun games, brainteasers and logic puzzles. Parents love that our games are proven to help stimulate crucial brain development in logic, visual/spatial, math, language, focus and reasoning skills, preparing children for a world that revolves around STEM skills.
Games for Everyone
We pride ourselves on creating additively fun games that every child can benefit from – because ThinkFun’s games allow children to learn at their own pace. Educational games are an ideal way to strengthen specific skills and ThinkFun games are invaluable tools for therapists and parents alike.
ThinkFun’s Most Awarded Games
We’ve always thought our games were winners, but we’re thrilled to know others do, too. Over the last 30 years, we’ve been humbled (and taken back) by the amazing response and recognition our games, brainteasers and puzzles have received.