This post was in my drafts from 2013. Amazon links are sponsored, though we don't get a ton from them so definitely buy elsewhere if you can support a local bookstore.
In order of difficulty:
Math for Smarty Pants is a book from the 1980s that's still in print because it's still good. It's definitely for elementary school kids.
Sadly you can only get Aha! by Martin Gardner used. It is a fun book of math puzzles for all ages, including adults. There's comics for kids and text for adults.
Gotcha! by Martin Gardner is even more fun because it introduces paradoxes, which are mind-blowing.
You can also hit the Car Talk archives for their weekly puzzlers.
We never really fell in love with Family Math, but some people like it a lot.
Related: tangrams are fun geometry puzzles
Dragonbox apps for your favorite tablet device are also really great
DC2 has discovered Square One on youtube. They don't have every episode, but what they do have is fun.
Do you have any fun math suggestions?
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