You might remember these smart eggs from our Stocking filler ideas post back at Christmas time. Now we’re offering one lucky reader the chance to win a smart egg to try out with their family.
These little eggs are great for anyone who enjoys puzzles and brain teasers. They require careful, logical consideration to complete, and are suitable for children aged 6 years and over. It’s a fun way for kids to work on their problem solving skills.
My 7 year old loved playing with the smart eggs and solving each one, he found the challenge really satisfying and enjoyed challenging other family members to solve them too.
To solve each egg, you have to guide the stick through the path ways starting at the top until you’re able to pull the stick out through the bottom of the egg. It sounds simple enough, but can be quite tricky!
The smart eggs come in a variety of difficulties, with one layer and two layer smart eggs available. The harder ones can take up to three hours to solve. We tried a couple of the 1 layer eggs and those were ideal for my 7 year old. The two layer ones would be a good challenge for us to move on to later on.
I would agree with the 6+ recommendation for this toy, as although my youngest was quite intrigued and interested in having a try with the eggs he wasn’t able to use them properly at his younger age (4) and could be a bit too heavy handed with it.
The smart eggs are available from Waterstones from just £5.99. Since they have an egg shape, if you’re planning ahead to Easter already this could be a great option for an alternative Easter egg, for something that will last longer than chocolate!
Giveaway
One lucky reader will win the Smart Egg Labyrinth puzzle in the Hive design with 1 layer, shown below.
For your chance to win, just enter via the Gleam widget below. Good luck!
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Anna Marikar, mum of four and seasoned blogger, has spent over a decade sharing her parenting journey and passion for kid-friendly crafts and free printables.
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very interesting
I think it’s a great product!
Looks fun…but also potentially frustrating!
these look great, would get the brain working
I love the look of this, I think my husband would love something like this x
It looks really interesting – definitely worth looking into more
Looks really fun
Brilliant idea,nice to see something that isn’t computer based!
think this is a fantastic idea and would be easy to use
Fab product
Cool – for the kids as they have more patience lol! – I think it would frustrate me!
I love things like this! I like a puzzle 🙂
I kind of want one for myself to prove I’m clever enough to beat it. 🙂
we love puzzles…It would be well received by the kids
great looking puzzel
great they are very cool
my son would love this
I haven’t come across these before but firmly believe that these sort of puzzles teach many different skills and attributes.
Looks interesting and would be fun for us to try
Looks fun
looks great fun and should keep my daughter busy for a while
Looks great – would keep our Bobby entertained for ages
Ooh I’d like to have a go x x x
I think it looks great fun!
Fantastic Alternative for easter
We’d love to win one of these – we’re a whole family of puzzle lovers. My dd especially loves solving and creating word puzzles 🙂
Looks like a fun way to while away the hours
looks like a great thing for siblings.
Looks fun
It would be a lovely addition to my puzzle collection
looks like a great product x
very interesting
Looks perfect for fun and working the old grey matter
This looks great fun! 🙂
I like the combination of manual dexterity and problem solving
this is so cool!
these look really good, would love to try one xx
Comment with your thoughts about the smart egg . . . . l fully expect my 5 year old grandson to be able to complete it more quickly than me
Looks both fun and frustrating , something to get the brain working x
I know my dad & I would get very competitive over this!
Love puzzles so I’d enjoy this x
i think they are a good idea xx
Looks like great fun.
My daughter would love this keep her busy 🙂
Quite nice to use fingers for something other than tapping a keyboard
It looks awesome! I love puzzles like sudoku, rubiks cubes, etc …. x
Looks like a good challenge and an idea way to keep the kids busy.
Anything that gets children thinking independently is a positive in my books!
This looks like great fun!
Very addictive
now there is something to keep my autistic son busy 4 a while he loves puzzles and games 🙂
now this looks like a fun challenge i love puzzles
This looks like really good fun
Looks relly fascinating
Excellent idea. Perfect for my daughter
Sounds brilliant. I love puzzles and the harder the better – was a wizz at Rubik’s when I was younger. x
It looks amazing!
Looks like great fun!
This is very interesting I’ve never heard of it before my son would love it though x
Looks brilliant.
They look intriguing
not seen these before, they look good and not badly prices neither.
This looks really challenging and fun! I love these types of puzzles.
This looks fantastic!
Looks great! Perfect toy for my son who will enjoy it as he love a challenge.
Looks really fun
my grandaughter got one of these for christmas, they are fun.
These look really good and I like the idea of giving one of these at Easter instead of an egg.
I can remember being given an egg like this many years ago. Great fun and lasted longer then chocolate.
I love puzzles.
Looks tricky. I’d like to take a crack at it though (pun intended).
I like the price and I’ll get one for each of my nieces.
looks fab i think my partner would enjoy this as well as his daughter
Looks amazing, so great that people still invent toys that don’t involve computers 🙂
Awesome giveaway thanks for the opportunity looks very interesting dont mind the kids I will be having it myself if I’m lucky enough to win????????????????
Awesome giveaway thanks for the opportunity looks very interesting????????????
I love puzzles and I love how the egg looks futuristic and space-esque! Looks like a lot of fun! 🙂
i looks just like what my son would love doing with his adhd x
Love things like this!
My 3 year old nephew would probably have this sussed in as many seconds! lol I’m terrible with puzzles
I want this for myself it looks great!
I would love this, I find puzzles interesting and entertaining, gets the brain working x
Looks really fun
it looks like something that i would want to throw at the wall then pick up and try again repeatedly haha
This looks frustrating and fun!
I love puzzles. This one looks very interesting.
Looks fun, would love to win 🙂
I love the idea of these and I know that my grandsons would enjoy the challenge.
designed with style
looks like a great toy
Looks great fun!
Amazing, interesting and usual i have a litte boy who would love this it would be great getting to no more about the smart egg
This looks great fun. I think my dad would love to have a go at one of these.
looks good fun
I think this would really help my niece who has ADHD.
my son would love this he loves to solve problems
It looks great fun
Very intriguing and look like a great challenge for both my kids aged 13 and 6
The egg sounds very thought-provoking, fascinating and stimulating.
Great puzzle
I think they look fab! My niece would love these.
Looks entertaining enough
It’s great that these Smart Eggs are an affordable price too.They would make excellent childrens party gifts aswell as stocking filers
It looks really fun! My kids are always intrigued by little puzzles like this – and it looks less annoying than the kind with lots of little bits that could get lost.
Brilliant product
Love the Smart Egg. This is the first time I’ve seen it and I’m sure it would keep my youngest quiet for some time!
A fantastic way for teaching children patience!!
would love to try it out
looks great fun, i think my son would love this
great idea as an alternative to a chocolate egg, im always looking for something different to buy all the children in my family for easter xx
looks great but i bet its frustrating
I think its a great product, lovely x
This looks really smart
it sound like a great way to destress
A great pocket money toy
This looks like something that will get your mind boggling, stylish in design and before you know it time has run away with you! Fun for all the family – whatever your age!
such a great looking novelty toy looks fun and definitely entertaining my son would like this for sure
What a great product
Fab alternative to chocs
I think this is great! Not only would it be great fun but would also help with hand-eye co-ordination, logic and thinking skills and problem solving!
awesome
looks a lot of fun 🙂
They look like great fun, I think they are something my children would enjoy
It sounds really different and interesting, i will look into the product further and even if i am not a lucky winner i will see about purchasing one of them.
Neat!
my son would love it
looks brilliant
I think this is a great puzzle for adults and kids alike x
Looks amazing 🙂 great puzzle for kids and adults xx
Looks like fun, and brain teasing.
Looks very interesting
It’s looks interesting, fun and educational x
This looks really unique and a great compact puzzle for kids
I would love to win this amazing giveaway for our little boy. He would love this.
Thank you for the chance ☺
I think my son and daughter would love to pit their wits at these puzzles