🌳 Build My Park — a free maths game for kids
Ten thousand dollars, an empty plot and a list of rules. Design a park people actually like.
Budgeting is addition and subtraction that punishes carelessness in a way children can see. Buying eleven trees at $150 each is multiplication with a purpose, and the constraint list turns the whole thing into a small optimisation problem rather than a sum.
How to play
- 1You get an empty plot and a budget.
- 2Add items — each has a price, and the budget bar updates as you spend.
- 3Watch the rules: a minimum number of trees, at least one play structure, money left for benches.
- 4Open the park. Visitors arrive and tell you exactly what is missing.
Frequently asked questions
- What maths does Build My Park use?
- Running totals, subtraction from a budget, multiplication for repeated purchases, and comparison to check constraints such as a minimum tree count.
- Is the park saved?
- Yes — the finished park is stored on the device, so a child can come back, expand it and rebuild with a larger budget.
- What are the visitors for?
- They give feedback in plain language — not enough benches, nothing for toddlers — which turns the second attempt into a revision rather than a repeat.
- Is it free?
- Yes, free with no signup.