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For many of us, tying shoelaces is something we learned long ago. And yet, a surprising number of people do their shoelaces incorrectly! So how can you tell, and how do you fix it? Read on to find out!

A few minutes with a ruler, and you can make a smooth curve from a bunch of straight lines!

Thousands of years ago, ancient Chinese people played a game with strange dice – and now you can make your own!

Make some rocky road, and discover that there’s still heaps of space in a ‘full’ dish.

People have been playing this boardgame for thousands of years. So come on, have a Go!

How much money would it take to put a line of coins around the equator? With a bit of research and a bit of maths, you’ll soon know the answer!

Learn about latitude, and find out where exactly on the Earth you are!

Grab some dominos and Blu-tack, then make a puzzling sliding block puzzle!

This simple pattern reveals a heart from a circle and a lot of straight lines!

Learn the ancient (and very fun) game of Nine Men’s Morris.