Riddle and Code Creators Club

This club celebrates clever wordplay and hidden messages. Each week learners warm up by solving a few riddles or codes together, learn the trick behind how they work, and then use that trick to write their own.

Themes rotate between riddles, picture rebus puzzles, letter-shift codes and number ciphers. Learners build a personal collection of original brain teasers in a notebook and take turns challenging the club to crack them. The short 30-minute format keeps the energy high and the puzzles bite-sized.

How classes work

The club meets weekly for 30 minutes around a drop-in theme, so new learners can join any week. Sessions start with a quick solving warm-up, show the trick behind the puzzle type, then give time to create and share a new puzzle.

What we'll cover

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  Session theme 1: Riddle Writing Workshop – Learners solve classic riddles, find the double meanings that make them work, and write two riddles of their own.

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  Session theme 2: Rebus and Picture Word Puzzles – Kids decode picture-and-letter puzzles that spell out phrases, then draw their own rebus puzzle for the club to guess.

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  Session theme 3: Letter-Shift Secret Codes – Learners crack messages written with shifted alphabets, then encode a secret note with their own shift key.

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  Session theme 4: Number Ciphers and Mystery Messages – Kids swap letters for numbers, build a cipher wheel from paper, and write a mystery message for a friend.

No experience needed. Learners should read and write simple sentences independently. A computer or tablet with camera, a notebook and pencils are needed.