SmartGames IQ Fit is tiny, tough, and actually travels well

Great for building problem-solving skills, and small enough that you won’t trip over it in the living room. The IQ Fit is one of those rare puzzle games that packs real challenge into a compact case — it’s about the size of a phone, so it goes in a backpack or glove compartment without any fuss. My kid picked it up during a restaurant wait and stayed engaged through the whole meal, which is basically a miracle for a non-screen activity. The puzzles start easy enough to build confidence and ramp up to genuinely tricky, so it grows with them rather than collecting dust after one session. If you need a travel-friendly boredom killer that isn’t a tablet, this is the one.