Despite the popular view , Maths can be fun and to prove it there are many websites where you can find fun maths-based games, teasers, interactive puzzles or activities such as creating your own Escher-like tessellations and so on.

Have you ever tried any of these? Or do you already have your favourite-one which you would like to recommend? 

www.counton.org - great website for games, puzzles for younger or older

www.mathsisfun.com - jokes about maths, puzzles, games 

www.nrich.maths.org.uk - online maths club for bright young Mathematicians

www.mathpuzzle.com - puzzles, prize problems

www.syvum.com/teasers - maths teasers and puzzles for all, you can even try your IQ here

www.cut-the-knot.org/games.shtml - cryptharithms,magic tricks and other puzzles

www.mathsnet.net/puzzles.html - classic games like Connect 4, Solitaire, Rubik's cube, Chessclub and  many others

www.figurethis.org - maths challenges for the families

http://thinks.com/webguide/mathpuzzles.htm - interactive puzzles, terrific trivia, crosswords

http://mathforum.org - critical thinking problems, number and lines puzzles, problems from Olympiads

Have fun!