These are computer games, but I've had a lot of fun teaching my mom about recursion through Cargobot[1] and Robozzle[2]. I think it would be relatively simple

These are computer games, but I've had a lot of fun teaching my mom about recursion through Cargobot[1] and Robozzle[2]. I think it would be relatively simple for you to make this into a physical game-- hand tracing the execution with them. [1]: http://twolivesleft.com/CargoBot/ http://twolivesleft.com/CargoBot/ [2]: http://www.robozzle.com http://www.robozzle.com (Use the javascript version, or the android app)