Good AND educational games for children?

[The Glyphstone]

This thread is making me nostalgic for Zoombinis.

[Starwulf]

The game "24". It's a "card" game where each card(rated from a difficulty of 1, 2, or 3, 3 being the toughest) has 4 #'s on it, and you have to find a way to reach 24 using those 4 numbers using addition/multiplication/subtraction/division(most cards have multiple ways to get there, so you can not only do a timed competition, but also one where you have groups trying to figure out all the solutions). There are a few variations on the game as well, such as fractions/decimals, and exponents. Might even be another one, it's been a looooooooonnnngggg time since I've looked into it.

[taha16]

Backpaker is a good game i don't remeber if it's still around.

[Arzie]

We picked up a game for our 3yo and 2yo (and eventually the 1yo and her successors when they can start to communicate). Inventastorie dei Piccoli (I'd post an Amazon link, but this is only my second post. We're in Rome for my Wife's career for the next 18 months, so I found it on Amazon.it. URL available upon request). It's a very Montessori game.

The kids put together puzzles for scenes, and there are various pieces that are characters and items. My 3yo and 2yo have been taking an interest in D&D, and it's been a great introduction into storytelling and roleplaying, and it's very interactive. We have a great deal of family fun taking turns adding a story.

[Sian]

Backpaker is a good game i don't remeber if it's still around.

There's a reasonble (if probably slightly to hard for preschoolers) iOS port by WeAreQiiwi called 'Backpacker' (... yeah)