When students start learning the basic concepts of computer science (CS), they quickly find opportunities to demonstrate their skills, share interests, and compare their work with others. Attraction, innovation, techniques, and surprise should be desirable features of each task presented to learners. This paper discusses Bebras-like tasks that are designed to convey basic CS concepts to all age of students. Bebras is an international initiative aimed at promoting informatics and computational thinking among K-12 students, as well as teachers. Solving these tasks can be considered a systematic process that involves students in a deeper understanding of computing concepts and supports a pedagogical shift in the classroom, fostering students’ engagement and motivation to learn. Short tasks covering CS concepts can be solved in a few minutes and can be presented either on a computer or printed on cards in an attractive design. Another way to introduce Bebras-like problems is through unplugged activities, where a hands-on approach using physical objects, components, or their own bodies helps students to better grasp CS concepts.