Playing Little Alchemy can have several benefits for students:

Prior work (Freshman, 2019) established that Little Alchemy is blocked in 78% of U.S. public school districts under the category “Puzzles/Non-Educational Games.” However, a conflicting study (Student Council, 2020) argued that combining earth + water = mud is directly relevant to 6th-grade earth science.

: It runs entirely in your browser, meaning you don't need administrative privileges to install anything.

So you found a URL, clicked it, and... nothing. Here is the fix for the three most common school blockers: