BEST BRAIN GAMES FOR CHILDREN
Sudoku
Sudoku is a number placement game that relies on short-term memory. To complete a Sudoku puzzle, you have to look ahead and follow trails of consequences. This type of planning helps improve short-term memory and concentration.
Crosswords
Crosswords are a classic brain trainer, accessing not only verbal language but memory from many dimensions of knowledge. There are many ways to do crossword puzzles, both online and off. If you receive a daily newspaper, you’ll almost always get a crossword there. Or pick up a book of crossword according to your level.
Chess
Chess is an abstract strategy game and involves no hidden information. It is played on a square chessboard with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. At the start, each player (one controlling the white pieces, the other controlling the black pieces) controls sixteen pieces: one king, one queen, two rooks, two knights, two bishops, and eight pawns. The object of the game is to checkmate the opponent’s king, whereby the king is under immediate attack (in “check”) and there is no way to remove it from attack on the next move. There are also several ways a game can end in a draw.
Benefits of Playing Chess
- Develops perspective.
- Improves memory.
- Increases intelligence .
- Deepens focus.
- Elevates creativity.
- Boosts planning skills.
- Increases self-awareness
JIGSAW PUZZLES
A jigsaw puzzle is a tiling puzzle that requires the assembly of often oddly shaped interlocking and mosaiced pieces. Typically, each individual piece has a portion of a picture; when assembled, the jigsaw puzzle produces a complete picture.
REBUS PUZZLE
A rebus is a puzzle device that combines the use of illustrated pictures with individual letters to depict words or phrases. For example: the word “been” might be depicted by a rebus showing an illustrated bumblebee next to a plus sign (+) and the letter “n”.
Rebus puzzles are fun activities to challenge yourself and express ideas in a creative way. But what is a rebus puzzle, and how do you solve them? Check out these examples of famous rebus puzzles and others that you might not have seen before.
