This game is simple but so much fun! A simple brain exercising game that you can play in the car, in the supermarket line or just when they are bored.

This activity helps your child (and you) to think quickly, develops communication, improves decision-making skills and builds confidence.

Tip: Everyone playing takes turns to continue with consecutive letters of the alphabet, and fill in the following I am going (blank) and I’m taking (blank).

For example, I am going to Aunt Anita’s house and I’m taking my apple. I am going to Bombay and I’m taking the boat. I am going to the Circus and I’m taking the clown. Make them as silly as you can to ensure maximum fun!

Storytelling helps prompt a different brain development compared to what children gain when listening to a story or reading a picture book.

Storytelling requires for your child to pay attention and focus for a long period of time. They also help their memory, as they have to keep track of the story characters, the sequence of events and what’s going to happen next.

Storytelling also helps develop your child’s language, vocabulary and confidence! Each story requires for them to make connections and articulate them.

Children at the age of six are developing self-confidence and independence; stories are a great way for them to express their feelings and emotions in a positive manner.

Tip: Use a magazine as a story prompt. Pick a page with lots of elements, your child will have to make up a story using the elements on that page.

Another fun prompt idea is to fill a jar with one-liners: “the green monster in the castle”, “the lost astronaut in the rocket”, “the ladybird with green spots”. The more creative the prompts, the funnier the story!

Improv games are the most fun brain-boosting games! The benefits of improv games are aplenty!
They help increase confidence, refine brainstorming abilities, improve learning and observation, improve decision-making and spontaneity. Improv games are great for the whole family, you can play them anywhere and at any time.

‘One-word story’
Each person in the room helps narrate a story but one word at a time! Come up with a quirky story title or theme and let the fun begin! Simplify the game by narrating the story one sentence at a time instead of one word at a time.

Classic games such as ‘I spy with my little eye…’, ‘Simon Says’ and scavenger hunts are fun brain sharpening games.

These types of games help your children to follow instructions, enhance attention, develop language and increases their spatial awareness. Books like “Where’s Waldo?” are great for children (and adults!), finding a targeted item in a cluttered environment helps enhance your child’s cognitive systems.

Scavenger hunts can be easily customized and can keep your children occupied for hours!

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