Tag Archives: Brain exercise

Let’s Play Together!

It’s a brand New Year! This is our time for a fresh start. We sort through the events of the past year and look at things we would like to change. Then we make a list of resolutions: exercise, eat better, spend smarter, etc. How many of us included “Play More” on our list? We don’t really view play as important, but it is in so many ways. Read More >

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SmartKit 1-Year Subscription

Our Brain Coaches get a lot of requests for brainy gift ideas. What do you recommend for a really smart child? My husband loves brain games, what would you suggest? My family has so many of your games, do you have anything new I can get them? I love to send my mother things to help keep her brain sharp, what do you have? Read More >

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Treat Your Brain with Travel

BrainCoach Paulette tells us four ways that traveling during the holidays can be beneficial for the brain! Read More >

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Wish List Winners!

Congratulations to all of the winners of our Win the Brainiest Wish List of ALL giveaway! We had one winner in each of our participating stores, and we’ve enjoyed hearing the reaction from those who won! Some of our favorite were: Read More >

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Interview With Dr. Cynthia Green

As Memory Month comes to an end, we were excited to catch up with one of our favorite brain health experts. Dr. Cynthia Green, the founder and director of The Memory Enhancement Program at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, reminds us how important it is to Mind our Minds by keeping our minds fit and things we can do to keep our memories in top-notch shape. Read More >

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Six Brain Tips You Can Take On the Go!

Vacation season is here, the school year is ending, the weather is getting nicer and people across the globe will be packing their bags and hitting the road. The glimmering hope of vacation pulled us through the bad weather, the stress and the doldrums of the previous months. We all need time to relax and decompress from our daily lives. It’s pretty obvious that vacation can be good for your overall health. However, you may not realize that traveling is very beneficial to your brain. We talk a lot at Marbles about three things that are extremely important for maintaining your cognitive health-Novelty, Variety and Complexity. Traveling gives you the opportunity to incorporate all of these.

6 Reasons Why Travel is Good for Your Brain: Read More >

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Marbles Top 10 Gifts for Grandparents

Following our Top 10 Gift List for Kids that was announced yesterday, we wanted to release our Top 10 List of Gifts for Seniors! All items are hand-picked, expert-tested, certifiable fun ways to a healthier brain, and are sure to please any aging brain. (Really they will please anyone, whether you’re 8 or 108!) Read More >

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Happy Birthday Marbles

Did you know that your second birthday is the only birthday that doubles your age? We’re not worried though – with something for every brain, Marbles is filled with brilliant gifts to keep you sharp as you age! And since we can’t send you all delicious baked goods for our birthday, we hope you accept this beautiful looking cupcake as our gift to you. Read More >

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Launching New Website

Welcome to our BRAND NEW SITE! I hope you enjoy it – it was a nine month process revamping everything about our website and we are very proud to have it up and running. What we were trying to do on our site is to make it more like our well loved in-store Read More >

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We’ve added some new games to the mix!

I am happy to announce that the stores and website are now incorporating new products that are a total blast. Some highlights include Name Chase, Cyclone puzzle, Wise Alec, Magna-Tiles, Kwizniac, Baffle Gab, Pentago Multiplayer, Square Up!, and Dizios. My Read More >

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