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Tag Archives: children
Staff Favorites–Spring Product Launch
If you have been to one of our locations, you know that our BrainCoaches know how to play all of the games. When the new items come in, we have to scramble to learn them so we can explain them Read More
Posted in Fun, General, Products, What's New & Happening at Marbles
Tagged Alzheimer's Association, children, cognitive stimulation, continual learning, Coordination, Creativity, Critical Thinking, family games, fine motor skills, goldieblox, Group Games, kanjam, party games, snake oil, Social Interaction, spirograph, strategy, Visual Perception, Word Skills
Keeping the Easter Bunny’s Mind Sharp
The Easter Bunny stopped by the headquarters of Marbles The Brain Store to get some suggestions on how to improve his brain function. We know that creativity is extremely important to him, so we knew that Colorfall was a must-have. Read More
Meditation for Kids
Using meditation with children is not something that’s ever crossed my mind, but an article in the most recent issue of Scientific American Mind revealed that there are classrooms in Canada and the U.S. that have incorporated it into their Read More
Posted in General
Tagged children, executive control function, focus and attention, inhibition, learning, medation, self-regulation, stress relief, Working Memory
What was your favorite outdoor game?
We’ve been doing a lot of reminiscing here in the brain workshop lately. It seems that some of the best childhood games make the best games for grown-ups too! So what was your favorite game to play as a youngster? Read More
Posted in Brain Workshop, Fun, Products
Tagged Brain Fitness, children, Coordination, family games, fine motor skills, Group Games, hand-eye coordination, Outdoor Games, Products
Game Play Builds Intelligence
Do you believe you are either born with the know-how to solve this puzzle or are not? Or does your intelligence increase with practice? Read on about this debate and leave us your solution to this IQ puzzle in the Read More
Posted in General, Health, Research
Tagged children, cognitive stimulation, continual learning, Critical Thinking, games, I.Q., Intelligence, Memory, Research
Update from the Marbles Brain Workshop!
Who knew that Labyrinth had such a rich past? I wanted to find out more about where the labyrinth originated so I began reading, not realizing I was about to be taken on a historical and fantastical journey from Greek mythology to Herodotus’ Egyptian labyrinth to the hedge mazes of the Renaissance to David Bowie’s Goblin King… just kidding! Read More
Posted in Brain Workshop, Fun, Products, Research, Uncategorized
Tagged Brain exercise, Brain Fitness, Brain training, children, Coordination, Creativity, dexterity, fine motor skills, game development, Group Games, Labyrinth, Products
Touchy Feely anyone?
Don’t think I’m a creep quite yet! I’m talking about a new kind of Touchy Feely, a game being developed by Marbles Brain Workshop. What is our version like? I can’t reveal everything but it uses stereognosis, the ability to tell what an object is without looking at it. Read More
Posted in Brain Workshop, Fun, General, Products
Tagged children, Coordination, dexterity, fine motor skills, Group Games, Memory, sensory information, Sensory Memory
Braindrops and Brain Cubes
Calling all Rubik’s Cube fans! Come one, come all for the very first Brain Cube – a game not of color-coordination but of sensory perception. This Cube will work your somatosensory system as you arrange the gyri (ridges) and sulci (grooves) toward a perfectly ridged brain. It may sound like a daunting task considering there are upwards of fourty-three quintillion arrangements of the tradition 3x3x3 cube but realize that you will be exposing your brain to new ways of recognizing patterns and tactile perception. Read More
Posted in Brain Workshop, Fun, Products
Tagged braindrops, children, Coordination, Creativity, Products
The Anatomy of Abalone
In the realm of Critical Thinking and Strategy games, it is easy to get lost in the deluge of fun and intensive games. However, amongst the cream of the crop games found on the shelves at Marbles, Abalone stands above the rest for sheer cognitive rigor and strategic complexity. Read More