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Tag Archives: family games
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
Increase Your Vocabulary With Word Games
The Parietal lobe is one of the areas of the brain that is responsible for interpreting and remembering the spelling and meanings of words. Along with Broca’s Area (in the frontal lobe) and Wernicke’s Areas (in the temporal lobe), the parietal lobe give us the ability to process, understand and speak language. Playing word games can help strengthen these areas. For instance, researchers and educators believe that reading and playing word games are the top two ways to strengthen your vocabulary and other word skills. Read More
Posted in Products, Research
Tagged Brain Fitness, cognitive stimulation, family games, Group Games, party games, Social Interaction, vocabulary, Word Skills
Do You Know How to Play All of These Games?
This is one of the most asked questions our BrainCoaches hear in the stores. And the answer is usually “Yes”. Quite a bit of training is involved in developing product knowledge, which allows us to help you find products that Read More
Posted in Fun, General, Products
Tagged Brain Fitness, Creativity, Critical Thinking, dancing eggs, family games, Group Games, party games, Social Interaction, Word Skills, you've been sentenced
Doonerism Spay!
In honor of Spoonerism Day, the majority of today’s post is written in spoonerism form (i.e., with initial consonants & vowels transposed). Yesterday, July 22nd, was the anniversary of the dirthbay of Rev. William Archibald Spooner, dean of the Kew Read More
Posted in Brain Workshop, Fun, General, Products, Trivia, What's New & Happening at Marbles
Tagged Creativity, family games, game design, Group Games, Memory, party games, Products, Social Interaction, Trivia, Word Skills
Made in the USA
Braininess knows no boundaries, to be sure…but we often hear from customers who would like to know which of our products are made in the USA. We created a filter category on our website to highlight those products, and here Read More
Under the Radar Gem: Spotcha!
From Best Sellers to Featured New Arrivals to Marbles Originals, there are so many great games to choose from. But sometimes a product doesn’t get as much attention as we think it deserves. This post attempts to redress that wrong, Read More
Posted in Fun, General, Products, Under the Radar Gems
Tagged Attention, family games, Group Games, party games, Products, Visual Perception
Outdoor Fun This Memorial Day
It’s Memorial Day today, and besides being a day to honor soldiers who gave their lives in the service, it is also the unofficial beginning of the summer season, and a time when people are going outdoors. The weather’s nicer, Read More
Posted in Fun, General, Products, Random
Tagged Coordination, dexterity, Exercise, family games, Group Games, hand-eye coordination, Physical exercise
Marbles Dads Are Cool
Father’s Day is just around the corner (OK, actually it’s June 17) and for this occasion we present the Top Marbles Gifts for Dads. What do you get for the father who has everything? Why, something cool to play with, Read More
Posted in General, Products, Promotions, Random
Tagged Coordination, Creativity, family games, gifts, hand-eye coordination
Game Night at a Marbles Store Near You
Calling all game players – tonight’s your night. Come see us at Game Night, going on at all our locations from 5:30 – 7:30 pm. Just show up by yourself or with family and/or friends, and the BrainCoaches will get Read More
Posted in Fun, General, What's New & Happening at Marbles
Tagged family games, game night, Group Games, Social Interaction
Marbles Brain Workshop + Peggy Brown
Are you familiar with Mind Your Marbles and Mindstein? They were created by Peggy Brown and she’s back working alongside the Brain Workshop to bring a few more splendid games to market! First off, we’ve got Splickety Lit – a Read More
Posted in Brain Workshop, Fun, Products
Tagged Coordination, Creativity, Critical Thinking, family games, Group Games, Memory, party games, Visual Perception, Word Skills