Category Archives: Fun

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

Haiku Contestants – Enthusiastic Response – Winner Selected

The response to our haiku challenge was amazing – thank you all for your fantastic entries!  You made our job of choosing a winner really tough.  But the winner is… Marbles: the Brain Store… Weekly visits, Dad and son. We Read More >

Posted in contest, Fun | Tagged contest, haiku, haikubes, Word Skills

National Haiku Day – Take the Challenge!

This blog post about The ancient art of haiku: Challenging to write. April 17th happens to be National Haiku Day, and we here at Marbles: The Brain Store are pretty excited about the celebrations going on in multiple cities which Read More >

Posted in Fun, Products, Promotions | Tagged haiku, haikubes, national haiku day

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 Fun, Products | Tagged Coordination, Creativity, Critical Thinking, family games, Group Games, Memory, party games, Visual Perception, Word Skills

The Brain Benefits of Crossword Puzzles

Four Ways Crossword Puzzles Benefit Your Brain

1. Enhance vocabulary
2. Strengthen word recall and memory
3. Stimulate problem solving skills
4. Improve focus and attention Read More >

Posted in Fun, Health, Research | Tagged Alzheimer's disease, Brain Fitness, cognitive reserve, cognitive stimulation, Crosswords, focus and attention, Memory, problem solving, word recall, Word Skills

How to Make a Cowboy Take a Bath

Howdy fellow Brainoids! Winslow here from the Marbles Brain Workshop, where we are workin’ hard on figurin’ out how to get this darn cowboy to take a bath! How to get a cowboy to take a bath is quite the Read More >

Posted in Fun, Products | Tagged brain workshop, Coordination, fine motor skills, game design, hand-eye coordination, Products, rube goldberg

Cubebot Caption Contest – Everyone Wins!

Cubebot Took a Spring Break Adventure – He Brought You Savings & A Chance to Win! Cubebot hit the road for a spring break adventure, and took some fun pictures of his day.  Get your brain buzzing and give us Read More >

Posted in contest, Fun, Products | Tagged contest, Coordination, Creativity, Products

Cubebot’s Spring Break

Sometimes a little wooden robot just needs a break.  Cubebot spends his whole life stress relieving and helping his owners exercise their fine motor coordination and visual processing centers as they twist his parts into unique shapes.  It’s a big Read More >

Posted in contest, Fun, Products | Tagged contest, Coordination, Creativity, Cubebot, Products, Relaxation

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 Fun, Products, Research, Uncategorized | Tagged Brain exercise, Brain Fitness, Brain training, children, Coordination, Creativity, dexterity, fine motor skills, game development, Group Games, Labyrinth, Products

Announcing the Game Design Contest Finalists!

After much deliberation and reviewing many great game ideas, our selection is now down to four! Thank you to everyone who took the time to submit a game into the 2012 Marbles Game Design Contest! Read More >

Posted in contest, Fun, Press, Products | Tagged Creativity, Critical Thinking, game design, Visual Perception, Word Skills