| Brain teasers for kids can come in many forms. | | | | to guess what the toy is by feeling it. Encourage |
| Encouraging them to play with puzzles develops their | | | | them to describe what they are touching. Another |
| cognitive thinking skills. Riddles encourage them to | | | | great game to improve their sense of sight is to |
| think in unconventional ways with given constraints in | | | | describe an item in a room and ask the kids to find it. |
| mind. | | | | 4. Language brain teasers for kids |
| 1. Memory Brain Games | | | | These games develop literacy skills as the kids need |
| These games challenge their memory, concentration | | | | to think about and manipulate words and letters. |
| and observation skills. Place a few picture cards and | | | | Write the kids names on the board and ask them to |
| let the kids remember the cards for a period of time. | | | | create words using the letters in their names. An |
| Close the cards and ask them to remember the | | | | example, Sara, John and Peter - the kids can create |
| picture cards. The number of cards and the time will | | | | words like ran, hen, near or tear. Another fun game |
| depend on the ability level of the kids. Another | | | | to practice spelling and vocabulary skills is playing the |
| extension of this game is to take away one card and | | | | classical crossword puzzle. The kids will get fulfillment |
| ask them which picture card is missing. | | | | when they are guided initially so that they understand |
| 2. Visual brain teasers for kids | | | | what they have to do to fill up the empty grid |
| These games develop visualization skill. Depending on | | | | boxes. |
| the ability of the kids, have a puzzle set of 10 to 20 | | | | 5. Logic brain teasers for kids |
| pieces. Take out several pieces and ask the kids to | | | | Riddles develop problem-solving skills as it trains the |
| fit in the missing pieces. Another classical game is to | | | | kids to see how making relationships between bits of |
| spot the differences between 2 identical pictures but | | | | information can help them solution-find and they |
| several items are missing from one of the pictures. | | | | engage the kids in a great deal of thinking activity. |
| 3. Sensory learning games | | | | When kids receive stimulation through positive |
| These games develop their sensory and imaginary | | | | interactions with caring adults during their early years, |
| skills. This game develops their sense of touch. Show | | | | connections between neurons and synapses are |
| several toys to the kids. Let them touch, hold and | | | | formed as they learn and when appropriate brain |
| explore the toys. It is best when the toys have | | | | teasers for kids are used, they are given the |
| different shapes and textures like smooth, rough, | | | | opportunity to develop their thinking and use their |
| furry and leathery surfaces. Put the toys in a cloth | | | | ability to question and reason when they learn and all |
| bag. The kids have to put their hand inside the bag | | | | these are important features of great thinkers. |