Just like your body, your brain also needs some exercise to keep itself fit. Young children or preschoolers have the most active brain as ...
Just like your body, your brain also needs some exercise to keep itself fit. Young children or preschoolers have the most active brain as it’s trying to learn and absorb everything around them. You can increase their memory power by involving them in fun memory games from a very young age. This would create a habit in them to play these games even after they grew up thus providing a steady supply of memory exercises.
Chess
This game involves a set of strategic moves to attack the opponent’s pieces while also calculating their counter moves and keeping the rules of the game in mind. This game uses both sides of the brain and increases its analytical thinking. This is one of the best games to start at an early stage.
Sudoku
This is a very simple game that requires the numbers 1-9 to be filled in a jumbled order in each row and column of a 9*9 check box. You also have to make sure that no number gets repeated in any of the rows or columns and no number from 1-9 gets left out. This game uses nothing more than basic mathematics, thus making the game suitable even for young children. It is all about remembering the 1 rule of the game while implementing it in every move. Though it might sound simple our brain is exercised a lot. You can start with an easier level like a 4*4 or 5*5 sudoku for your preschooler.
Skipping
When talking about improving memory power games involving physical activities are seldom considered. But, people tend to forget the fact that even physical exercises require brain functioning and coordination. Skipping ensures hand, leg, and eye coordination. Earlier skipping games were also based on the rhythm when the rope hits the ground. This also uses the sensory part of the brain. Hence, this simple game helps us enhance several functions of the brain.
Hide and seek
Who doesn’t like hide and seek. But if you’re wondering how it enhances your memory power, sure it does. Hide and seek involves the usage of several brain functionings from sensory receptors that identify even the slightest of sounds or movement, motor receptors to act swiftly and catch the other players, and analytical thinking to find out all the hiding spots or different ways to catch them. Did you have any idea our favorite childhood game would have had so many benefits? Then, make sure your kid plays them too.
Word building
This is one of the best games to improve rote memorization. The rules are quite simple. This game can have any number of players and the first player has to say a word related to the prior discussed topic. The second player has to say the word said by the first player and his/her own word, so on and so forth. Once, someone forgets a word or says it in the wrong order they would be out of the game. The last player to remain in the game wins. This game also enhances thought gathering as you have to end with a new word of your own after recollecting all the words and this word has to be from the discussed topic.
These are all really fun games that trigger your brain functioning and improve memory. Playing them from a young age has a great impact on your mental development. Make your kids play these games with their friends or with you. These games are more entertaining in times like these when you are forced to stay indoors without knowing what to do. While the games improve memory power, family bonding would improve mental health.