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About Memory Magic Memory Magic is a collection of games using unique learning methods that are designed to help develop and strengthen the parts of the brain used for rapid memory and recall. By playing these games, your children can develop encyclopedic knowledge, 100 object sequential memory, rapid memory and recall, increased concentration, early word recognition, [...]
Aristotle has really been enjoying his card games. When I introduced Boggle Slam, it was slow going and a bit boring so I decided to spice it up a little by modifying the rules. The new rules are essentially the same as Upwords without the board. New Rules for Boggle Slam Upwords! We begin with a [...]
When I was little, I loved playing the game Cluedo. Back then, it was a board game. Now, there is a card game edition which is simpler and faster to play. So when I started introducing Aristotle to the good old fashioned games of my youth, we started playing Clue – Suspect and he really enjoyed [...]
I was reading the about the research by Lumosity recently and noticed a peer-reviewed study on “Improving fluid intelligence with training on working memory” which showed that “cognitive training with a task called Dual N-Back enhanced fluid intelligence”. What is fluid intelligence? Fluid intelligence refers to the ability to reason and to solve new problems independently [...]
Sometime back, we were looking for Geography apps like the old Carmen Sandiego Game. Recently, we stumbled on a free app by Scholastic called The 39 Clues – Vesper Hunt. It is a game that is part of the Scholastic book series with the same title – The 39 Clues and can be played online or [...]
A little while back, Aristotle’s uncle introduced him to the app – Jurassic Park Builder. After playing it on his uncle’s iPad for a while, he begged me to download the app for him onto ours. What is Jurassic Park Builder? Those of you who play SimCity, or have ever played it back in the [...]
Hercules has been nuts about alphabet trains lately and he stumbled on this one while we were searching for alphabet train songs on Youtube. There are actually quite a number of gems in there if you look around – one of Hercules’ favourites is Shawn the Train by Coilbook. KidsTV123 is another of our favourite channels. [...]
Ever since he discovered Star Wars through the Angry Birds Star Wars app, Aristotle has gone nuts over all things Star Wars related. He even made his own Darth Maul light saber and there has been a distinct shift in focus of his random scribbling towards scenes from Star Wars. While looking for new apps on the iPad one [...]
Brain training to the brain is like what exercise is to the body – getting a regular dose of it is beneficial for the brain. Unfortunately, like repeating the same exercise over and over again, your brain hits a plateau and the benefits that we release from continuing a training program begin decrease. To give [...]
Read the book; follow the guide; play the game… Sounded intriguing so I ordered the series – or whatever I could get my hands on (which is basically book 1 and 2 – two of seven books planned that have been published already). We’re still waiting for our books to arrive, but here’s what the [...]
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