Brain Games

I have always thought it was important to exercise your brain. There are a gazillion and one different ways to do this...read a book, work a crossword puzzle, work a jigsaw puzzle, really, the list is practically endless. A site I came across today via Neatorama is called Games for the Brain and there are quite a few neat games. I really, really like Counterfeit because of the art work that is used....plus these "find the difference" puzzles are extremely hard. There's a lot of brain exercising going on with these! lol! The set above has me completely stumped....

As a homeschooler, I love games like these. I can have one of the kids play through these while I am tutoring another child. I especially like that with these games, they are seeing classics pieces of art. As always, be sure to check the site out before letting your kids jump on and play...there are advertisements and I'm sure they change often.

Face Maker

I had a lot of fun with this too...I think this would be neat for writers to use...you could go in and create different characters, print them out and pin them up in your writing area. Of course, if you're not a visual person like me, this would probably drive you nuts! Another good idea is to use this with your children. They could create all kinds of characters for their creative writing stories! Of course, proportion and placement can be taught with this tool also....apparently I need some instruction in that area! I really like the Conan O'Brien hair-do....

Find Five Errors

I came across this a couple of nights ago and was sucked in! I think this would be great way to exercise your brain...I've been through it several times and I know where all the errors are now so it's not much of a challenge anymore. Let me know if you got sucked into this like I did!