This morning on Your Caregiving Journey, Joni Gatz-Bauman, a member of the Brain Coach team at Marbles the Brain Store, shared games and activities you can enjoy with your caree. (You can listen to our discussion via the player at the bottom of the post.)
Joni shared the following book and products recommendations:
—”Keep Your Brain Alive” by Lawrence C. Katz, Ph.D. & Manning Rubin features 83 “Neurobic” activities to help prevent memory loss and increase brain activity.
—”Sherlock,” a memory card game, is recommended for persons ages five to 99+.
—”Juggling Scarfs” provides a mild cardio activity while stimulating the growth of grey matter. This would be a great activity for children to enjoy with your caree.
–”Pantago” sounds like a game in which my nieces and nephews would kick my butt. Joni did give us permission to cheat when we first learn this one.
–Smartmouth” is a word game that would be fun for the entire family.
The recommended games and activities are all priced under $25. While we’re lucky to have four store locations in the Chicago area, the website offers all the products available in the stores, as well as the ones mentioned above. You also can email a brain coach for help in choosing a game or activity that will be appropriate for your caree.
Our show ended with a suggestion from Joni as to how we can keep our brain in good shape: Try something new every day, even if only brushing your teeth with you non-dominant hand.
Have fun! And, if you purchase a game, let us know which one and what your caree thinks!
