Summer learning should be all about fun. It is vacation, after all! While “summer slide” is the trending word of the decade and none of us want to be accused of letting our kids succumb to it, I strongly believe in giving my child the same type of summer vacation I had as a kid. I never did worksheets and honestly, I didn’t go back to school forgetting everything I learned! Life offers plenty of opportunities for learning and reinforcing concepts learned in school.
One great way to help your kids retain knowledge and build new skills is by playing games with them. Marbles the Brain Store sent me two great games that not only reinforce the skills you want your kids to know, but also help you bond as a family and have an incredibly fun time doing it! Be forewarned, though, one of these games is incredibly addictive!
Summer Vacation Brain Games
Jacob and I can’t stop playing Tugie, the super simple yet super addictive Parents’ Choice Gold Award Winner. The game takes seconds to learn. Stack the colorful pieces on the sturdy metal rod, roll the dice, then start tugging. If you pull your piece successfully, put it back on top. Be super careful, though, because if you pull out any other pieces aside from yours, you have to keep them. The first person to pull 6 extra pieces loses. Watch out for the Tugie symbol, you’ll need to pull TWO pieces below the grey piece…at the same time!
Like I said, super simple to play, yet not so easy to master! Each game takes just a few minutes. Jacob and I played for an hour, over and over. It’s incredibly fun. It’s also great for helping develop fine motor coordination, something that Jacob has issues with in school. Just over the course of that hour I saw his skills improve. During the first game, he pulled too many pieces on every turn. By the last game, he rarely pulled more than his own piece.
We also received a newcomer to Marbles The Brain Store, Parents’ Choice “Fun Stuff” Award Winner Sock Puppet Charades. It’s a brand new spin on the oldest party game around. While this one is better for larger families or groups, it’s still fun with just two people if you’re just playing for fun. The game comes with:
- two sock puppets
- one 60-second sand timer
- a bag of props (one blue cloth, a circular piece, a large square, a small square, a glass piece, a dowel, a small spool, and a yellow pipe cleaner)
- one score pad
- 200 Charades cards
Another game i would love for family game night would be Spy Alley. Looks fun!
The Square Up game looks fun.
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These games would be perfect for my grandchildren! They would just love them! Thank you!
The Ravensburger Labyrinth game looks like fun!
These are very cute! I think the Super Tooth game looks fun too! I love that they are dedicated to learning.
My nephews would love these brain games, I am not good at games at all.
Oh awesome! I love brain games. I’ve never seen this one before. Crossing my fingers for the win!
That tugie game looks really neat. I haven’t done board games yet with my kids, I have a three year old and a six year old, but I think my six year old is ready to start learning some games. I think you are right, learning doesn’t have to be a chore, it can totally be fun with brain games.
How cute those games are! I love the sock puppets. Kids today are so spoilt for choice for manual games, it’s great to get them away from their iPads!
I’ve always heard that exercising your brain was good for you no matter what age. We still do a lot of word games. These look like great games for families.
These games are terrific for kids. Any brain games always helped my children as well. Thanks for the giveaway!
These look like such fun games! Both of my boys are big into playing games and I’m always looking for things that are different for them. I’d love to check these out!
These look like some really fun games. We love having family game nights so I’ve been hunting for different games, especially ones the littler kiddos can play. I’ll have to see if I can check these out!
Awesome games. It’s great to have things like these to occupy kids and take them off their iPads! 🙂
These toys are so cute!! I love how unique these toys are compared to most other toys, they would make great gifts for Christmas.
These are such fun and different toys! I love the emphasis on engagement through entertainment. This is a great combination and I am sure parents will love these as much as the kids do.
I am a strong believer in learning through play. My son gets to have fun, and I get the peace of mind to know that he is doing something worthwhile. I will be checking these out A.S.A.P!
These are cute games for kids. I love toys that allows kids to think and learn.
What a cute game to challenge my brain! I think even when one leaves school, it is important to keep learning and challenging one’s brain and memory every day!
These all look wonderful, not only good for the brain but hand eye coordination. Tactile learning is so important for children.
I think it is important to keep the kids minds active while on break. These both sounds like great games to play with the kids during summer break. My nieces kids would totally love these games and I would have so much fun playing them with them too. Thanks for sharing.
I would like the game Oh Snap. Looks like a game we would like
Such a perect game for my daughter and my nieces. They would just love this.
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