Professional puzzle maker Jodi Jill started National Puzzle Day more than a decade ago. It’s not just jigsaw puzzles that are celebrated on this day. Puzzles ranging from word searches to puzzle-solving games are explored and celebrated.
Do your parents actively solve puzzles or play problem-solving games? Here are some of the reasons they should.
They Exercise the Brain
When you do puzzles, you make both sides of the brain work together. The left side of the brain is believed to help with verbal and comprehension skills. The right side helps with the translation of what you see and experience and how it applies. Puzzles like logic problems, crosswords, and puzzle-solving video games work both sides of the brain.
It Helps With Memory Skills
Boost memory skills by doing puzzles. When you do a jigsaw puzzle, you work on memory retention as you try to fit a piece, realize it’s not the right one, put it down, and try something else. Your memory skills help you remember where you put down that piece that didn’t fit so that it’s easily found when it is needed.
They Lower Stress Levels
Engage in jigsaw puzzles, problem-solving games, crosswords, and other puzzles and see how it impacts your stress levels. As you’re busy focused on the puzzle or game, you’re not thinking about the things that worry you. It gives your brain a break from stress and anxiety and allows it to have fun and relax.
Your Eyes Get a Workout
Puzzles like word searches and hidden image puzzles help exercise the eyes. You have to focus on the letters and images while having your brain look for words or patterns. A jigsaw puzzle also works out the eyes as you look for patterns and colors that go together.
Spatial Reasons Skills Get a Boost
Spatial reasoning is the process where your brain has to think of something in multiple dimensions. With a jigsaw puzzle, your brain spends a lot of time thinking about the empty space and what shape fits into it. That helps build spatial reasoning skills.
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Most importantly, home care services providers are friends who stop by as often as desired for conversation, company while playing games or doing puzzles, or watching TV shows and movies. Call to learn more about pricing and making arrangements for home care services.