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Your hand is a starfish. Trace all around it while taking deep breaths to practice spatial words. Pretend your hand is a starfish. Hold it up, with your fingers spread wide. Take your other hand and ...

Red Light, Green Light brain break – a fun way to practice repeating patterns. Green means go and red means stop! In this fun brain break, kids will play Red Light, Green Light while practicing early ...

Puzzles — they’re often thought of as something for little kids and older adults. Brain games can keep a child occupied so their caretakers can shower with the door closed, and they can keep an older ...

Jigsaw puzzles, along with sudokus, crosswords, and word games such as Wordle, are more popular than ever—and some puzzlers may not realize that their favorite hobby could also help keep their brain ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Start your day with a crossword from USA TODAY Play If your morning starts with a litany of daily puzzles and word games, now is a ...