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Puzzles make learning fun

Kevin Doshi writes about using his son's favourite movies to help him enjoy solving a puzzle.

Games can be played anywhere, any time

Shivani Desai says that you don't need any tools to play games; just use your imagination and creativity to think up a game for kids.

Games and puzzles equip kids with problem-solving skills

Ling Ling Ooi says that games and puzzles teach kids problem-solving and communication skills.

Stimulating brain cell activity

Wong Kam Teck says that puzzles and games help children and adults by stimulating brain cell activity.

Teaching kids to persevere

Yep Pui Yee says that games and puzzles teach kids to persevere until they find a solution.

Games and puzzles help with all-round development

Tan Swee Siong says that there are many benefits to playing games and puzzles; in fact, developing problem-solving skills will help a child later in life, too.

Nurturing the parent-child relationship

Geetha Ramalingam writes that puzzles and games teach kids that nothing is impossible and practice makes perfect.

Improve vocabulary and memory

Siti Zaleha Abidin says that games and puzzles are important because they help stimulate the brain.

Games encourage family bonding

Tan Kui Lim says that puzzles and games have played a role in her daughter's development.

Teaching kids to think outside the box

Khoo Shih Chin writes about kids in a playgroup who learned to think outside the box when playing with games and puzzles.

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