Mazes are a-MAZE-ing! Not only fun, but they are also brain-boosting exercises!
Cognitive skills
Solving mazes makes a child think, reason and remember. Enhancing cognitive skills and improving concentration levels.
Motor skills and hand-eye coordination
Mazes help to fine-tune motor skills and improve hand-eye coordination as the child navigates their way through a maze with their pencil on the paper. They’ll require careful and precise movements to avoid bumping into the walls. Skills that also help produce readable handwriting.
Visual and problem-solving skills
Visual and problem-solving skills are strengthened. As a maze is scanned, decisions are made on how best to approach the challenge. Scanning is a great skill to develop as it’s also used for reading and writing. Strategies are devised to solve the maze. Whether they find their way from the starting point or work backwards from the end. Understanding how to approach complex situations is a great life skill to encourage.
Persistence and patience
Tricky mazes challenge children. They teach the value of persistence and patience. Stick to the task, don’t give up and your hard work will be rewarded!
Confidence
Confidence is built and a sense of achievement is gained with every maze that’s conquered!
Related books
Marvellous Mazes
If you or someone you know would enjoy playing some mazes, check out DrFlimFlam’s Marvellous Mazes!
- 40 mazes
- Progressing levels of difficulty
- Certificate of completion at the end
- Solutions included
