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The Smart Mom's Summer Toy Box {Page 2}

20 Award-Winning, Brain-Boosting Toys Under $25

July 27, 2016

8. SET by SET Enterprises Inc. ($10.97) Ages 6+

Be the first to call out a set of three from the cards dealt. The one with the most sets when the cards are done wins.

Cognitive skills: Visual processing, processing speed, attention, spatial reasoning skills

9. Back 2 Back by SmartGames ($10.75) Ages 7+

A challenging grid-based puzzle game that’s played on both sides.

Cognitive skills: Planning, visual processing, attention 

  1. 10. Wordplay for Kids by Game Development Group ($17.45) Ages 8+

Build words that fit the category and include the letters required as you race to the finish.

Cognitive skills: Phonemic awareness, sound blending, visual processing, processing speed, attention

11. Telepathy Jr. by LMD ($23.99) Ages 6+

Through the process of elimination, guess your opponent’s secret square.

Cognitive skills: Deductive reasoning, logic, problem solving, memory, visual processing

12. CUBU by Funnybone Toys ($9.78) Ages 10+

Try to follow color numbers and color sequences to get to 100 points first.

Cognitive skills: Visual processing, processing speed, attention

13. Arrazzles by Funnybone Toys ($17.49) Ages 4+

Imagine, build, connect, and play with these metallic color cards.

Cognitive skills: Planning, visual processing

14. Stomple by Spin Master Games ($15.95) Ages 8+

Use strategy to stomp your opponent’s marbles before they stomp yours.

Cognitive skills: Planning, strategy, visual processing

15. Tapple by USAopoly ($13.00) Ages 8+

Choose a category card and name a word matching the category within 10 seconds, then press the first letter of the word on the wheel. Can’t think of a word in time? You’re out! The player that collects the most cards wins!

Cognitive skills: Processing speed, memory, attention

16. IQ Twist by SmartGames ($9.99) Ages 6+

Try to fit all the twisted playing pieces on the game board for any of 100 challenges.

Cognitive skills: Logic, planning, strategy, visual processing

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