Games that Help Improve Memory
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Trivia Quizzes
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Trivia quizzes are a great way to improve your memory because you use skills such as recall and relying on past experience to come up with answers. Each time you play a trivia board game or use trivia cards, you learn new things and use your memory skills. Playing memory games in a group can be a fun way to have a get-together. In groups, you can use trivia questions in a game or make up your own personalized questions.
Puzzles
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Though puzzles may not seem like a great way to keep your memory active, putting together "blind" puzzles can improve your memory significantly. Working a "blind" puzzle means you do not rely on the picture on the box to put the puzzle together. Instead, you look at the picture for a few minutes before starting to work the puzzle and then work it using just your memory to put the picture together.
Card Games
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Select 24 cards of 12 matching pairs to mix up and lay out face-down on a table. Turn two over at a time until you get a match. Repeat the process until you have successfully matched each pair. This game requires you to memorize the locations of several different cards. Play by yourself or with a friend to improve recall memory skills. As you get better at the game, add more cards to create more of a challenge for yourself.
Stories
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Story telling can help you practice connecting certain events to objects and vice versa, improving your method for storing and retrieving memories. For instance, think of a couple of random objects and write a story in which each item is connected to the others. A story about shoes, doors and the grocery store could translate into a story about a man who puts on his shoes, goes out the doors and drives to the grocery store. Do this activity by yourself or with a friend, though it might be more fun with a friend.
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