Entrenando la concentraci贸n con un tetris de madera / Training Concentration with a Wooden Tetris Game
En d铆as pasados mi hijo menor se empe帽贸 en comprarse este juego que reci茅n tra铆an al supermercado donde trabajo, y aunque inicialmente no estuve de acuerdo con eso, luego me encant贸 que haya invertido en este producto, ya que no solo es estimulante de la creatividad sino que adem谩s ayuda a relajarse en momentos de stress agudo.
Justo en estos d铆as cuando el trabajo ha estado muy forzado, le ped铆 que me lo prestara, para bajar un poco la adrenalina de estar reaccionando ante todas las solicitudes no solo del trabajo, sino tambi茅n de la vida cotidiana, que parecieron ponerse de acuerdo en llegar todas juntas.
El juego es bastante sencillo, como todos los de tipo tradicional, est谩 compuesto por piezas de colores de diferentes figuras, similares al tretis que se juega de forma digital. Adem谩s, tiene un folleto con los modelos de figuras que se pueden crear con esas piezas, pero que no limitan la creatividad al momento de sentarse a jugar.
Yo me decid铆 por el primero, pues deb铆a usarlas en una figura bastante estandar, combinando los colores como si fuera un mosaico de estilo azteca, y aunque son relativamente f谩ciles de armar, te permite desconectarte buscando la vuelta a cada figura, para no hacerla de manera instant谩nea, sino colocando una por una tom谩ndote el tiempo de cuadrarlas para que se vean arm贸nicas.
Lo mejor es que luego de armar todas las piezas, me puse a hacerlas a mi manera, y aunque me cost贸 que se vieran equilibradas o que pudiera usar cada pieza sin que quedaran huecos en la tabla para armar, fue un momento bastante entretenido, al punto que pas茅 casi una hora tratando de calzarlas para lograr un resultado diferente.
Honestamente, este tipo de juguete me gust贸 de m谩s, pues no es solo para ni帽os, sino que tambi茅n sirve para ayudar a los adultos mayores a mantener activa la concentraci贸n, as铆 que resulta una inversi贸n de por vida, que puede usar toda la familia en diferentes momentos.
A few days ago, my youngest son was determined to buy this game that had just arrived at the supermarket where I work, and although I didn鈥檛 agree with it at first, I later loved that he had invested in this product, since it not only stimulates creativity but also helps him relax during times of acute stress.
Especially these past few days, when work has been really hectic, I asked him to lend it to me to help lower the adrenaline rush from dealing with all the demands鈥攏ot just from work but also from everyday life鈥攚hich seemed to have conspired to all come at once.
The game is quite simple, like all traditional ones. It consists of colored pieces in different shapes, similar to the digital version of Tetris. It also comes with a booklet showing examples of shapes you can create with the pieces, though these don鈥檛 limit your creativity when you sit down to play.
I decided on the first one, since I had to arrange them into a fairly standard design, combining the colors as if it were an Aztec-style mosaic. And although they鈥檙e relatively easy to put together, the game lets you unwind as you figure out how to assemble each shape鈥攏ot by doing it instantly, but by placing the pieces one by one and taking the time to align them so they look harmonious.
The best part is that after putting all the pieces together, I started arranging them my own way, and even though I had a hard time getting them to look balanced or using every piece without leaving gaps on the board, it was quite entertaining鈥攕o much so that I spent almost an hour trying to fit them together to achieve a different result.
Honestly, I really liked this kind of toy, because it鈥檚 not just for kids鈥攊t also helps older adults keep their minds sharp, so it鈥檚 a lifelong investment that the whole family can enjoy at different times.
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