Spot the Difference for Seniors: A Fun Brain-Training Game
We’ve put together a collection of spot-the-difference puzzles for seniors.
These puzzles are great for boosting concentration and are perfect for brain training too!
They can also help prevent cognitive decline, so they’re often used as recreational activities for older adults.
In this article, we introduce videos of spot-the-difference puzzles using illustrations and photos.
You don’t have to create the puzzles from scratch—just play the videos and watch together to enjoy an easy, fun time.
In larger facilities, projecting them onto a screen lets more people join in.
Be sure to give them a try together!
Spot the Differences for Seniors: Fun Brain Training Game (1–10)
Spot the difference: find the one character with a different kanji.
This is said to be effective for training attention and judgment.
There are kanji characters written in a grid.
Only one character looks similar but is actually different and is mixed in.
This is a spot-the-difference puzzle where you search for it and identify it.
The time limit is 45 seconds, and a hint will appear in the last 20 seconds.
Try to find it without hints—good luck!
30-Second Brain Training: Udon Edition
Doesn’t delicious-looking food get everyone excited? This spot-the-difference puzzle is made using photos of udon, of all things.
Don’t get too dazzled by the tasty-looking pictures (haha).
There are two differences between the udon photos on the left and right.
You’ll need to look carefully to find them, so it should really sharpen your focus—along with your appetite!
5-minute Brain Training: Showa-Era Round Mailbox Edition
This is a spot-the-difference puzzle using photos of the old round mailboxes that have almost disappeared from towns today.
It’s a nostalgic motif for grandparents, so that alone might get everyone excited.
Find seven differences in five minutes.
It’s quite challenging, so do your best!
Let’s find the strange parts in the illustration!
Many people might think that a spot-the-difference game simply involves comparing two pictures and finding what’s different.
In fact, there are various types.
In this one, you look at a single picture and find things that are odd or don’t match reality.
For example, the date might be inconsistent, and so on.
Since you also have to think about the meaning, I believe it gives your brain quite a workout.
The most popular spot-the-difference at the day service
Each of the three illustrations contains three mistakes.
The drawings are clear and easy to see, but actually finding the mistakes can be challenging.
There’s also a countdown at the end of the 90-second time limit, which might make you feel rushed.
Take a deep breath, stay focused, and give it a try.
Spot the Differences: Road Signs
When you go outside, road signs are everywhere.
They’re drawn as simple illustrations, so you can understand their meanings at a glance, but it’s hard to instantly recall exactly what each illustration looks like.
In this spot-the-difference game, you choose which is the real road sign between an actual one and a fake one.
It’ll give your brain a workout as you rely on memory and meaning.
Spot-the-difference brain training to boost concentration
This spot-the-difference activity contains three problems.
In each problem, you’ll look for three differences.
The time limit is 90 seconds.
After the time for finding differences ends, there’s a clear, polite explanation of what was different, so it should be easy to understand.
Let’s keep training our brains every day by thinking!