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!
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Spot the differences for seniors: Fun brain-training game (11–20)
Spot the Difference: Perfect for Brain Training and Mental Fitness
I think many people have the impression that spot-the-difference puzzles using real photos are difficult.
However, this “Spot the Difference Perfect for Brain Training and Brain Activity” contains relatively easy puzzles among the photo-based types, so even seniors can enjoy it.
The pacing of the questions is also nice, so you can keep playing without getting bored.
Brain Training Spot-the-Difference: Kyoto Edition
These spot-the-difference videos tend to have a reputation for taking a long time, right? In this “Brain Training Spot the Difference: Kyoto Edition,” every puzzle takes less than 30 seconds, so it’s easy to enjoy.
Each spot-the-difference game features a Kyoto sightseeing spot.
Since they use real photos, the difficulty is a bit higher, but why not give it a try?
Color vision test to distinguish colors
Here’s a spot-the-difference puzzle that focuses on subtle color variations.
Of course, whether your answers are right or wrong is important, but this kind of puzzle may also be teaching us the value of always paying attention and continuing to observe a variety of things.
Spot-the-difference for enjoyable dementia prevention
Spot-the-difference puzzles are very popular at day services and similar places because they make dementia prevention fun.
The details in these puzzles are quite intricate, so it might take a bit of time to find the differences.
However, the joy of discovering them is said to be beneficial for the brain.
With so many advantages, spot-the-difference puzzles are something we should eagerly take on.
Spot the difference illustration: Beginner level
Spot-the-difference with illustrations is one of the easier types of spot-the-difference puzzles.
That said, when you’re not used to it, finding the differences can be tough.
Once you get the hang of it, try searching for the differences in a shorter time to increase the intensity as brain training.
It’s important to keep your mind active all the time, isn’t it?
Find the picture that doesn’t belong
Here’s a quiz where you find the odd one out from several pictures.
You also have to explain why it’s the odd one out, so it might be a little difficult.
There may be confusing elements, trick questions, and various ways to make mistakes, so be careful and look closely from multiple angles.
[For Seniors] Spot-the-difference. Fun brain training game (21–30)
Hinamatsuri Spot-the-Difference Quiz
How about a spot-the-difference game that’s effective as brain training for seniors? Here’s a “Hinamatsuri (Girls’ Day) Spot-the-Difference” activity we recommend for March.
In spot-the-difference, you temporarily memorize the correct picture, right? By using that correct picture as a reference to find the differences, it’s said to be effective for training memory, observation, and concentration.
You can find spot-the-difference pictures online or prepare printed images—one of the nice things about this quiz is that it doesn’t require much effort.
Of course, you can also create a large spot-the-difference illustration in advance and put it up on a whiteboard or similar surface for everyone to enjoy.
In conclusion
We introduced some spot-the-difference puzzles for seniors! How did you like them? There were some relatively easy ones and some that offered hints along the way, so even those who felt “I’m not so confident…” may have enjoyed them.
People tend to think spot-the-difference is a children’s game, but if you’ve been feeling forgetful lately, try using them as a kind of brain training and have fun getting your brain moving.