Kid's Talents

It is always exciting to find when your child has special talents. Last year, when Briton was four, we discovered that he was extraordinarlily fast in building a tangram puzzle. No more than 27 seconds! Over and over again! Different shapes each time. He was as quick as his 17 year old brother, who has excellent hand/eye coordination.

27 Seconds to Complete

The next thing we noticed was that he would do puzzles backwards. He could take a puzzle that came in a frame, dump it on the floor and then build it upside down, no picture, based on the shapes of the pieces. These were not small pieces. One of them has about 100 pieces and the pieces are tiny, odd shaped pieces and they create a map of Europe.

Othertimes he has taken a puzzle without a picture and quite comfortably built it without any picture guide.

In October, we had a girl from Switzerland visiting us. She was playing the Labyrinth game with Cooper. It is a game that makes me think of chess. You have to know where your move will take you before you even get there. It is for ages 7 - 99. It is a great game and takes about 30-45 minutes for a game.

I thought that perhaps Briton could be her partner. I came back a little later and Brigitte told me that Briton didn't need a partner. He was doing just fine. He actually won one of the two games! That was just the beginning. It is now his favourite game and he is a fair opponent for anyone who plays against him.

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