The Spoon Drawer

It’s awesome to be picked as best man for your best mates wedding but it certainly doesn’t go without some stresses and strains. Apart from worrying about the famous best man speech and whether it will a) be too boring or b) you will reveal too much and get yourself lynched by the bride or groom, there is the huge responsibility of sorting out the stag do. Not only will you have to pluck out your best ‘event organising skills’ but you will need to make sure you pick something really cool to do which will keep most people happy but ultimately meet the stag’s expectation of doing something fun and a bit ‘different’. So without further ado, here are my top 3 picks of awesome stag do activities. Before you ask, yes, all have been tried and tested by yours truly! Airsofting Be warned. This activity is not for the fainthearted as it is a military simulation sport. That said, Airsofting is pretty hardcore but absolutely brilliant fun, making a good alternative to paintball

Brain games won’t make you a genius, but we all knew that anyway. They have however, been shown to improve working memory and increase fluid intelligence. That’s awesome, considering most of us are just playing them for something to do! I never thought I might be increasing my intelligence while playing Sudoku; I play mind games because they’re fun, challenging and more interactive than watching TV. If you think about it, throughout our whole lives we’ve been increasing our knowledge and using our minds in games. In schools for example, teachers are always trying to find new ways to teach through play.  Professors, Murali Doraiswamy and Marc Agronin say, “we agree there’s huge potential for tapping into your own neuroplasticity (that is, the brain’s ability to change itself by remodeling nerve cell connections after experience) to enhance mental fitness and prevent age-related memory decline.” That sounds pretty beneficial to me. Today, there are numerous apps dedi