Forest Home helps kids practice and improve the following skills:

Flexibility: Adapting and adjusting to changing conditions and expectations. 

Each puzzle within the game Forest Home features different combinations of animals and their habitats. This means that the location of their home and the path they need to take to get there is never the same. Furthermore, additions to the game board like brambles and bridges provide obstacles and opportunities respectively. The player must be flexible in their thinking and be willing to try different routes to get all of the animals back to their correct homes. Players who struggle with flexibility might be convinced that there is only one correct path or spend more moves than necessary to achieve their goal. These players should try a few games in Adventure mode, which starts off with some simple puzzles and builds up to harder levels. This way, they can get used to the mechanics of the game before they go on to puzzles with more squares, more animals, and more obstacles. 

Planning: Developing a systematic approach for setting and achieving goals.

Forest Home keeps track of every move the player makes to get the animals back to their homes. The number of moves it takes you to complete the puzzle directly affects how many stars you receive for that level as well as how many acorns you are awarded. If the player has poor planning skills, they may find themselves spending more moves than necessary or using excessive hints because they cannot find the solution to the puzzle on their own. For these players, using the Quick Play mode and trying to visualize the paths before making any moves will help practice this skill in a way that is lower stakes than starting the longer, more involved Adventure mode.