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Picture-pair memory game
Make a memory game with insects or winter pictures.
Let's play →
A little plan for play
Open interactive activity →Add to play journal →What you need
Four identical full sheets of opaque paper and large child-appropriate crayons.
Age: 3–5 years; choose for the individual child.
Stay with the child throughout. Check the space and supplies, including anything within reach of younger siblings. Skip any activity that is unsuitable. Stop if a child puts non-food material in their mouth or becomes distressed. Use intact books, full sheets of paper, a large child-appropriate crayon and a clean, dry towel. Follow product labels; remove torn paper and keep broken crayons and caps away from children. Adult handles and stores supplies.
Set up: Choose two pictures, such as a bee and a butterfly, or a mitten and a snowflake.
Adult's role: Draw one picture on each sheet, making two matching pairs. Stay beside the child during play.
Let's make it happen
- Color each pair alike and look at the four pictures together.
- Turn the sheets face down and mix them up. Take turns turning over two sheets.
- If the pictures match, leave them face up. Otherwise turn them back over and let the next person try.
Make it simpler: Leave the pictures face up and find each pair together.
Clean up: Collect all four sheets and put away the crayons.
Adult stays beside the child. Use full sheets so no small cards are needed.