Make your own game.
- Copy the following pages of shapes on coloured paper and cut them out.
- Pick 8 of the shapes you cut out. They may be different shapes, or the same
shapes in different colours or sizes. Then pick another 8 exactly the same as the
first. For example, you might have 2 red squares, 2 yellow circles, 2 green circles,
2 large green triangles, 2 small green triangles, and so on.
- Get 16 index cards, or cut 16 cards out of heavy paper.
- Glue each shape to the front of one of the cards.
- Sort the leftover shapes and put them in different envelopes.
How to play
- Mix up the cards and put them face down.
- The first player turns over 1 card, then turns over another card, trying to find a
match.
- If the 2 cards are the same, she takes the 2 cards and puts them beside her. It is
still her turn, so she turns over another card, then turns over another to see if it
matches.
- If the 2 cards are not the same, she turns them back over in the same place, and
her turn ends. The other player takes a turn.
- The winner is the player with the most pairs. Some kids like to know who is the winner, and other kids don’t care.
Make it easier
Use only 6 or 8 cards.