My Little Matching Game

I am delighted to introduce ‘My Little Matching Game’  a visually imaginative and luminous new memory game that has been enjoyed for many generations. Its easy to learn and can be played solo, or with 2-4 people. Improve concentration, visual memory, storytelling, and cognitive skills for ages 3-103. From the very young, to the very old, all can have their memory benefit from this fun and healthy whimsically based brain game!’

“A Memory game for children of all ages. Helps teachers assess a child’s cognitive abilities, improve concentration and focus. Designed by Carolina Allen, with 25 years of early Childhood Experience. Hand painted and time proven

The new and revised My Little Matching Game,
in its happy yellow box, is now available. 

Order yours today!

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‘My Little Matching Game’ is a visually imaginative and luminous new game based on the memory game that has been enjoyed for many generations. It’s easy to learn and can be played solo — or with 2-4 people.

Improves concentration, visual memory, storytelling, and cognitive skills for ages 3-103. From the very young, to the very old, all can have their memory benefit from this fun,  healthy, and whimsical brain game!

“A Memory game for children of all ages. Helps teachers assess a child’s cognitive abilities, improve concentration and focus. Designed by Carolina Allen, with 25 years of early Childhood Experience. Hand painted and time proven

Game Play:

  • Mix up the cards and lay them face down in rows, or at random
  • Turn over any two cards.
  • If the two cards match, keep them. If they don’t match, turn them back over.
  • Remember what was on each card and where it was.
  • Watch and remember during the other player’s turn.

Object of the Game

To have fun while collecting the most matching pairs.

Variations:

  1. For very young children (ages 2-3): Leave cards face up and let the child simply find the match.
  2. Sound identification: Lay cards face up. Choose items that start with the letter C, etc,, or that contain a long E, short O, etc.
  3. Literacy Building:
    • A) Turn over a card, write the word on paper, then try to find the match.
    • B) When A pair is matched, the player must use the word in a sentence to keep the pair.
  4. Storytelling:
    • A) Turn over three cards. Tell a story based on the sequence. If two items are the same, the story must contain both. For example if their are two frogs, then two
      frogs must be a part of the story.
    • B) When all the cards have been paired, each player must use the words they’ve collected to tell a story.
  5. Make up your variation!

Artist: Carolina Allen

Waldorf Early Childhood Teacher, and Director of the Mother Tree mixed-age kindergarten in Eugene, Oregon and Steward of the Triangle Lake Conference and Retreat Center in Blachly, Oregon. She is the lucky mother of two wonderful daughters and an adopted-son-of-the-heart. A friend to all children. A passionate, artistic sort, sometime gardener and unrepentant poet who believes the wonder and awe of childhood must be nurtured with artistic beauty, whimsy, and joy to be truly sustained.

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