Memory Card Games
Improve memory and matching skills with these printable memory cards.
The Memory Card Games is a set of 9 instantly downloadable picture cards. Simply print, cut and play! Suitable for ages 2 and up.
What's included in the download?
Nine sets of printable picture cards with these topics:
- Fruits
- Shapes
- The ocean
- Fun things
- Colours
- Things that go
- Numbers
- Bugs
- African Animals
Instructions for how to play a memory game with your kids.
How to prepare the cards:
- Print the pages onto cardstock or poster board - otherwise, you may see the pictures on the back of the cards. They will also last longer.
- Laminate them (this is optional)
- Cut them out.
- Play!
What age are these games suitable for?
These card games are suitable for all ages and your kids will play with them for years.
Toddlers can learn how to match pictures by laying the cards face up and letting them find the matching pairs.
Preschoolers and older children can play a memory game with anything from 3 to 24 pairs of pictures, depending on their level of development.
The sets vary in difficulty and topics and can be used in different ways with various ages. For example, the colours are easy for toddlers to match face up, but it's more challenging to memorize their positions if playing a memory game. Some sets have two pages (24 pairs of cards in total) but you could just use one page for younger children.
How do you play the memory game?
- This game can be played with 2 or more children.
- Lay the cards face down and shuffle them.
- Players take turns turning over two cards at a time.
- If they match, the player keeps the cards.
- If they don't match, the player must turn them over again.
- In the end, the player with the most pairs of cards wins the game.
- The object of the game is for players to memorize the positions of the various cards as they are turned over.
- Playing with Toddlers? Lay all the cards face up and shuffled, and let toddlers find the matching pairs.
Areas of development:
- Visual memory
- Attention span
- Visual perception
- Matching
- Turn-taking and cooperation
- Vocabulary
- Shapes, colours and number concept
Is this a physical product?
This is not a physical product - it is a downloadable file. You will receive a link to download it. Save it to your device for later or print it immediately.
Please note: Unlimited copies of these cards may be printed for personal use only (home and classroom).