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Homemade memory game: a play idea for 3 year olds

Remembering where a card was is a workout for memory and patience. It takes about 12 minutes and uses index cards or squares of paper, crayons.

Checked October 29, 2026.

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How to play

Homemade memory game3 year olds · about 12 minutes

You need: index cards or squares of paper, crayons.

  1. Draw the same simple picture on two cards; make four or five pairs.
  2. Mix them up and lay them face down.
  3. Take turns turning over two cards to find a match.
  4. Keep the pairs you find and count them at the end.

Builds: thinking and problem solving. Remembering where a card was is a workout for memory and patience.

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