Memory Game

  1. Choose a range of items from around the house.
  2. Lay a few out on the floor in front of your child for about 1 minute.
  3. Ask them to look at the items and try to remember in their head what the item is called and what it looks like.
  4. Remove the items out of your child's view.
    5. Great starting point,
    using common foods.
  5. Ask your child to name all the items or as many as they can remember seeing.
THE MORE INTERESTING THE ITEM, THE MORE LIKELY YOUR CHILD WILL REMEMBER THEM. BE CREATIVE.

  • Each individual child will be at different levels of how many items they can remember.
  • As a child gets older, you can show them more objects.
  • Start with 3 items for toddlers and go from there.
  • If they cant name any of the three, just show them 2.
  • If you find they name the 3 items very quickly without even giving them any thought, add 1-2 items.
  • Try 5-6 items for pre-schoolers.
  • You can get up to as many items as you find your child is able to remember, by 5 years old they may remember 10 items, or even 15.
  • There is no right or wrong.
  • The more you play this game, the better your child will become at remembering more items. 
  • Doing this game for 5 minutes a few times each week, will be very beneficial in helping their memory skills. You can do it each day if its a favourite of theirs.

MIX IT UP, USE EXCITING, FUN, COLOURFUL OBJECTS.

Everyday toys they play with
make the game easier to play.

Simple easy to remember items.
A little tricky as there is a mix of
 toys, food & drawing items.


Naming shapes is a great challenge.
To make it tricky for older children,
ask them to name colour as well.