Saturday, July 27, 2019

Memory games -- a great Christmas gift for young children


Photo by Kelly at Live Laugh Rowe
Can't we all use more creative ideas as gifts for kids?  I know that I can!  And sometimes when I come across a new idea, I think of projects I've made before and put them together in my mind to create something really special.  That just happened today when I spotted this Holiday Memory Matching Game for kids from Kelly at Live Laugh Rowe.

She designed the bags seen above to contain holiday Scrabble tiles to use as a memory matching game.  Young kids enjoy memory games and they are such a great tool to help them learn.

My own idea would involve using larger bags.  Kelly used the 3x5-inch size of muslin bags, but I saw 4x6 and 5x7-inch bags on Etsy, where she purchased hers.

So here's my idea.  I guess it was the title of Kelly's post -- "Holiday Memory Matching Game" -- that got me thinking.  In the past, I have made a couple different memory games using photos and Shutterfly offers. Here are screenshots of the front and back of a card from each game I made with Shutterfly.

 
 The Christmas season one was made for a little girl to see her faraway cousins' holiday traditions.

The logging equipment game was made for a little boy to see the machines Grampa works with.

Each memory game from Shutterfly has 12 scenes on it with 2 of each card -- so, 24 cards.  The game cards are 3 inches square.

So I thought, wouldn't it be nifty to combine my idea with Kelly's idea and make holiday memory games -- and then make decorated drawstring bags to put them in?  This would not only make a really nice gift presentation, but would provide a great way to store the game between uses.  I think I'll order some of the plain muslin bags (or, alternatively, make up a few) and have them ready for the next Shutterfly memory game I make!

9 comments:

  1. What a great idea!

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    1. Thanks, Vicki! These memory games are so much fun to design.

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  2. Thanks, Sue! The games are fun to design, and I love the idea of a bag to put them in.

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    1. Thanks, Lana! It's a fun project and the kids I've gifted with these have enjoyed them.

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  4. This is a great way to make a personalized memory game!

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    1. It is! So easy and fun! The only hard part is choosing what photos to use.

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  5. Those would make beautiful games with souvenirs

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    1. Oh yes, that would be a wonderful way to remember a special trip.

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