Have you ever played Memory
Note: This and other Easter activities can be found on my Easter activities for kids page.
To play the Easter egg memory game, I gathered the following materials:
- 12 plastic Easter eggs (this makes 6 pairs – you can use more or less depending on your child’s skill level)
- 12 pom poms
(2 of each color for a total of 6 colors)
I put one pom pom inside each Easter egg and then closed them up for the kids to play a memory game. XGirl and QBoy took turns selecting two eggs from the tray.
When that happened, they were sure to show each other what color they had before closing up their egg to put back on the tray.
This game is great for working on cognitive skills like memory, but it also provides practice with turn taking and learning colors. To make the game more challenging, use eggs that are all the same color rather than different colors.
Tip #1: One thing I wish we had done differently was to play on the carpet so the eggs wouldn’t roll around so much. Because the eggs moved so much on the tray, it was difficult for the kids to remember the location of each colored pom pom. . . which makes it difficult to play a memory game.
Tip #2: This works best with completely opaque eggs. A few of our eggs were a bit see-through, and QBoy used this to his advantage while playing. 🙂
More Easter resources
More Easter posts from Gift of Curiosity:
- Easter Printables Pack
- Easter sensory bin
- Easter egg sound matching game
- Easter Bingo
- Easter do-a-dot printables
- Easter coloring pages
- Easter I Spy game
For more Easter activities and printables your kids will love, see my Easter Activities for Kids page and my Easter Pinterest board.
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Hi there! I found you through 2nd Grade Pad’s Take it and Make it Thursdays. This is such an adorable idea! We have a ton of plastic eggs left over from our egg hunt at school. My kiddos would love this! Thank you for sharing!
I love memory game, we even have an online farm one on our web site.
I have seen lots of ideas for Easter eggs, but this is a first. Great idea!
Oh this is a great idea! Thanks for sharing on We Made That!
Cute and very smart Qboy!! 🙂
Thanks for sharing at Sharing Saturday!
Smart boy!!!
Yep, that son of mine keeps me on my toes for sure!