Mitten Match Memory Game

What you need

• Paper, 8 sheets, enough for 16 mittens
• Kid scissors, 1 pair of kid scissors
• Crayons or markers, a handful of colors
• Long piece of string, 1 (optional)
• Clothespins, about 8 (optional)

How to do it

Grown-up prep: Gather paper, kid scissors and crayons, and clear a table or floor space big enough for 4 rows of mittens.

1. Fold a sheet of paper in half and press the crease flat.
2. Draw a big mitten on top and cut through both layers. Ask for help if you need it
   Ask: When you pull the layers apart, will the two mittens look exactly the same?
3. Keep folding and cutting until you have 8 pairs. Ask for help if you need it
4. Decorate each pair with the same design, a new one for every pair.
5. Shuffle the mittens and lay them face down in rows.
6. Take turns flipping over two mittens.
   Ask: Before you flip, where do you think that striped mitten was hiding?
7. Found a match? Keep the pair and take another turn!
8. Count your pairs. Whoever has the most wins!
9. Hang your pairs on a string, or shuffle and play again! Ask for help if you need it
   Ask: Which design was the trickiest to remember, and what will you draw next time?

Play it again

• Speed round: set a timer and see how fast the whole family can match every pair.
• Odd mitten out: hide one extra mitten with no twin and see who ends up with it.
• Grown-up challenge: grown-ups must flip with their eyes closed for a second before looking.