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"I love making games. I make them for kids, families, and adults - for fun and for a living. Heck, I even like to make them for my pets!"
- Richard Tait,
Cranium Cofounder
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Cranium founder Richard Tait and his twin daughters came up with this fun idea for little ones, ages 3 to 7. "We made our own game and played it over and over," said Richard. "My girls loved it!"
First, you'll need to get:
. Crayons, colored pencils, or markers
. 4 pieces of thick, cardstock paper (each cut into four pieces) or 16 index cards
Divide your cards into four piles. (You'll have four cards in each pile.)
On one side of each card in the first pile, draw something that begins with a favorite letter. For instance, if you chose the letter C, you could draw a cactus, cheese, car, and clock, like Richard has done here.
 Now get your second pile and draw things that begin with another favorite letter. For instance, Richard's daughters picked S, so he drew a star, a snake, a stop sign, and a shoe.
Do the same with the third and fourth piles, using two more letters. (For extra fun, make a set of picture cards for every letter of the alphabet. Then you can use different cards each time you play - you could even make a giant letter
match-up game!)
Want to download the cards Richard made? Click here.
Note: You'll need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open this file. Get it for free online.
Turn all the cards over (so you can't see the pictures), mix them up, and lay them out in four rows with four cards each. The person whose birthday is coming up next goes first.
Pick two cards and turn them picture-side-up, so everyone can see them. Be careful not to move the cards out of their spots. If you've revealed two pictures that start with the same letter, you've made a match! Keep those cards until the end of the game.
If you turn over two pictures that don't start with the same letter, return both cards face down to their original spots. (Try to remember the pictures on these cards and where they're placed for future matches!)
Everyone takes turns and keeps playing until all the cards are matched.
For a one-player game, set up the game in the same way, with the cards face down in four rows and four columns. Count how many turns it takes to match them all. See if you can beat your old score each time you play!
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