Went shopping memory game

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Tell your child to have a close look at the items on the tray. Name them together the more you discuss the items the more likely your child is to remember them so you could ask them what colour or shape each item is or what it is used for. Cover the items with a tea towel. Ask your child to close their eyes and as they do so remove one item from under the cloth.

For older children, use more items and allow them to look at them for a full minute. Then cover them up and ask them to write a list or draw as many of the items that they can remember.

Players continue taking turns to remember the items purchased in order as the list gets longer and longer. The winner is the last person who can correctly name all of the items in sequence. You can also adapt the game for children familiar with letters of the alphabet by requiring players in turn to name an item that begins with each letter of the alphabet.

Place three identical, plastic cups in a line on the table, rim down. Shuffle the cups around by sliding them across the table, switching their positions quickly back and forth and all around. Once you have stopped moving the cups ask your child to identify which cup the ball is now under. My girls love these brain box games. They are available in a wide range of themes — everything from animals to fairytales to math problems.

Success in this game requires the child to transfer a physical sensation to a mental picture and retain a short series of mental pictures in their head to correctly identify the word. The second player tries to identify the word. Similar to The Shopping Game, using numbers makes this game more abstract and therefore more challenging.

Perfect for older kids! The first person says a one digit number. The next player repeats the first number and adds another one digit number. The third person says the first and the second numbers and then adds a third number. The game continues until someone forgets a number.

That person is out. Play continues and the winner is the last person standing — the person able to correctly identify the longest string of numbers. Display a series of pictures or words for a few seconds. Played in pairs, five cards are placed in a series on the table these can be playing cards or other picture or word cards.

One player is given time to memorise the sequence.