Hello Kitty Flip 'N' Match

Hello Kitty Flip 'N' Match - A memory game that requires finger isolation to play

Hello Kitty Flip 'N' Match is a unique memory/matching game because it requires finger isolation to play. I haven't seen another memory game like this and I like it. It plays like the standard memory game - turn over two and try to find a match. It seems like there is nothing to it - a plastic board, round stickers and 36 flat discs. But it is so much more!

Place the 36 labels, one each, on the 36 thin, flat disks. There are 18 matches (Hello Kitty characters), so 2 of each picture.

Left - front view. Right - side view.

Next, place the discs pink side up on the game board. The game board has 36 hollow, half-circle shaped holes. Pushing down on the edge of a disk will make it stand upright. Pull your finger out slowly or use your thumb and the disk will flip the rest of the way so that the picture shows.

If you make a match, remove the two disks and play again. If you did not make a match, turn the disks back over and the next player plays. The player with the most matches at the end wins.

To read more about memory/match games and why they are so popular, check out my post about it by clicking here. 

Try this:

• Put a few disks on the board and demonstrate, then let the player(s) practice before playing the game to get the hang of flipping the pieces.
• Place all the disks on the board face up. Ask the child to find a match and take the disks off by making each stand upright and using the thumb and a pad to pad grip to remove.
• Set the board up with only a few and increase the number of sets as the player improves in his game.
• Place the flat discs on the table top, face down, and play memory that way.
• Place the pictures right-side-up, upside-down, looking left, looking right, etc. so that the player will have to recognize a matching set with the characters in different orientations.
• Set the game up by holding three or four discs in-hand and, pushing them to the fingertips one at a time, place them on the board.
• Place three sets in each row (or column) if having to search over the whole board for a set is too much at first.
• Match girl to girl and boy to boy instead of exact matches for a much easier game.
• Instruct the individual to look to remember, instead of just giving a casual glance at each piece that is turned.
• Work on finger isolation, precise fine motor control, visual discrimination, spatial relations, visual memory, separating the two sides of the hand, attention, concentration, turn taking, social skills, play and leisure exploration and participation

In the box: 1 plastic game board, 36 plastic disks, label sheet

Ages 3+, 2-4 players