Here is a Christmas matching game that you can print and play with your kids. Printable Christmas games are fun and a great way to keep children busy while staying festive.
This Christmas game is great for families to play together. If you are playing with kids of one age, this is most appropriate as a Christmas game for preschoolers. Toddlers and older kids will enjoy playing as well.
A big thanks to our friends over at Pre-K Shop who created this fun Christmas print out game just for Kids Activities Blog.
Free Printable Christmas Matching Games
Let’s make a Christmas game!
This Christmas matching game printable is a perfect way to keep your children busy. This is a perfect Christmas game for toddlers as well as being a perfect Christmas game for a preschooler.
Benefits Of Christmas Matching Game
Playing matching and memory games can improve your child’s attention, their concentration, focus, as well as critical thinking. It will also help your child pay attention to detail.
It can also improve visual recognition and help improve short-term as well as long-term memory.
Free Printable Christmas Game Download
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You will get 1 sheet that has 8 different matches. You should have:
- 1 set of Christmas ornaments
- 1 set of Penguins in Christmas hats
- 1 set of Golden bells with holly
- 1 set of Christmas hats
- 1 set of Christmas gifts
- 1 set of Candy canes
- 1 set of Peppermints
- 1 set of Christmas trees
Setting Up Your Christmas Memory Matching Game
Cut out the memory game pieces
What we did next was cut out the Christmas matching squares and we could have stopped there and played, but I thought it would be more durable to either mount them on card stock or (affiliate link) laminate them. If you decide to mount them on card stock, then wait to cut them as outlined below.
Mount the printable pieces on card stock
We decided to mount on card stock squares in a festive color. You can see that in the photo above – it was red/white check paper.
OK, full disclosure, I have a lot of unused scrapbook supplies. Whenever I can reuse them for crafts with kids, I do!
The easiest way to do this is to keep the entire grid in tact and then glue it on the back of the other sheet of paper. I used bright red/white check scrapbook paper. Once the glue is dry, then I cut the grid into squares.
Set up the memory game for play
We then used the Christmas themed squares for a game of memory. Turn all the pieces over so the picture sides are facing down and mix them up.
Then line the upside down pieces in rows.
More Christmas games to play
Not wanting to stop with memory, we printed out an extra set and used them as a card game like Old Maid.
The fun thing is that they are small and fun to play with. If you are sending a holiday card to a child, it might be fun to make up a set {or two} and include them in the card.
Super simple and fun!
More Christmas Printable Fun from Kids Activities Blog
- Want more winter memory game fun? Check out this version which is the perfect preschool memory game.
- We have so many fun and free Christmas printables that you need to check out!
- Nightmare Before Christmas printables – these cute coloring pages are great holiday entertainment.
- Elf on the Shelf Christmas printables make elf fun easy!
- Christmas coloring pages – love these that feature a Christmas tree.
- Christmas coloring pages for adults – kids shouldn’t have all the fun (although kids like these too)!
- Free printable Merry Christmas coloring pages.
- Oh so many free printables from here at Kids Activities Blog are all listed here: Christmas coloring sheets <–over 100 to choose from!
We can’t wait to hear how your family plays together this Christmas!
