Common Pairs Match Game for Seniors, Things That Go Together, 66 Picture Cards in 2 Sizes, Memory Care Activity, Dementia Game PDF

 

Salt on one card, pepper on another. The lock on one, the key on the next. Peanut butter and jelly, bacon and eggs, hammer and nails, socks and shoes, pot and lid. Each card shows one clear photo with its name printed underneath in large, bold letters.

 

 

Pairs like these are stored as a single phrase. Hold up one card, say *"Salt and …?"*, and the room supplies the second half. Many people who struggle to name a picture on its own can still finish a familiar pair, and they get to hear themselves get it right in front of everyone.

 

 

* **Full-page cards (8.5 × 11 in):** one card per sheet, big enough to hold up in front of a whole room and still be seen from the back row

* **Table cards (4 × 4 in):** the same 66 cards, four to a sheet with cut lines, for games played around a table

 

**9 ways to play, all explained in the guide**

 

Finish the Pair · Find Your Partner · Match on the Table · Memory Match · Which One Goes With It? · Mixed-Up Pairs · Sort It Out · What's Missing? · Talk About It

 

Every game lists what you need and the steps, and the guide shows how to make each one easier or harder.

 

**WHAT YOU GET: one PDF, 88 pages, US Letter 8.5 × 11 in**

 

* 5-page facilitator guide: preparing and laminating the cards, 9 games, adapting for each stage of dementia, low vision and hearing loss, facilitator notes, and an answer key for all 33 pairs

* 66 full-page picture cards (33 pairs)

* 17 sheets of 4 × 4 in table cards (the same 66 cards, four per sheet)

 

**THE 33 PAIRS**

 

Peanut Butter & Jelly · Salt & Pepper · Macaroni & Cheese · Bacon & Eggs · Coffee & Donuts · Milk & Cookies · Burger & Fries · Chips & Salsa · Spaghetti & Meatballs · Pancakes & Syrup · Tea & Honey · Toast & Butter · Sun & Moon · Nuts & Bolts · Ship & Anchor · Fire & Ice · Bees & Flowers · Compass & Signpost · Lock & Key · Thread & Needle · Hammer & Nails · Paper & Pen · Shoes & Socks · Water & Soap · Bow & Arrow · Fork & Knife · Bat & Ball · Jeans & Belt · Toothpaste & Toothbrush · Pot & Lid · Mop & Bucket · Pillow & Blanket · Dustpan & Brush

 

**PERFECT FOR**

 

Memory care and assisted living · skilled nursing activity calendars · adult day programs and senior centers · speech and language practice · one-to-one visits · family caregivers at home

 

**HOW IT WORKS**

 

1. Buy and download. The PDF is in your Etsy downloads right away.

2. Print at home or at a copy shop, at 100% / "actual size," not "fit to page." White cardstock holds up best.

3. Laminate the full-page cards as they are. Cut the table cards apart first, then laminate.

 

**GOES WITH**

 

Common Pairs Bingo, also in the shop: 25 bingo cards and 36 call cards built on the same idea.

 

**PLEASE NOTE**

 

This is a digital download. No physical item will be shipped. You'll need a PDF reader (Adobe Reader is free) and a printer, or a copy shop. Colors may look slightly different in print than on screen.

 

For personal and single-facility use. Print as many copies as your residents or group need. Please don't resell, share or redistribute the file.

 

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