This is a Valentine's Day bingo game built for older adults, not a classroom craft. Thirty pictures of the day as they actually knew it — the love letter, the box of chocolates with the little map inside the lid, the candy hearts, the serenade, the shoebox of cards from grade school — each printed with its name underneath, so nobody has to guess what they're looking at.

Every one of the 30 call cards has a short riddle for the facilitator to read aloud, and underneath it, a question about the player's own life:

*CANDY HEARTS — "Little chalky pastel hearts with short messages stamped right into them."*

**Talk about it:** Do you remember what they said? Which message would you pick?

That second line is the whole point. A quiet room turns into a room telling you about a first kiss on a front porch, a locket with somebody's picture in it, and what a whole evening out cost in 1958.

**Written with the actual room in mind.**

Most of the people playing this have loved and lost somebody, and a Valentine's activity can land badly if it assumes otherwise. The questions here are written mainly in the past tense and reach past romance where it helps — a mother's perfume, the best hugs in the family, the valentines handed out in grade school — so everyone at the table has something to say. The facilitator guide includes a note about letting anyone pass.

**WHAT YOU GET — one PDF, 31 pages, US Letter 8.5 x 11**

* 25 bingo cards, every one a different arrangement — verified, no duplicates, so no two players bingo on the same call

* 30 facilitator call cards, 6 to a page, with cut lines — picture, riddle, and memory question

* 1 facilitator guide page: what you'll need, how to play, three game variations (Four Corners, Postage Stamp, Blackout), and notes on running the game for a group with mixed hearing, vision, and history

**PERFECT FOR**

Assisted living and memory care · senior centers and adult day programs · nursing home activity calendars · February activity calendars · church and community groups · hospice and volunteer visits

**HOW IT WORKS**

1. Buy and download — the PDF is in your Etsy downloads immediately

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

3. Cut the call cards apart, hand out the boards, and use candy hearts, pennies, dried beans, or bingo chips as markers

**PLEASE NOTE**

This is a digital download. No physical product will be mailed to you. You'll need a PDF reader (Adobe Reader is free) and a printer, or a copy shop. Colors may vary slightly from screen to print.

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

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