How to Make a Styrofoam Egg Carton Memory Game

It's been researched and proven that memory games help improve brain health. This is a frugal memory game for you to help sharpen your brain functions and have fun.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Styrofoam Egg Cartons, washed and dried
• Scissors
• Markers

1. Cut the egg cups from the bottom of your egg cartons. Make sure you have an even number. For our game we used 10 egg cups.

2. Using colored markers, color 2 cups on the inside with a marker, using a different color for each set of two.

3. Turn the cups upside down, mix the cups up.

4. Take turns with each player picking up two cups each turn. If a player finds a match they get a free turn until they don't match a set. When the colors on the cups do not match, the player must return them upside down in their original place.

5. The player with the most matched sets of cups wins.

Tips & Warnings

• Ask family and friends to save you egg cartons if you do not have any.
• Check local S.C.R.A.P. or similar stores for egg cartons.
• Use caution when using sharp scissors.

Resources

• 8 Fun Steps to a Better Brain
• Kidscrafts.com

[dianatudor]

on 8/26/2008 It's a great idea and a great way to recycle. Love your website too. The doll furniture is simply brilliant.

[Pixie1976]

on 8/12/2008 Oh this is so neat! Smart idea for kid learning fun.