You will need:

• assorted pairs of hearts cut out and decorated so that each heart has an exact duplicate
• ie. patterns that match, size, color, etc.

What to do:

• encourage children to mix the hearts up and then try and sort them into pairs that match

OR

• turn all cards over and mix up
• encourage children to take turns looking for pairs ie. 1st child turns a heart over, then selects another to turn over in hopes of a match
• if successful, players could get another turn
• if unsuccessful, cards are turned back over and left in the same spot and the next child has a turn
• game ends when all pairs are found
• make it a co-operative game - everyone wins when all cards have been matched!
• Older children count individual pairs of cards to see who won.