Emoji memory matching game
Concentration, also known as Memory, is a card game in which all of the cards are laid face down and the object is to turn over pairs of matching cards.

Emoji games: memory, tic tac toe, charades and more

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Emoji matching game and charades
Print and cut apart these sheets to make your own deck of cards. You can play fun games, like memory, tic tac toe and charades.

We made a fun emoji variation of some classic games—memory, tic tac toe and charades. Both kids and adults will enjoy this simple but challenging game.

You may recognize these emojis from our award-winning book Feel Your Feelings. You don’t need to own the book to play this free game, but the book will help you learn about emotions. The book will also help you practice feeling your emotions and letting them go.

You can download the free PDF below, but first a little more about each game.

Memory Rules

Memory, also known as Concentration, is a classic card game to help develop a strong memory. It’s a particularly good game for kids, though adults may find it challenging as well. It can be played with friends and family or alone as a game of solitaire.

In this simple game, the cards are laid face down and two cards are flipped face up each turn. The object is to turn over pairs of matching cards.

Any deck of cards may be used. We made a special deck of 24 cards with twelve pairs of different emojis from our book. We added a surprise emoji that you’ll be sure to always remember.

Arrange the cards into a nice grid on the floor or table. Or, for an extra challenge, you can spread the cards all over the room in fun places.

Each turn one player turns two cards face up. If they are a matching pair, like two Silly emojis, that player wins the round and can go again. If the cards don’t match, they are turned face down, and it is the next player’s turn. The challenge is to remember where all the cards are located.

The game ends when the last pair has been picked up, and the winner is the person with the most pairs. There may also be a tie.

Learn more about the game of Memory and some other variations on Wikipedia.

Tic Tac Toe Rules

Place the cards face down. One player chooses a card and acts out the emotion. All the other players try to guess the emotion. Take turns and keep score or just play for fun. 

Or you could try reverse charades. Where one player has an emotion stuck to the forehead (they can’t see it) and everyone else has to act it out. 

Charades Rules

Place the cards face down. You can write down some of your favorite emotions on pieces of paper and add them to the pile.

One player chooses a card and acts out the emotion. All the other players try to guess the emotion. Take turns and keep score or just play for fun. 

Or you could try reverse charades. Where one player has an emotion stuck to the forehead (they can’t see it) and everyone else has to act it out. 

And more games…

Can you think of any more games you can play with this deck of cards? Let us know in the comments below.

Download: Emoji games

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This is a printer-friendly, high-res PDF. Each PDF comes with simple instructions. We recommend tracking your progress by putting all your activities into a 3-ring binder. 

Thanks! Have fun!

If you liked these games, you’ll love our book.

Visit our book page for even more fun, like our emoji cutout kit and talking points.

Feel Your Feelings book cover. By Scott Stoll and Sara E. Williams. Published by Magination Press.

Feel Your Feelings

Feel Your Feelings, introduces children to basic emotions with fun poems that they can act out from head to toe. They will learn that emotions are our friends. Some emotions show us what we love, others protect us from harm, and all of them put together, like colors on an artist’s palette, paint a beautiful picture of life. More info

Hardcover or eBook
$16.99.
By Scott Stoll and Sara E. Williams PhD.
Published by Magination Press.

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