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Free Valentine’s Day Matching Game Printable

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This free Valentine’s Day matching game printable is fun for kids of all ages. This cute printable matching game is an easy educational low-prep activity. Download your copy today!

Playing matching games and memory games are great for your child’s development. Of course, matching games help your child develop his or her working memory and powers of concentration.

A preview of a free printable set of matching game cards for Valentine's Day on a wood background

Matching games can benefit young children, even if they can’t play a face down memory game yet.

The US Department of Education recommends playing memory games and counting puzzle and game pieces with young children. Preschoolers and toddlers can work on finding the matching card and counting to two. If your children are like mine, they’ll be so excited to match cards and show off their counting to two abilities!

A toddler holding two teal heart cards from a Valentine's Day matching game printable set

Playing with physical game pieces, like these Valentine’s Day matching game printables, is more beneficial than playing an electronic matching game. Picking up the cards requires manual dexterity and placing them back in the grid, if you’re playing memory, also requires coordination and dexterity.

Plus, of course, a matching game is a great way to keep your kids busy for a while. (Without driving to three stores for a gallon of glue, box of borax, and a club size bottle of contact solution…I’m looking at you, slime.)

A toddler's hand reaching for a pink heart in a set of Valentine's Day matching game cards

Free Printable Valentine’s Day Matching Game

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You don’t need much to get these Valentine’s Day matching cards printed and in use. Here’s what you’ll need:

Materials needed:

  • Your free printables! (See below for download links)
  • Paper or cardstock. I use presentation paper or 32 lb bright white paper. For a side-by-side comparison of several papers, see this post on the best paper for printables.
  • Laminator and laminating pouch (optional, but highly recommended)
  • Paper cutter or scissors

Simply print the printable, laminate, and cut the cards out along the dotted lines!

To use, you can place all the cards face up, half the cards down for a modified memory game, or all the cards face down for a more difficult game of memory matching. You can also remove some of the pairs to make the memory version of the game easier for younger children. My daughter (26 months at the original time of writing) loves pairing off the cards when they’re face up and can play memory with up to four pairs of cards.

Epson S041062 Matte Presentation Paper, 27 lbs., Matte, 8-1/2 x 11 (Pack of...
Neenah Cardstock, 8.5" x 11", 90 lb/163 gsm, White, 94 Brightness, 300...
Pack of 10, Multicolored Dry Erase Pockets, 10” x 14”, School Supplies...
Epson S041062 Matte Presentation Paper, 27 lbs., Matte, 8-1/2 x 11 (Pack of...
Neenah Cardstock, 8.5" x 11", 90 lb/163 gsm, White, 94 Brightness, 300...
Pack of 10, Multicolored Dry Erase Pockets, 10” x 14”, School Supplies...
Epson S041062 Matte Presentation Paper, 27 lbs., Matte, 8-1/2 x 11 (Pack of...
Epson S041062 Matte Presentation Paper, 27 lbs., Matte, 8-1/2 x 11 (Pack of...
Neenah Cardstock, 8.5" x 11", 90 lb/163 gsm, White, 94 Brightness, 300...
Neenah Cardstock, 8.5" x 11", 90 lb/163 gsm, White, 94 Brightness, 300...
Pack of 10, Multicolored Dry Erase Pockets, 10” x 14”, School Supplies...
Pack of 10, Multicolored Dry Erase Pockets, 10” x 14”, School Supplies...

After printing the cards, I always laminate matching card games. My inexpensive home laminating machine is a lifesaver.

Printable Valentine’s Day memory game

Alright, let’s get to the free printables!

These matching game cards are free for personal and classroom use. You are also welcome to use them with scout troops, homeschool co-ops, etc. Basically, as long as you are personally organizing the activity, it’s fine to use these.

I ask that you please not give other people copies of the cards or the digital files. Just send your friends or coworkers to this post so they can download their own copies!

Use the download link below the image to get the high resolution PDF – no email opt-in required!

A preview of a free printable set of matching game cards for Valentine's Day on a wood background
five purple arrows pointing down on a white background

Download the Valentine’s Day matching game printable here

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