Christmas Elves

This Christmas game can be played with 2-4 players. Before the game starts, shuffle the Christmas elf cards well. Place them in a large circle on the table, with the picture of the title facing up. Make an upside-down stack of the combination cards and place this stack in the middle of the circle along with a candy cane. The first player may turn over the top card of the stack. Each player may, during this round, take turns flipping over 1 card from the circle. Everyone looks at the Christmas elf and the characteristics: type of headwear, skin color, type of clothing, and shoes. (The border with stripes also refers to the clothing of the Christmas elves). Does this Christmas elf match the combination card that is face up? If yes, quickly grab the candy cane! If you are the fastest to grab the candy cane, you may keep the combination card (worth 1 point). Place the candy cane back! The found Christmas elf remains face up in the circle. If the Christmas elf does not match the card, your turn is over. Flip the card back over. The combination card on the stack remains face up during this round. If the correct Christmas elf is not found, the combination card goes back to the bottom of the stack. Continue like this until you have found all the Christmas elves. The player who has collected the most cards and thus the most points is the winner!

Tip

You can also leave out the object like the candy cane and just play as a memory game with feature associations to find all matching Christmas elves.

Level

Usable with differentiation for all preschool ages! Depending on your class group, you decide whether this bundle is feasible or not.