Simple Gifts: Memory Game

I hope I got you sufficiently excited about security envelope patterns, that you've started saving them. This project utilizes as many patterns as you can get a hold of. Remember how excited my whole family has gotten about saving our envelopes? This enthusiasm led to sorting and matching. A four year old's favorite activity! We decided to make our patterns into a matching-memory game. Because the patterns are so complex and similar in color schemes, it's a game with some challenge. An advanced memory game, if you will. Yes, it's fun for all ages over 3 or 4.

I think it makes a great little gift to stuff in a stocking or bring for a child at a holiday party to keep them engaged.

Security Envelope Memory Game

Materials

• patterned envelopes
• card stock or cereal boxes for backing each tile
  
• scissors or shape puncher thingy
  
• paste
  

Make

1. Cut out two of each pattern in whichever shape you choose.
   
2. Cut out a corresponding piece in card stock or a cereal box for each pattern piece.
3. Add paste to card stock and adhere pattern. If you use a box, make sure the graphics side is the one that you apply the paste to. You want the back of each memory tile to be uniform.

I made a little gift basket/ game holder with a scrap from a felted red sweater. Cut a circle larger than your tiles. Take a long strip of felt (measure to see that it fits around the perimeter of your circle)and fold it in half. Sew up a little seam at the edge to make a "cuff". Attach this cuff to your felt circle and turn inside out. Done! Have fun with this one... we certainly did!