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    Home » Valentine's Day Activities and Recipes

    Conversation Hearts Word Matching Game

    Modified: Aug 3, 2022 · Published: Jan 25, 2013 by Vicky · This post may contain affiliate links · 17 Comments

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    Conversation hearts are everywhere around Valentine's Day. I can't stand the taste of them, but my hubby and kids love them. Recently, I saw these large conversation hearts at Walmart that came with a food safe pen so you could personalize the hearts with your own messages. Immediately, I thought of how I could use these to help my girls learn to read and recognize words and letters. I created two matching games that the kids loved playing...and eating. Read more to see how we made a  Conversation Hearts Word Matching Game.

    Conversation Hearts Word Matching Game - Fun way for kids to practice their sight words. Features a version for kids learning letters as well.

    Conversation Hearts Word Matching Game

    You will need:

    • Larger conversation heart candy without writing on them (I get nothing for mentioning Brach's Conversation Hearts, just something I saw at the store that I thought was cool) You can also use large hearts with writing and just write your words on the other side.
    • Food safe marker
    Conversation Hearts

    Lay out your conversation hearts candy and write some simple words on them with your food safe marker. You will want to have 2 hearts for each word. The number of hearts you use for your game will depend on the age of your child. You will want to use more pieces if your child is older to make the game more challenging.

    Conversation Hearts Candy Matching Game

    My three year old is not reading yet, but she has been learning her letters, so I made a matching game with letters for her. You can really tailor this game to a number of ages and skill levels.

    Conversation Hearts Memory Game

    The rules are the same as a typical matching or memory game. Children take turns turning over two hearts at a time until they find a match. They then get to keep those hearts.

    conversation hearts
    child playing with conversation hearts

    I didn't want my kids eating a bunch of these candy hearts at once, so I told them before we started playing that they could choose one pair to eat. I thought they would put up a fuss about how they wanted to eat all the hearts, but they were happy with the two. I think it helped that I set up expectations before we started playing.

    Sight word matching game

    We had lots of hearts left over and I am not a fan of the taste, but don't worry, my husband was nice enough to take one for the team and have a bunch. What a guy!

    If you want more activities for kids, take a look at Green Kid Crafts, an earth friendly subscription box for kids that provides plenty of craft ideas and supplies.

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    1. Boy Mama Teacher Mama says

      January 26, 2014 at 9:11 pm

      These are fantastic! What a find! Pinning! Thanks for sharing at After School!

      Reply
    2. Rebecca English says

      February 09, 2013 at 8:36 am

      What a brilliant activity.

      I wish we had this in the UK!

      Thanks for linking to The Sunday Showcase. I've pinned to our board.

      Reply
    3. pauline@lessonslearntjournal.com says

      February 06, 2013 at 11:48 am

      Hi Vicky,

      Love this fab and yummy idea. I'll be featuring this as part of my Learning to Read roundup from the Weekly Kids' Co-op. xoxo P

      Reply
    4. pauline@lessonslearntjournal.com says

      February 06, 2013 at 11:46 am

      Hi Vicky,

      Love this fab (and yummy) idea. I'll be featuring this as part of my Learning to Read roundup at the Weekly Kids' Co-op. xoxo P

      Reply
    5. RedTedArt says

      February 05, 2013 at 8:21 pm

      Oooh and the best bit is you get to eat them when you win!! 🙂 funny how your conversation hearts look so different from ours!

      Thanks for sharing on Kids Get Crafty.

      Maggy

      Reply
    6. Kirstylee says

      February 04, 2013 at 10:04 pm

      These are so cute. I'll have to keep my eyes open for these kind of conversation hearts.

      Reply
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    I'm Vicky, the founder of Mess For Less, which I started in 2011 to share easy, family-friendly recipes. With over a decade of experience as a home chef and recipe developer, I love creating meals that bring people together. I also design play and learning activities for kids, using my background as a former teacher with a Master’s degree in education. Learn more about me.

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