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Halloween Memory Game – Free Printable – 20 Matching Pairs

Looking for a fun Halloween activity for your kids this year? Get this free printable Halloween memory game!

There are 20 matching pairs of images in this memory game. The pictures feature items that are symbolic of Halloween and popular Halloween foods

This Halloween matching game is great for younger kids, and could be adapted for older kids if you play using a time limit.

For more holiday fun, be sure to get these other free Halloween printables: word search, word scramble, crossword puzzle, scavenger hunt and coloring pages.

Two free Halloween memory game printables with cut out matching cards inbetween the two images, with a text overlay at the top that says Halloween matching game in white bubble lettering in a light purple box above the images.

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Get the free Halloween memory game printable

You can print the Halloween matching game out as a high-resolution JPG or PDF with the links below.

Printing instructions:

  • Choose portrait orientation and “fit to page” on your printer settings for a full page printout.
  • You can also print the Halloween memory game free in a slightly smaller size from the project card at the bottom of this page. Just scroll down and press “print”.
  • After you print this Halloween matching game, cut out each image along the black lines. You will end up with 40 cards (20 matching pairs).
  • If you want to make these cards very durable, you can laminate them. Otherwise, you can start playing the Halloween memory game.

A square filled with Halloween matching game printable cards, with an orange circle in the center of them that has a white bubble text overlay that says free Halloween memory game.

How to play this free printable Halloween match game

To play this Halloween printable memory game, follow the instructions below:

  • Shuffle all of the cards, and lay them picture side down, in a grid, on a flat surface.
  • Have the first player turn over two cards (one by one).
  • If those cards are match, leave them face up, then take another turn. If they don’t match, turn them back over and give the next player a turn.
  • Keep flipping the cards over in this manner until all of the matches are revealed.
  • The player with the most matches wins the game!
  • If you have older kids who want make this a more challenging game, have them race against the clock to see how quickly they can solve this Halloween match game.

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Yield: 1 Halloween memory match game

Halloween Memory Game - Free Printable - 20 Matching Pairs

A square filled with Halloween matching game printable cards, with an orange circle in the center of them that has a white bubble text overlay that says free Halloween memory game.
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Looking for a fun, screen-free activity for your kids this Halloween?

Get this free Halloween match game printable!

To solve it, have your kids match the 20 pairs of Halloween images in this game.

Prep Time 5 minutes
Active Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Difficulty easy
Estimated Cost $1

Tools

  • Computer
  • Printer
  • Scissors

Instructions

How to make the free printable Halloween matching game cards

  1. Load heavy cardstock into your printer.
  2. Using the print function on this card will give you a Halloween matching game that fills about ¾ of an 8.5 x 11 inch sheet of paper.
  3. Choose portrait layout and if possible "fit to page" in your settings. Doing this will have the free printable for Halloween fill the entire page.
  4. Alternatively, you can print the Halloween match game as a high resolution image using the print feature in your browser window with these links: Halloween memory game PDF (both pages) and Halloween memory game JPG (page 1 and page 2).
  5. After you print this Halloween matching game, cut each image out, along the black lines. You will end up with 40 cards (20 matching pairs).
  6. If you want to make these cards very durable, you can laminate them. Otherwise, you can start playing the Halloween printable memory game.

How to play this Halloween memory match game

  1. Shuffle all of the cards, and lay them picture side down, in a grid, on a flat surface.
  2. Have the first player turn over two cards (one by one). 
  3. If those cards are match, leave them face up and take another turn. If they don't match, turn them back over and give the next player a turn.
  4. Keep flipping the cards over in this manner until all of the matches are revealed. 
  5. The player with the most matches in this Halloween memory match game wins!
  6. If you have older kids who want make this a more challenging game, have them race against the clock to see how quickly they can solve this free Halloween memory game.

Please note: Free Halloween printables take a long time to make. This Halloween matching game printable is for personal use only. If you are sharing this free printable Halloween memory game (and thank you for that!), please link directly to this post and not to the actual printable image. We appreciate your help in supporting the site. This free Halloween memory game printable may not be used for any retail purpose or for mass distribution.

Notes

One sheet of a Halloween printable memory game that has 10 matching pairs of images in white boxes with black outlines, including black cats, a vampire, bats, a crystal ball, a cauldron, caramel apples, witch hats, mummies, jack o lantern buckets, and frogs with a witch hat.

One sheet of a free printable Halloween matching game with 10 matching pairs of images in white boxes with black outlines, including moons, spiders, candelabras, skulls wearing witch hats, ghosts, pumpkins, candy corn, haunted houses, crows and potions.

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