| There are a multitude of online games out there | | | | where the cards are. |
| for your younger child. Some of them are ones | | | | Solitaire is just that, you probably have played this |
| that you should actually encourage your child to | | | | game many times. The difference with this online |
| play. Yes, encourage your child to play games. | | | | game is that there is absolutely no cheating! The |
| What a concept! There are games out there on | | | | rules are the same. The cards are laid out the |
| the Internet that will teach your child a multitude | | | | same way as you would lay them out when |
| of useful, meaningful concepts. | | | | playing with actual cards. The object of Solitaire is |
| The card games that are online are some that | | | | to use all the cards in the deck to gradually build |
| you might have played as a child (but not on the | | | | up all four suits in the card deck in stacks |
| computer)! These are Card Matching Game, | | | | beginning with the aces and ending with the Kings. |
| Memory Trial and Solitaire. | | | | After the deck has been dealt, the child will double |
| Card Matching Game starts with cards face down. | | | | click on all Aces so that they may be moved to |
| You have the entire deck of cards facing down. | | | | the top right of the board. That is where the |
| This might be too challenging for a 3 or 4 years | | | | challenge comes in. Sometimes your Aces are |
| old, but above that has the attention span to | | | | deep in the deck or buried under one of the |
| complete this game. Your child will have to match | | | | seven columns of cards. Once he or she gets all |
| pairs of cards by turning over matched pairs. | | | | of the Aces on the upper right portion, it will get |
| Clicking on one of the cards will turn it over. If the | | | | easier. |
| next card that the child clicks on matches the | | | | After either placing the Aces up on the right |
| first card, they disappear from the screen. The | | | | upper side or moving the cards from one pile to |
| child must clear the board with as little tries as | | | | another, the child will then start to click the deck |
| possible. This game takes awhile, especially if the | | | | to begin turning over cards. |
| child does not remember the cards previously | | | | The card that is face up on the deck is always |
| turned over. This game enhances the memory | | | | available for play. But that does not mean it will |
| and trains the eye to recognize same and | | | | play. The child must start building on the columns |
| different. | | | | so that more cards can be played from the deck. |
| Another card game is Card Memory Trial. This | | | | The child will only be building up their column |
| card games is suited for the younger child in the | | | | stacks in order to free up cards that they will use |
| group of 3 to 10 years. As the child ages, this | | | | to build the suits. This can be a very challenging |
| games may become too easy. Again the child has | | | | game and will be much too hard for the normal 3 |
| to match pairs of cards by turning over matched | | | | to 6 year old. Most of the time, there is no |
| pairs. Clicking on the card will flip it over. If the | | | | winner! It is very hard to get all the cards in the |
| next card the child clicks matches the previous | | | | four suits on the upper right. This will teach your |
| one, then both of the cards disappear. If they do | | | | child how to count, recognize suits, and to |
| not match, as you are clicking on the third card, | | | | strategically remove some cards to make other |
| both of the previous cards disappear. In this | | | | cards more readily available. |
| game, there are fewer cards to match than the | | | | Most every card game teaches a skill. As a |
| previous game and they are symbols instead of | | | | parent, you must look at the game to determine |
| numbers and letters in suits. The fewer moves | | | | if your child has the patience and the skills to |
| the child makes, the higher he or she will score. | | | | perform what it is asking. Nothing is more |
| The score with the least amount of tries (or click) | | | | frustrating to a child than not knowing how the |
| is the best score. The cards are randomly mixed | | | | game is played. |
| so that no one has an advantage of memorizing | | | | |