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Vela: Match the Toys

Find matching toys and remember where Vela’s pairs are hiding.

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Find matching toys and remember where Vela’s pairs are hiding.

Choose a comfortable starting level and explore together. Check the adventure’s controls and its guides for the ways your child can take part.

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Help for grown-ups

How to start

Listen to the matching rule, choose two cards, then tap the check. Early boards show the pictures; later boards ask you to remember where pairs are hiding. Some matches connect a friend with a thing rather than two identical pictures.

What your child practices

Matching by a rule, remembering locations, and counting pairs as groups of two.

Make it easier or try a challenge

A gentler start

Start with the open two-pair board. Compare the toy and its color before selecting both cards.

A little more thinking

For a hidden pair, name the remembered location before turning a card. After matching, show the difference between how many pairs and how many cards you found.

These are ways to support or extend play together. Your child can point, act, or explain; saying the answer aloud is optional.

Little hints & worksheet answers

What is the rule on this board: twins, matching details, or a friend and their thing?

For a worksheet, match its picture and age before opening a hint or answer.

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Try it away from the screen

Mix two pairs of socks and match them. Count the pairs, then count the individual socks. Cover the socks with paper to try a small memory game.

Vela: Match the Toys