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Talk and Remember Games for Seniors
Proverbs, stories and questions that start good talks. Play alone or with family, friends or a group.
120 games. Each one has three levels: Easy, Medium and Harder. Tap a name to play.
Open Talk and Remember
- What Does It Mean? Pick the meaning of an old saying. Then share a time it was true.
- Long Ago This Month Read true stories from long ago on this month and nearby months. Then talk about them.
- Talk About It Gentle questions to talk about with a friend or the group.
- Remember When Questions about everyday life long ago.
- Would You Rather Pick one of two nice things. There are no wrong answers.
- Then and Now Match each old thing with the new thing that does the same job.
- My Favorite Things Pick your favorites and make your own card.
- Saying Match Join the two halves of each old saying.
- Story Starter Build a little story by making choices. Then read it out loud.
- Long Ago or Today Sort things into long ago or today. Then talk about them.
- Picture Talk Find things in a picture. Then talk about the place.
- Timeline Put events from long ago in order, oldest first.
- Who Am I? Read the clues one at a time. Guess the everyday thing.
- Hum Along Listen to an old tune. Pick its name. Then hum it together.
- Fact or Fiction Is it true or not? Tap your answer and learn a fun fact.
- Twenty Questions I am thinking of a thing. Ask yes or no questions to find it.
- Spin and Share Spin a slow wheel to get a topic. Then share a story.
- Close Up A picture starts very close up. Zoom out bit by bit and guess what it is.
- What Is That Sound? Listen to a soft everyday sound. Pick what it is.
- Memory House Walk through a house room by room. Each room asks a gentle question.
- Today Is Gentle questions about today: the day, the month and the season.
- Tongue Twisters Say a tongue twister slowly, then a little faster. Good for the voice.
- Gentle Jokes Read a joke. Guess the answer. Then tap to see it.
- Poem Corner Read a lovely old poem one line at a time. Read it out loud if you like.
- Words From Long Ago What did these old words mean? Pick the meaning.
- Riddle Time Think about an old riddle. Then see the answer.
- A to Z Memories Pick the word for each letter. Then share a memory about it.
- Dream Trip Plan a pretend trip. Pick a place, a ride and what to pack.
- Tools of the Trade Pick the tools each worker uses. Then talk about jobs you have had.
- Thankful Garden Each thing you are thankful for grows a flower.
- Life Map Put pins on a map for places you lived or went. Then tell about them.
- Main Street Walk down an old main street. Choose what shop stood at each door.
- Dinner Guests Seat famous people from long ago at your table. What would you ask them?
- Shop Window Dress the figure in a shop window in clothes from long ago.
- Show of Hands Ask the room a question. Count the hands. See what the group likes.
- Love It or Not Old kitchen favorites. Say how much you like each one.
- Kitchen Drawer Open the drawers of an old kitchen. What was each tool for?
- Dance Card Hear the beat of old dances. Mark the ones you danced.
- Storyteller Cards Turn over the cards. Use them to make up a story out loud.
- Pen Pal Write a short letter. Tap a word to change it. Then read it out loud.
- My Life in Numbers Answer with a number. Each number hides a little story.
- Have You Ever Bingo Mark the things you have done. Make a line, then tell one story.
- My First Home Draw the home you grew up in with stamps. Then tell about it.
- Recipe Box Fill in a recipe card your own way. Then tell who taught you.
- Help Wanted Read the old want ads. Circle the ones that fit you.
- Name Game Tap the first letter of your name. Find names from long ago and talk about them.
- Perfect Day Fill a day clock with your idea of a perfect day.
- Back Porch Sit on a porch at dusk. Tap things to hear soft sounds. Then talk.
- How Did It Feel Think back to moments in life. Pick the face that shows how it felt.
- Desert Island You may take only a few things to an island. Cross out the rest.
- Turn the Dial Turn an old radio dial slowly. Find the stations and talk about them.
- Birthday Months Tap the month you were born. See its flower and stone. Then share a birthday story.
- Do We Agree For two people. Each picks an answer in secret. Then see if you agree.
- Memory Chain One word leads to the next. Build a chain of memories, then tell a story from it.
- Prize Ribbons Give fair ribbons to the things you do best. Then tell why.
- Then I Said Finish a polite, everyday chat. Pick what you would say next. Then read it out loud together.
- Garden Diary Turn the pages of a garden diary. Pick a job for each month and watch the garden fill up.
- Lane of Stories Roll the die and walk down the lane. Each stop has a picture to talk about.
- Advice Corner Read letters sent to an advice column. Pick the advice you would give. Then share your own.
- Small Kindnesses Some neighbors on the street need a hand. Tap a neighbor and pick the kind thing to do.
- Out the Door Look out the window at the weather. Take the right things from the hooks before you go out.
- Ticket Stubs Tear tickets off the roll and paste them in a scrapbook. Each one brings back a day out.
- Switchboard Be the telephone operator. Plug in the caller, then connect them to the line they ask for.
- The Ice Card Long ago a card in the window told the iceman how much ice to bring. Turn the card so the right number is at the top.
- Sounds of the Street Listen to a soft sound from an old street. Tap the thing that makes it. Then talk about it.
- Two Kitchens A kitchen from long ago and a kitchen of today. Find what changed, then talk about it.
- Recipe Steps Put the steps of a home recipe in order. Then talk about who made it.
- Season Baskets Put each pastime in the basket of its season. Then talk about the seasons.
- A Gift for a Friend Read what a friend likes. Pick a gift from the shelf that suits them. Then talk about gifts.
- Name the Park Plan a new town park. Put each thing where the town wishes. Then give the park a name.
- Fair Day Plan the day of a town fair. Put each event in its time so the rules fit. Then talk about fairs.
- Finish My Sentence Turn a roller to pick the end of a sentence. Say it your way. There are no wrong answers.
- Workbench Hang each tool on its outline on the pegboard. Then talk about things made by hand.
- Bandstand Set up the band on the bandstand. Each player has a place. Then talk about music you heard.
- Postcard Stand Turn the postcard stand to find the card your friend asks for. Then talk about the place.
- Hopscotch Hop up the hopscotch squares in order. Skip the square with the pebble. Then talk about games outside.
- Where Is the Cat The cat is hiding. Read each clue and cross out the places she is not. Then talk about pets and homes.
- Over the Stream Cross the stream one stone at a time. Each stone you choose brings a calm thing to talk about.
- Three Words Choose words that fit a picture or a place you knew. Then talk using your words.
- Sunday Drive Take a slow Sunday drive on country roads. Plan where to go, then talk about the stops.
- Follow Up A friend tells you something. Pick a kind question to ask next. Good talk is good listening.
- Top of the List Put things in your own order, best at the top. Then say why the top one wins.
- Somewhere Between Think of a place you knew. Set a marker between two words, like quiet and busy. Then talk about it.
- Sort the Mail Put each letter in the right pigeonhole by its house number. Then talk about mail days.
- New Neighbors Meet the new neighbors one by one. Then say who is who, and talk about neighbors you knew.
- Coat Pockets Reach into a coat pocket. Take out what is there, and guess where its owner went.
- Picnic Basket Fit all the picnic food into the basket so nothing is left out. Then talk about picnics.
- My Firsts Think back to the firsts in your life. Place them on your life line, then tell about them.
- Weigh It Up Was it better then, or is it better now? Put each thing on one side of the scale and see how it tips.
- Club Night Help each person find the right club for them. Then talk about clubs and groups you joined.
- Pass It On A game for a group. The tablet goes around the circle and each person takes a turn to talk.
- Moving Day Load the moving van the careful way. Heavy boxes at the bottom, fragile ones on top. Then talk about moving.
- Little Address Book File each name on the right page of an old address book. Then talk about someone you wrote to.
- Time Card Punch a work time card through one day. Each punch brings back a memory of work.
- Best Meal Fill a plate with the dishes you love best. Then talk about a meal to remember.
- Games in the Street Old games we played outside. Pick one, find what it needed, or make up a new one.
- Kitchen Senses Smells, tastes and sounds of the kitchen. Turn a five sense dial and talk.
- Teach Me How You are the teacher. Explain an everyday skill, step by step, to the group.
- Weather to Remember Snow days, summer heat and spring rain. Turn over weather cards and remember days like them.
- Departures Board A station board full of trips. Choose one and remember a holiday from work.
- Story Quilt Sew a quilt one patch at a time. Each patch adds to a story the group tells together.
- Washing Line Hang clothes on the washing line with pegs. Each piece brings back a place you went.
- Swap Table Swap things with the neighbors at the table. Then talk about trading and gifts.
- Front Page Make the front page of a newspaper. Write headlines about good days, then lay out the page.
- School Desk Lift the lid of an old school desk. What is inside brings back school days.
- Talk in a Row Three in a row against a gentle cpu. Every square you take is a topic you talk about.
- Follow the Suit A card table where each card is a topic. Follow the suit the dealer leads, then talk.
- Lit Windows An apartment block in the evening. Open the lit windows and meet the neighbors.
- Time Capsule Choose what goes into a time capsule, then seal the lid. Talk about why it matters.
- Thank You Note Fill in a thank you note for someone who was good to you. Then say it out loud.
- Request Hour You run the radio request hour. Choose the music, say who it is for, and plan the show.
- Color It In Color in a little house, part by part. Each color can bring back a memory.
- Street Reporter A reporter with a microphone asks the questions. Later you become the reporter.
- Show and Tell Shelf Fill a display shelf with a collection. Show your favorite and tell about hobbies.
- Words to Live By Old sayings that people told us. Who said them, when they were true, and when they clash.
- Seating Plan Seat the guests around a round table so everyone gets their wish. Then talk about big tables.
- Signpost A signpost at the crossroads points to places in town. Choose a way, or set the arrows right.
- Behind the Tiles A picture hides behind tiles. Each time someone shares, a tile lifts. Guess the picture.
- Clock Hands Set the hands of a clock to a time you remember, like the school bell or supper.
- Knock at the Door Someone is at the door. Open it to visitors from long ago and talk about who came calling.
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