Name Three Things for Older Adults: a page from the printable

Name Three Things for Older Adults: another page from the printable

Conversation & word games · Large print

Name Three Things for Older Adults

Name 3 game for seniors: name 3 things you find in a kitchen! 72 large print cards with no clock and no pressure, where every answer counts and good stories follow.

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Players: a circle taking turns, or two or three table teams
Time: about 20 minutes
You need: the cards or the host list; a pencil if you keep score
Print: US Letter and A4; the QuickPrint version needs no cutting
Print size: card text 28 pt, body text 18 pt

At the table

You read the top card to the player whose turn it is: “Name 3 things that have keys”. A piano, a typewriter, then a pause. A friend at the table may offer a hint, and two out of three still earn two points.

Name 3 kinds of pie

What you get5 PDF files

Game file, US Letter (36 pages) and A4 (35 pages)72 cards in three levels (30 easy, 26 medium, 16 tricky), a host list with answer ideas for every card, and a score sheet
QuickPrint version, US Letter (13 pages) and A4 (12 pages)no cutting; the host reads from the list
TV slides, 16:9, 78 slides

Why it works

There is no clock. Every answer earns one point, so a player who names one thing has still scored, and the host list holds answer ideas for every card, to offer as a hint. In Pass It Along each player adds one answer to the same card and nobody is put on the spot.

Made for: Activity directors, senior centers and senior living groups; also family visits. Grown-up, everyday subjects: kitchens, gardens, county fairs, old-time radio.