Kinmilo Wooden Memory Chess & Colour Matching Game – Carrot & Mushroom Designs

Remember the colour. Discover the pattern. Enjoy the moment together. The Kinmilo Wooden Memory Chess Game is a tactile, screen-free colour-matching activity that brings children, siblings and caregivers together around a beautiful wooden board. Lift the smooth mushroom or carrot pegs, discover the hidden colours, roll the wooden colour die and enjoy a new challenge in every round. It offers opportunities to practise observation, visual memory, fine-motor control, counting, cooperation and turn-taking through shared play.

Choose Your Memory Game Design

Colourful Carrot Memory Chess: a round wooden game board with 24 carrot-shaped pegs featuring six coloured tips and a colour die. Red Mushroom Memory Chess: a round wooden board with 24 red-and-white spotted mushroom pegs with colour-coded stems and a colour die. Both designs belong to the same Kinmilo learning-game family; choose your favourite from the Design selector.

What's Included and Product Specifications

• One wooden round memory board
• 24 wooden memory pegs in your selected carrot or mushroom style
• One wooden colour die
• Main material: rubberwood, with smooth painted wooden playing pieces
• Carrot-game dimensions: 20.8 × 19.8 × 5 cm (L × W × H), as listed in the product specification
• Carrot-game item weight: approximately 0.6 kg
• Recommended age: 3 years and above; adult supervision required due to small pieces
• Compliance documentation: CPC and CE test reports for this Kinmilo product range

These are product dimensions, not outer-shipping-carton dimensions. Each design is shown in the product gallery.

How to Play: A Parent and Caregiver Guide

Activity 1: First Touch, First Colours

For a first session, put only four to six pieces on the board. Invite your child to hold a peg by its top, lift it, name or point to the colour and put it back. Try “my turn, your turn” and model the action slowly. The aim is a shared, enjoyable experience—not a perfect score.

Activity 2: Roll, Look and Remember

Arrange the pegs with their colour-coded ends hidden. Roll the die, show your child the colour and take turns lifting one peg. A matching colour can be kept; a different colour goes back into its place. Encourage children to observe and remember where different colours appeared. Keep the number of visible pieces manageable and increase the challenge gradually.

Activity 3: Three Different Game Challenges

Classic collection: collect more matching pegs than your fellow players. One-colour mission: collect four pieces of the same colour. Rainbow mission: try to find one piece in each of six colours. For younger learners, allow a “team mission” in which adults and children work together instead of competing.

Supportive Play Ideas for Different Learning Needs

For Children with ADHD or Higher Activity Levels

Use a short three-to-five-minute play round. Put the die in the middle as a clear signal for whose turn it is. Give one instruction at a time: “Roll,” then “Find,” then “Put back.” If movement helps your child engage, allow them to stand while selecting their piece, and offer a short break before a fresh round. The activity gives practical opportunities to work on sequencing, attention and waiting in an upbeat environment.

For Autistic Children (ASD)

Explain the game with a consistent visual routine: Roll → Choose → Look → Keep or Return. Model one complete example. Start with two colours and a smaller selection of pegs, then expand at a comfortable pace. Offer opportunities to communicate by pointing, gestures, picture cards, AAC or speech. Predictable steps and choice-making can help create a welcoming shared-play experience.

For Children with Developmental Delay, Intellectual Disability or Physical Disabilities

Begin with simple insertion and removal, then two-colour matching before introducing the dice rules. Place the board on a steady, reachable surface. Support the hand, forearm or position only as welcomed by the child, and allow extra processing time between prompts. A partner can roll the die if needed while the child chooses the peg. Small, repeated opportunities to participate matter more than speed.

For Communication and Social Play

Use simple phrases such as “red please,” “my turn,” “I found it,” and “again.” Ask a sibling to describe the colour rather than immediately pointing to the answer. Encourage counting pegs together and celebrating each other's discoveries. These activities make shared play a positive setting for confidence, fine-motor practice and connection.

Why Families Choose Kinmilo

Unlike a screen-based matching game, this wooden set lets children feel each piece, see what they have discovered and invite another person to join. It supports flexible, child-led, Montessori-inspired hands-on learning and open-ended play at home, in playrooms and in educational settings.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this toy inspired by Montessori or Waldorf education?

Yes. Its open-ended, hands-on design supports Montessori-inspired child-led learning and Waldorf-inspired imaginative play principles. It is an independently played learning toy, not a formal Montessori school material.

Can children with autism, ADHD or developmental delay use this game?

Yes. Adults can vary the number of pegs, use visual instructions, simplify the rules, and make turns cooperative. Participation and enjoyment come first. This is a learning and play resource rather than a medical treatment.

How many playing pieces are included?

Each option includes 24 wooden pegs, one wooden board and one colour die.

Which game should I choose: carrots or mushrooms?

Carrots offer coloured tips hidden beneath carrot-shaped pegs; mushrooms use colourful stems and cheerful red spotted tops. Both offer the same family of visual memory games.

What age is suitable?

The game is for ages 36 months and older. Children should be supervised because the game includes small removable pieces.

How should I clean this wooden toy?

Wipe with a slightly damp soft cloth and dry immediately. Avoid immersing wooden pieces in water, direct prolonged sunlight and abrasive cleaning products.

Does Kinmilo have CPC and CE testing documentation?

Yes. CPC and CE testing documentation is available for the product range.