I Went to the Shop

(Also known as: Shopping List)

An endless list of weird objects makes a long list which becomes harder and harder to remember....

Very good for memory training.

How To Play

  • Step 1.

    A great pass time game for car journeys or queues. The first player says "I went to the shop and I bought a......(insert any item).

  • Step 2.

    The second person repeats the intro line and the first person's item and adds their own purchase item to the list.

  • Step 3.

    Step 2 is repeated until all players have added an item, and then we are back again to the first player, the list getting longer and longer.

  • Step 4.

    At some point a player will forget an item or confuse the order, at which point they are eliminated.

  • The Winner

    The last player who can recite the list in the correct order wins.

  • Tips / Variations

    The trick to remembering the shopping items is to VISUALISE them connecting in a chain. So, a chair has a lamp on it and on the lamp is a picture of a car, and then a dog walks in and puts its feet on the chair and so on and so on....

The Details

  • Location: Indoor (home), Outdoor (or hall)
  • Ages: 2-6 years, 7-11 years
  • Team: No
  • Physical: No
  • Average Duration: 5-15 minutes
  • Cost: £0-£1
  • Occasion: Family Party, Children's Party
  • Ease to Learn: Very Easy