9 card games children can learn and play themselves, sorted by how young they can start. The youngest start at four with Go Fish, War and Old Maid.
Ask for cards and collect sets of four.
Pair up your cards and don’t be the one left holding the odd queen.
Flip, compare, the higher card takes both.
Match the pile, play an 8 when stuck, empty your hand first.
No turns: play one higher or lower as fast as your hands can move.
The one-player classic: build four piles from ace to king.
Draw, discard and lay down sets and runs.
Play cards face down, claim what they are, and call out the liars.
Beat the last play, empty your hand, climb from beggar to president.
The finder narrows all 20 games by players, time, the youngest player's age and type of game at once.