Flip! Healthy Choices: The Wellness Card Game

Flip! focuses on developing a card game for pre-K to early-elementary aged kiddos focused on health promotion and designed to build early “wellness literacy” (healthy eating, movement, and everyday self-care habits) through short, playful rounds of gameplay.

The project uses game-based learning and behavior-shaping techniques that are developmentally appropriate for ages 3–7: simple prompts, quick feedback loops, repetition, adult-facilitated reinforcement of learning, and most importantly, fun! The game is a structured flip-and-respond mechanic in which children draw a “Flip” card which provides instruction on their turn about how to interact with the main deck (e.g., flip 2 cards, flip 1 card and pick a friend to flip 1 card, or everyone flips 1 card). Children then flip a card from the main deck and identify whether it represents a healthy behavior, an “oops” behavior, or a movement/action scenario, and they act accordingly.

The Problem: Healthy habits start early but most learning tools don’t meet kids where they are. Young children need engaging, hands-on ways to learn wellness alongside adult guidance and role modeling.

The Innovation: Flip! turns healthy learning into play. Through quick, interactive gameplay, kids practice real-life wellness habits in a fun, social, and memorable way.