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Shadow Match a 3D game for age 3

On Golu's puppet stage only black shadows stand in the light. Golu asks "Where is the elephant?" in your language, and your child must recognise it from its outline alone.

Shadow Match 3D

For grown-ups बड़ों के लिए

Shadow Match 3D in English and Hindi with pictures

22 words · tap 🔊 to hear each one.

PictureEnglishHindiSay itListen
ElephantElephantहाथीHaathi
GiraffeGiraffeजिराफ़Jiraaf
RabbitRabbitखरगोशKhargosh
CatCatबिल्लीBilli
DogDogकुत्ताKutta
HorseHorseघोड़ाGhoda
CowCowगायGaay
MonkeyMonkeyबंदरBandar
CamelCamelऊँटOont
KangarooKangarooकंगारूKangaroo
PenguinPenguinपेंगुइनPenguin
DuckDuckबत्तखBattakh
HenHenमुर्गीMurgi
ParrotParrotतोताTota
FishFishमछलीMachhli
CarCarकारKaar
AeroplaneAeroplaneहवाई जहाज़Hawaai Jahaaz
BicycleBicycleसाइकिलSaaikil
HelicopterHelicopterहेलीकॉप्टरHelikoptar
ShipShipजहाज़Jahaaz
BananaBananaकेलाKela
PineapplePineappleअनानासAnanaas

How to play Shadow Match

On Golu's puppet stage only black shadows stand in the light. Golu asks "Where is the elephant?" in your language, and your child must recognise it from its outline alone. The right shadow fills with colour and takes a bow; a wrong one lights up to show what it really was.

Everything is spoken aloud in your child's language, so a child who cannot read yet can still play. The word also appears on screen in your own script, so print and sound arrive together. Tap 🔊 to hear the question again.

No wrong answers, only another try

If your child taps the wrong one, it still says its own name, which is its own little lesson, and Golu asks again. After a second try the right one bounces or wiggles to help. Nobody loses and there is no timer. At the end a marble drops into Golu's jar.

What your child learns

Recognising things by their shape alone (visual discrimination), an early reading skill, and names in your language. At this age children learn best by doing one clear thing and seeing something happen straight away, which is why every tap makes the 3D world move and answer straight away.

Play it together

Sit with your child for the first round and say the words with Golu. Point at it, name it, and let your child tap. Five minutes is plenty. Then try the same thing for real, away from the screen.

More 3D games

All of Golu's 3D games are on the 3D games for kids page, sorted by age.

Now do it for real

When the screen goes off, do something with your hands. Try 🪔 Dot rangoli — an easy craft for ages 3-6, with every step read aloud in your language. You will need chalk or colours, a flat floor or a big paper; nothing that needs a trip to a shop.

There are 56 more on the things to do at home page, and free printable worksheets if you would rather have something on paper. Ten minutes on a screen and twenty minutes off it is a good shape for a day at this age.