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Money
Dollar Daze
This is a great activity if you are waiting at an airport, the doctor's office, or for a bus. Take out some dollar bills (or higher) and have your child find the numbers and letters printed on them. For older children, you can ask them to tell you the number that follows the number they just read to you and the same goes for the letters. More ...(read more)
Making a Frog Bank
Give your child a small box such as a pound sugar box. Have him or her cover it with green construction paper and lay the box flat. Your child can now cut out four legs from the construction paper and glue them onto the sides and front. Now, remove two compartments from an egg carton to be used for eyes. Your child should first paint them green and then ...(read more)
Pretend Grocery Store
Set up a room in your house like a grocery store. Put some of your kids' favorite foods on tables and other low pieces of furniture -- these will make the aisles of the grocery store. Then give your kids something to use as a basket. My youngest uses his little push walker with a small basket in the back. My oldest has a picnic basket. ...(read more)
Making a Piggy Bank
Make a piggy bank out of an empty coffee can. Begin by gluing pink felt around the can. Then, help your child to add googly eyes to the front -- or draw eyes on with a marker -- and glue two small felt triangles to the top of the can to serve as ears. Cut a slit in the plastic top for the coins to be inserted. ...(read more)
Cleaning Old Coins
Have your child clean old coins to make them sparkle again. Fill a bowl with a small amount of soapy water and place a few coins in the bowl. Your child will have fun brushing the coins with a toothbrush to make them look brand new. When the coins are as clean as your child can make them, dry them with a paper towel.(read more)
Breaking the Piggy Bank or Banking 101
Sorting, counting, and rolling coins is a great way to teach your child about money. We put all our spare change in my son's piggy bank and then when it's full, my son gets to dump it out and we roll the coins together. First we have him sort the different coins, then put the coins into stacks of 5-10, then we roll the coins. Great fine ...(read more)
Keep the Change
Here's an activity that will teach your child to count, add and be money savvy. Hand your child some pennies and ask him to count them. If he gets it correct, tell him he can keep the money in his piggy bank. Depending on the age and level of your child, you can use nickels, dimes and quarters. When you are introducing the value of each type of coin to ...(read more)
Coin Collector
A great way to pass time at the doctor's office or in restaurants is to take out all of your change and have your child sort the coins by kind, size and color. They can stack them, create shapes with them, count them etc. If you have a cup or container with you, you can also have your child toss the coins. (Of course, you'll want to ...(read more)
The Change Game
Teach your preschooler to distinguish between pennies, nickels, dime and quarters by emptying out some change from your wallet and having your child sort them and count them for you! As they become more advanced, they can count up the total amount of change you have. This is a great activity for when you have to wait and keep your little ones entertained.(read more)
Coin Games
This is a great fall-back for when you find yourself waiting somewhere with your kids and you're empty handed. Take one of each kind of coin from your wallet and play guessing games with them. For my youngest child, I give clues to describe which coin I'm thinking of: "This one is silver, it has a face on one side, it's the biggest" etc. For my older ...(read more)
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5 Things to Have in Your Dress-Up Bin, and How to Help Your Preschooler Choose a Halloween Costume
We love thinking about our little ones' wild and ever-churning imaginations and Halloween together. The holiday seems made-to-order for the preschooler mind (not to mention the preschooler sweet tooth). Dressing up on Halloween night, and for all the Halloween parties and parades that tend to
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