Learning Resources Money Bags Coin Value Game - Classic Board, Math Manipulatives, Financial Literacy Kids, Pretend Play, Coins Bills for Teaching, Gifts for Boys and Girls, Educational

The coins are high quality reproductions the same diameter as real US coins. They are made of hard plastic, and are thicker than real coins so as to make them easier to pick up. The Dimes and Quarters even have ridges. This is a simple little game for children. The game requires children to add up coins to variable amounts, and to exchange smaller value coins for the equivalent in larger value coins. This occurs by rolling a die, moving their piece on the gameboard, landing on a square with a monetary value, and then spinning a spinner which modifies how the amount can be built (e.g., “no dimes”). At no point do the players “make change”, which is a much harder concept. There is no subtraction in this game. The banker should be a child.

My 6 year old loves this game. It reaches the end pretty quickly, so it's perfect for small kids. When my kids ask me to play Monopoly, I'd say "Let's play Money bags instead!" because it doesn't last for 3 hours like the other game. It's a quick and easy game time for all.

I bought this game to play with my three kids whom we homeschool. I thought it would be a fun way to practice math and they do love it! They are asking us to play all the time. They also use the money for games they make up and pretending to own stores and use the money to purchase things, and they do their math just the same. Fantastic! Here is the sellers product description from the listing: Product Description Valuable money skills are "in the bag" as students collect, count and exchange money all the way to the finish line. Includes game board with spinner, 100 plastic coins, play bills, markers and die. For 2–4 players. Game board measures 12"L x 17"H. Grades 2+. Amazon.com What a fun way to learn about combining coins! The object of this colorful and compact board game is to earn money while winding along a cartoon path. Money is earned by landing on a square labeled with a practical chore, such as setting the table (31 cents), or an entrepreneurial endeavor, such as a lemonade stand (15 cents). In order to collect money, the spinner is used to determine which coins can or cannot be taken from the bank. If the spinner lands on "no nickels" then you collect your change with any coins except for nickels. There's an additional incentive to use critical thinking and coin combining skills. Extra money can be earned if you land on a "Bank Exchange" space and exchange your coins (for example, two nickels for a dime). As you may have suspected, the player with the most money at the end wins. --Lauren Bernard

Background: Purchased for my first grader who was just learning about money in school but was having trouble with the worksheets. Did some browsing, found this game and it does what it says it will which is to teach coin counting. If you want something for making change, or counting up many dollars, then this is not for you. Making change: I would suggest to get creative with your child, buy a sales slip book, price items around the house and play "store." Kids this age still love make believe. Practical details: Very sturdy coins and paper money, not easily ripped or damaged, same with the box, and we've had this for about a year, play it practically every weekend so that says something. The box is pristine. Very simple set up, your kid can set this up after watching you do it it's that easy. Reason I took off a star: I'm not enamored with the concept of "the person with the most money wins" because the game is completely by chance as to how much money you end up with. If it had you apply critical thinking skills to get that money then I'd buy into that outcome. So how we end it, is that you have to roll exactly the number of spaces it takes to get to the finish space. This works well for both of us as it takes out the element of 'bizarre random game.' We both exchange all of our money at the end so that we wind up with the most dollars that we can for what we have and the least amount of coins. (Side note: This is how you deal with money in a practical manner, the cashier at the store when your child goes to buy goodies does not want a dollar in nickels and pennies; as parents we've all been there. As adults we know better and should teach this. This game does a fabulous job of giving you that option!) Suggestion: As an added bonus, if she wins, I give her in real dollars and coins that amount. I'd rather she earn money this way, by learning practical skills, than by being paid for chores, because in the real world no one will pay you to take out the trash unless it's in your job description. It's always expected that we clean up after ourselves by showing respect for ourselves, the people around us, and our living, working, and playing spaces. So far, so good! Would I buy this again: Would not hesitate for a second in purchasing this item if what you need is a coin counting game. I only wish her teachers had this in their classrooms, would be very helpful for the students. Moving forward: She's in 2nd grade now and still likes this game. This year as mentioned now that she can count coins we've started to play store, learning to actually make change using the coins from this game and other paper money, which is advanced but is helping; every time she makes change the correct way we record the 2 amounts and she gets to keep the difference. No one wants to get screwed by the cashier so I'll gladly 'pay' her to learn this skill. Of course she has to find the difference to get the money :-)) Definitely a great product, thank you Learning Resources!

My 5 and 6 year olds love this game. They ask me to play it first thing in the morning! They love it when they land on a “change it up” spot and get to trade in all their coins for larger coins and dollar bills. My 6 year old is learning how to add larger numbers quickly and my 5 year old is catching on quickly since he’s having fun. Highly recommend, especially if your kids like play money!

Good game to teach about money . Though it comes with American cash and coins but was no problem as we substituted with the Canadian money we have

A very useful game for kids to learn about counting coins and notes

cute game for kids learning how to count and use money wisely

Kids love this. Easy to follow rules. Fun way to learn with money. Highly recommend everyone to have on their game board shelf!

Bought for kids to have fun learning to count money. Good