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Wednesday, 7 October 2026

How Do You Teach Kids About Money? The Fun Way, Of Course

From the archive. This post was first published on the original Green Eggs and Moms blog and is kept here as it was.

“I want to go to the grocery now!” Demanded the 4-year old boy in my rear view mirror.

I had a lot to do on that particular day so to discourage him, I replied:

“But I don’t have money in my wallet now.” He paused for a moment.

“Okay, then let’s just buy money!”

Coin: Teach Kids About Money

At some point, you’ll have to teach kids about money: its value and how to earn it. And ’round here, you know how we love to have fun while imparting valuable lessons to children.

Ready for fun activities that educate young minds on money matters?

Head on over to our guest post titled Teach Kids About Money: Where to Start & What to Do over at Dominique’s Desk. It’s full of wonderful activities for kids – preschoolers and school age children – to help them understand the concept of money.

A very special thank you to Dominique for publishing the original post. Oh and it’s the month of hearts so show her some bloggy love by looking around! You’ll enjoy her fun posts and get to see her 3 adorable children. (I still want to pinch her daughter’s cheeks by the way.)

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