{"id":434,"date":"2011-01-17T12:43:13","date_gmt":"2011-01-17T17:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/teachingchildrenaboutmoney.com\/blog\/?p=434"},"modified":"2011-02-22T15:29:38","modified_gmt":"2011-02-22T20:29:38","slug":"fun-online-resources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.teachingchildrenaboutmoney.com\/blog\/434\/fun-online-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Guest Post: Fun Online Resources You Can Use To Teach Your Kids About Money"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello again and Happy New Year! ;o)<\/p>\n<p>Today I am honoured to share with you a very special guest post. Brian Jenkins from BrainTrack has put together a wonderful list of fabulous online game resources that will help your child learn about money in a fun way.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy! ;o)<\/p>\n<p>Cheers&#8230;Amanda van der Gulik&#8230;Excited Life Enthusiast! ;o)<\/p>\n<p>===============================================================<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fun Online Resources You Can Use to Teach Your Kids About Money<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Teaching kids how to handle money wisely is an important aspect of parenting. Add some fun to the training and kids will actually pay attention! Let&#8217;s take a look at some of the best websites providing money management lessons through games, activities, and enjoyable quizzes.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.richkidsmartkid.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rich Kid Smart Kid<\/a> offers interactive games to teach kids financial lessons. There are games for all age levels. Kids learn how to make a profit, handle debt, and invest in assets and other businesses. A suit and tie or pantsuit is required to play the game. Just kidding!<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.moneyinstructor.com\/kids.asp\" target=\"_blank\">The MoneyInstructor.com<\/a> offers a wide variety of resources. You can print play money, and the website includes money games and activities for kids.<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.themint.org\/kids\/saving.html\" target=\"_blank\">TheMint.org<\/a> provides fun quizzes and calculators to help children learn how to save money. Fun quizzes: An oxymoron? Not in this case!<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kidsbank.com\/parents\/index.asp\" target=\"_blank\">KidsBank.com<\/a>, provided by Sovereign Bank, includes 10 multiple choice quizzes based on information provided in a story. The questions are based solely on the story panels. Perhaps years later your kids will include KidsBank.com in the education section of their resumes!<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cibc.com\/ca\/youth\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">SmartStart for Kids<\/a>, available on the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce website, includes enjoyable games such as The Allowance Room and the Piggy Bank Saving Adventure.<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.escapefromknab.com\/land.html\" target=\"_blank\">Escape from Knab<\/a> offers an online game about saving money. The kids have to save enough money to buy a ticket to get off Knab. It&#8217;s a very yucky place.<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.usmint.gov\/kids\/\" target=\"_blank\">The h.i.p. Pocket Change<\/a> is provided by the US Mint. It offers entertaining games and cartoons to help kids learn about coins.<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.littlemoneybags.com\/piggybanks\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\">Little Money Bags<\/a> is a fun, high-tech tool that teaches kids about fiscal responsibility. It includes an online virtual piggy bank. It&#8217;s a blend of a childhood piggy bank and a simulated online banking account. These days fiscal responsibility is a common term with five year olds. Well, perhaps not&#8230; yet, at least.<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.treasurydirect.gov\/kids\/games\/games.htm\" target=\"_blank\">TreasuryDirect Kids<\/a> is provided by the Bureau of the Public Debt. It offers the online SAVE PERRY&#8217;S PENNIES and the MONEYMEMORY games. The games include easy, medium, and hard versions. Give your kids a choice: Go to Disneyland or the Bureau of the Public Debt website. It&#8217;s a tough choice; well, maybe not so much.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Kids enjoy activities much more than lectures. Use fun online resources to help your kids learn about managing money.<\/p>\n<p><em>Brian Jenkins writes about a number of education related topics, including <a href=\"http:\/\/www.braintrack.com\/colleges-by-career\/elementary-school-teachers\" target=\"_blank\">careers in elementary education<\/a>, for BrainTrack.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello again and Happy New Year! ;o) Today I am honoured to share with you a very special guest post. 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