Keep the Change - A game for kids

Keep the Change - Credit goes to Andrea for the idea. She came up with the game and I expanded it a bit.

We play Keep the Change by allowing the opportunity for our six-year-old to keep any change she finds by telling us the amount.



Level 1

We started by allowing her to tell us the name and denomination. Each coin she has correct, she gets to keep.




Level 2
After a bit of time the game gets fairly easy. Start asking for kids to add them together. Arrange the coins randomly on a counter or table. As the kids add, they put the coins in their pile. For example, the kids find  a couple of nickels and three pennies. Put the change on the counter and let the kids start pulling from the pile, adding as they go. The counting lasts until the kids make a mistake. If the kids happen to get all of counting correct, add an extra coin as a bonus.

Any coins you have left over, take and hide in somewhat obvious places to let the kids start again. Might also be fun to keep placing coins randomly in toys or pockets.




If you have any ideas on how to add to the game, shoot me a reply.