I have three daughters, ages nine, seven, and four years old. I am also home schooling them all which can be tricky to find a way for them all to learn what they need to learn at their own time. My oldest daughter learned about money just by being with us when we were shopping. Both my younger daughters need help in identifying and counting money. We considered other games that include play money, but not many out there include coins and bills.
When I saw money bags, I figured it was the perfect game to teach my girls about money again. Not only did it have dollar bills, it had coins as well. Plus, the money looked very realistic! The game board itself was about earning money and the bank. I decided I would get it and give it a try.
The board was simple enough. The spaces were about different chores and how much money they earned by doing them. The spinner made the counting more interesting. The bills are so realistic!! The game coins are the same size as real ones, but the color was so much duller and darker. The game pieces are little cardboard pieces with a cartoon kids on them. The cardboard pieces have a stand that needs to be assembled to make them stand up. This makes it easy when more than one player is on the same space. The problem with that was that they were trying too hard to be politically correct. There were two boys, two girls, a red, blond, brunette, and dark skinned. Considering that we are all girls made it an issue. Problem was solved for us by painting over the characters and putting stickers on them instead. I am planning on creating my own by printing their pictures on shrinking paper, but that will be later.
The game in general is good. Its fun to play, but can be quite slow with the two little ones. The box came with preset cubbies to hold the bills and coins, but not for each coin. It would have been nice to have a little indention on the box for each coin, like a register. Instead all the coins are just jumbled together making it hard for the little ones to find the coins. Maybe that's part of the lesson, but slows the game down. Also, not enough pennies. Again, probably to learn to exchange. Aside from that, the girls like the game. They have played it daily since we got it.
