Coin counting game
Ages 5 to 8
Teaches: Coin names, counting money, paying at a pretend shop.
Time: 2 to 4 minutes per level.
Free games that teach kids how money works, in five languages. No sign-up, no ads, nothing to download.
Which game fits my child?
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- Coin counting game: ages 5 to 8
- Cent's Winter Market: ages 6 to 10
- Money jars game: ages 5 to 10, with a grown-up
- Coinville Race: ages 6 to 12, two players with a grown-up
- Lemonade stand game: ages 7 and up
- Cent's Coin Quest: ages 7 to 12
- Investing game: ages 9 to 14
- Coinville 3D: ages 7 to 13
- Coinville Shopkeeper: ages 9 to 14, grown-ups too
- Family money quiz: ages 5 to grown-ups
Cent's Winter Market: holiday shopping money game
Ages 6 to 10
Teaches: Staying within a budget, comparing prices, adding money and making change.
Time: About 3 minutes per level.
Spend, save, give jars game
Ages 5 to 10, with a grown-up
Teaches: Splitting money into spend, save and give, saving for a goal, waiting before you buy.
Time: About 6 minutes (Little) or 12 minutes (Big).
Family money board game
Ages 6 to 12, 2 players with a grown-up
Teaches: Paying yourself first, needs versus wants, savings as a safety net, giving.
Time: 10 to 15 minutes.
Lemonade stand game
Ages 7 and up
Teaches: Costs, prices, profit, and how weather changes demand.
Time: 10 to 15 minutes.
Cent's Coin Quest
Ages 7 to 12
Teaches: Earning, needs vs wants, saving and interest, budgets, comparing prices, spotting scams, why borrowing costs extra.
Time: 2 to 4 minutes per level.
Investing game for kids
Ages 9 to 14
Teaches: Spreading money out, risk and reward, fees, staying calm when prices dip.
Time: 10 to 20 minutes.
Coinville Shopkeeper
Ages 9 to 14, grown-ups too
Teaches: Profit versus sales, fixed and variable costs, prices and demand, loans and savings, a rainy-day fund, fair pay and taxes.
Time: 20 to 40 minutes a town. Your game is saved.
Coinville 3D: Money Missions
Ages 7 to 13
Teaches: Earning, saving, unit prices, scam safety, budgets, giving, goals, borrowing and a first small business.
Time: 5 to 10 minutes a mission. Works in 3D or as a town list. Your stars are saved.
Family money quiz
Ages 5 to grown-ups, 1 to 6 players
Teaches: Coins and change, needs and wants, discounts, saving, credit and scam safety, at four levels.
Time: 5 to 10 minutes per player.
Printable money worksheets to use at home
For grown-ups
Teaching money at home
- Talk about money in everyday moments: at the store, with bills, when you compare prices.
- Let kids make small choices, and small mistakes, with small amounts.
- Clear jars make saving easy to see.
- Try waiting a day before buying something you want.
- Give together, and talk about why.
Money as You Grow (CFPB, a U.S. government site)
General information for families, not financial advice.
The games ask for no personal information and use no cookies. On the game pages we keep only anonymous counts, such as how many rounds are played.
Money games for kids: which one to start with
CentDaily has free money games for children and families. They run in your browser on phones, tablets and computers, work in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese, Tagalog, Korean and Portuguese, and need no sign-up. Each one teaches a different idea, so you can pick by age or follow them in order.
- Coin counting game (ages 5 to 8). Learn the penny, nickel, dime and quarter, count mixed coins, compare amounts and pay at a pretend shop.
- Money jars game (ages 5 to 10, with a grown-up). Share weekly money into Spend, Save and Give jars, save for a goal and decide what to do when something says "only this week".
- Family money board game (ages 6 to 12, two players with a grown-up). Race around the town of Coinville, pay yourself first, tell needs from wants and share with others. A parent and child can race, or team up and fill one Family Jar.
- Lemonade stand game (ages 7 and up). Check the weather, buy supplies, set a price and see how costs, profit and demand work.
- Cent's Coin Quest (ages 7 to 12). Run and jump with Cent through eight short levels about earning, needs and wants, saving, budgets, scams and borrowing.
- Investing game (ages 9 to 14). Try a pretend year with play money in made-up companies and learn about spreading out, risk and reward, fees and staying calm.
Teaching money at home
Games work best when a grown-up plays along. A few general ideas that many families use:
- Talk about money in everyday moments: at the store, with bills, when you compare prices.
- Let kids make small choices, and small mistakes, with small amounts.
- Clear jars make saving easy to see.
- Try waiting a day before buying something you want.
- Give together, and talk about why.
Each game has a "For grown-ups" box with questions to ask. For age-by-age activities from a U.S. government source, see Money as You Grow from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
When your child is ready for real numbers, try the savings goal calculator or the compound interest calculator together.
General information. The games use pretend money and are for learning only. They are not financial advice.
Frequently asked questions
Are the money games free?
Yes. All four games are free, with no sign-up, no ads and nothing to download.
Do the games collect information about my child?
No. The games ask for no names or personal information and use no cookies or trackers. Progress is saved only in your own browser. We keep anonymous counts of finished games, such as the level and the stars earned, and nothing that identifies a child.
What age can kids start learning about money?
Children can start early with simple ideas like coins, counting and the difference between wants and needs. The CFPB's Money as You Grow site groups activities by age range, from young children to teens, so you can match them to your child. The games here are made for ages 5 to 14.
How much allowance should I give?
There is no single right amount, and families decide for themselves based on their budget and values. The money jars game lets a grown-up set any weekly amount from $1 to $20, so you can try different amounts without changing anything in real life.
Do the games work on phones and in other languages?
Yes. They are built for phones, tablets and computers, and you can switch between English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese, Tagalog, Korean and Portuguese from the menu.