How To Teach Kids About Money and Finances | Money Sense

Sept22 Parents1

Sept22 Parents2

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This month's top activities

Money activities: Perfect passwords

Perfect passwords

Teach kids to set strong, memorable passwords, and understand how this helps to keep money safe.

Age: 5-8

Artwork for the Island Saver game with illustrations of the Islands various animals - an elephant, rhino, giraffe and a moose

Island Saver

Help your child get to grips with basic money skills while saving the planet!

Age: 8+

Fact sheet for How do I keep my finances secure?

Money mules

Info for teens about money mule schemes, the ways they operate and how to avoid falling victim to them.

Age: 12-16

Activity sheet for How will my education and job choices affect my finances?

My financial plan

Want to build a financial plan for the year ahead? Try this simple and speedy worksheet.

Age: 16-18 and Young adults

Helpful resources for parents

Two children play together on an iPad

Homeschooling: expert advice

Support for parents educating children at home, plus how to help your child be more money savvy.

Age: 5-8

A father and son sit at their dining table working together on a laptop

Six habits to practise in front of your children

Learn how to demonstrate good financial habits to help your kids gain valuable money skills.

Age: 8-12

A boy sits at a desk on his laptop wearing headphones and playing a game

Digital game currencies

Video games have changed, and now real money can be at stake. So how can you protect your kids as they play?

Age: 12-16

A group of young adults smiling for the camera

The MoneySense diaries

Help your young adult get budgeting inspiration from real-life students in our money diaries series.

16-18 and Young adult

Trending games for children

Interactive resource for Where can I keep my money safe?

Keep Helen's money safe

Age: 5-8

Interactive activity for Raising money for charity

School fundraising

Age: 8-12

Virtual Bank

Virtual bank

Age: 8-12

Interactive resource for Enterprise: Starting a business

Starting a business

Age: 16-18

Video learning

Needs and wants

How to teach your child the difference between what’s desirable and what’s necessary.

Age: 8-12

Cashless Payments Index (1)

Cashless payments

Charity Tech She Can bring the subject of our increasingly cashless world to life for your little one.

Age: 5-8, 8-12

Budgeting Index Noborder

How to budget like a boss

Saving for a holiday, a car, or something else? Here's our best budgeting advice to help you on your way.

Young Adult

Tell a teacher

MoneySense also has a wide range of classroom resources. If your child’s school isn’t already using MoneySense, tell a teacher about it today!

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