How this program works
Money Smart Kids is part of our rotating STEM themes and select holiday camps. Kids learn real-world money concepts through play money, role-play stores, ledgers, and hands-on scenarios that make financial literacy fun and understandable.
- Weekly labs: Offered during designated Money Smart Kids weeks.
- Included in memberships: Join through any 1 Day, 3 Day, or Unlimited plan.
- Also offered: During certain School’s Out and holiday STEM camps.
What kids learn
- Needs vs. wants through games and visual scenarios
- Saving, spending, giving, and setting simple goals
- Tracking “income” and “expenses” with play money and ledgers
- How choices impact future goals (toys, outings, giving, bigger dreams)
- Simple budgeting ideas they can use at home
Skills they build
- Basic financial literacy and money confidence
- Decision-making and trade-offs
- Planning ahead instead of impulse spending
- Teamwork and communication in role-play activities