The Money Game Specifics!
Tailer-Made Money Game Events
Regardless of your group of kids/teens or adults, you can customize each event or program according the age and group of players you’re putting together to teach. Experience tells us that kids really need to be 10 years old to start to grasp the concepts they learn from playing the game. And yes, teaching older teens and college age, couples and especially women’s group (think moms and daughters also) enjoy playing and learning about money with The Money Game also!
Girlfriend Money Game Events
Women all over the world are struggling financially and it stems from not having learned the basics when we were young girls. Women generally love learning, sharing and growing in groups. So, it makes total sense to learn about money and investing in a room full of other women!
Space Required for Money Game Events
Rememer that teaching The Money Game as a class or event will be physically active. This means your students, children, group will be learning by doing, i.e., you’ll simulate, albeit in a very fun way, what happens in real life with money. Given this, here are some guidelines in terms of space requirements:
• For younger kids (ages 10-14ish), the more space the better! The game requires either 11 folding chairs or table top space to hold game materials (expense and asset bags and other misc. supplies), the number of kids, teens or adults you expect and enough room for you to be in front of the group leading the game.
• You need to be able to make noise and play music.
• You need to be able to put flipchart papers on a wall (with painter’s tape of course) or set up a flipchart that won’t fall over.
• OUTSIDE venues: this is doable and of course, if it’s windy, freezing or raining, this doesn’t work. LOL
• Just give us a call to explore options and ideas you have. We LOVE talking about The Money Game. 805-637-7888
Birthday Party
We realize that bouncy things are all the rage these days, but what if, after three hours at a Money Game Birthday Party event, all of the kids, aka the Players, go home knowing financial principles they can use forever? AND what if they go teach other kids or even their parents? What if we can create a ripple in the pond that sets up whole generations for financial savviness?
Bouncy is fun. Understanding money and investing as an adult is ‘way more funner’ and far more productive.
Other Money Game Event Notes
• MOOLA: Because your group is learning about money, and you’ll use ‘moola’ as incentives during the program or event to encourage participation, it’s great to provide prizes that the players who accumulate the most moola (usually 3 top winners) can really enjoy. It can be books, tickets to movies, healthy pizza (a girl can dream) or anything else you want to supply or have access to from local companies.
• WINNER: Generally speaking, you’ll provide a cash prize of $20 for the first player to become financially free. If you’re playing a really abbreviated version of the game (under two hours), this is motified.
• PHONES: In our personal programs, we ask that all phones and other electronic devices be put in a separate area so that no one is distracted or bothers others. Parents with phones who want to take photos or videos is fine but kids and phones aren’t allowed in our programs.
• PARENT VOLUNTEERS: As you might imagine, the more adults you have who can assist (they’ll catch on quickly in terms of how to help and you can give them some guidance before the program via email), the better. We generally have one request of all adults present in the room…unless you are taking a photo or video, please put your phone on airplane mode and participate 100%.