All you need is an expensive plastic cash register, a fancy plastic kitchen, princess money, a real metal grocery cart and a purse from Prada. NO!!!!!
Actually, all you need is whatever's in your house.
We happen to have a grocery bag we got for free, Melissa and Doug learning money we got from Santa, a grocery cart from Grandma and fake food. But, all you need is plastic grocery bags, cans from the pantry, a stroller (for a grocery cart), a baby doll (for a sibling) a little bag for a purse and an imagination!!! They don't sell imaginations anymore. Sorry to break the news!! :)
First stop, was the bank. The girls came to me requesting some money. We enjoyed some good conversation, with her asking me "how long have you worked here?" Great people building skills. Then, Callie asked for 43 cents please. I helped her a little by explaining that groceries just might cost more than that. So, she went for 47 dollars instead. Their first shopping trip they spent $26.53 cents.
Then, their second trip, to the bookstore and grocery store, was closer to $120. I explained that her $20 (she had left) was not sufficient for the bill and they went back to the bank. At the bank, I explained that her account was very low and she would soon be very poor. I asked if she was sure she wanted to withdraw all her money to buy those books. "Yes!" she said. In which I replied, "well, you better tell your husband to work hard this week and get that money in the bank pronto!" Then, they were on their way with 10, $10 bills. Point being, play the bank when you play grocery. Allow them to withdraw 43 cents, then tell them "sorry" when they try and buy $26.53 worth of goods. This whole process teaches much more than you think.
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