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The Allowance Game®

4.9
294 Reviews
$19.99

The Allowance Game®

4.9
294 Reviews
$19.99

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Age

5 yrs. - 11 yrs.

Grade

Kindergarten - 6th gr.
Description
Wash the car and earn $1.30, but forget your homework and lose a turn! In this fast-paced game, players race around the colorful board doing chores and collecting an allowance, then spend their earnings on the things they want. Game board measures 18". For 2-4 players.
Item # LC1279

Product Details
Product Type

Games

Warnings
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD - Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.

Reviews (294)4.9

Customers Say

Customers love The Allowance Game for teaching children ages 4-10 how to count money and make change through engaging gameplay, as well as understand the concept of earning money through chores and spending it responsibly. Parents appreciate the simple rules and realistic money that makes learning fun, though some find the plastic coins difficult to distinguish.

This summary was generated by AI based on customer reviews

Great Skills Practice and Fun!

My kids and I had a lot of fun with this game! It’s great for young kids who are just learning about money and older ones who are ready to practice making change and understanding buying and earning.

Laynee

September 02, 2025

from Kentucky

My son would occasionally take this set out to play with, it's a great game for learning about money!

Sharon

July 28, 2025


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Ratings & Reviews

The Allowance Game®

4.9
294 ratings
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100% would recommend

292out of 294 reviewers

Customers Say

Customers love The Allowance Game for teaching children ages 4-10 how to count money and make change through engaging gameplay, as well as understand the concept of earning money through chores and spending it responsibly. Parents appreciate the simple rules and realistic money that makes learning fun, though some find the plastic coins difficult to distinguish.

This summary was generated by AI based on customer reviews

Great Skills Practice and Fun!

My kids and I had a lot of fun with this game! It’s great for young kids who are just learning about money and older ones who are ready to practice making change and understanding buying and earning.

Laynee

September 02, 2025

from Kentucky
Yes, I would recommend this product.
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My son would occasionally take this set out to play with, it's a great game for learning about money!

Sharon

July 28, 2025

Yes, I would recommend this product.
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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Fun Learning

Great way for the kids to learn how to count money, as well as the importance of saving. My kids, ages 7-10, all enjoy this game very much. It's easy to learn and fun for the whole family.

YT

July 14, 2025

from MN
Yes, I would recommend this product.
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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Allowance Game

My 6 year-old granddaughter absolutely loves this game. We found the plastic money hard to work with so we put in real quarters, dimes, and nickels because that’s what they need to understand anyway. I also copied the directions off the back of the box and taped them to the interior of the game box so that we could see them while it was open. I do recommend this game. I think it’s a great idea and pretty well conceived.

Cathy

May 30, 2025

Yes, I would recommend this product.
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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

Great Game!

We play this game with our 6 and 4 year old grandchildren. I play with the 4 year old but the 6 year old loves to play on his own. So much fun and a great way to learn about money and counting. It can take less than 30 minutes to play it as well.

JC

May 08, 2025

from GA
Yes, I would recommend this product.
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3 of 5 people found this review helpful

Game teaches my kids about money

I love the fact that this can be played with the whole family. It teachers kids a lot about money.

Anju Chand

May 03, 2025

from Lorton, VA
Yes, I would recommend this product.
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4 of 5 people found this review helpful

Lots of fun

My kids really like this game! It’s a good way to learn more about money, and to improve adding and subtracting money.

Great game

May 02, 2025

Yes, I would recommend this product.
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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Counting money

Simple enough for a 5 year old to play and not to complicated for them. Learning money at an early age can bolster there understanding for future financial agreements

Andrew Leyva

April 23, 2025

from Normandy Park, WA
Yes, I would recommend this product.
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1 of 2 people found this review helpful

Fun way to teach counting money

I had heard from multiple people that Allowance is a great way for kids to learn how to count money. We purchased the game without ever playing it before and agree that it is a fun way for kids to learn how to count money! The rules are simple enough for even my 4 year old to play along with some adult help. My kids love playing this game!

SV

March 02, 2025

from Orange County, CA
Yes, I would recommend this product.
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3 of 4 people found this review helpful

Great learning game

My kids really love this game. It does a great job teaching the value of money and how your choices can help your earn or lose money.

Jessica Goldstein

February 28, 2025

from Ventura, CA
Yes, I would recommend this product.
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Best game ever

I purchased this game years ago for my children when they were young. They are now in their 30’s and 40’s. They loved this game and played it a lot. As a special education teacher, I purchased it for my classroom and my students were addicted to this game and learned so much. I have now purchased it for my grandsons.

Allowance Game

February 20, 2025

from Allentown PA
Yes, I would recommend this product.
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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

Great Way to Teach the Value of Money

My 6 year old loves playing this board game with me. It really is fun and also educational. He learns a lot about saving and spending wisely just from this game which is awesome! We have bought it for all his buddies too so they can enjoy it as well! 100% recommend this game!

CELIA

February 06, 2025

from San Diego, CA
Yes, I would recommend this product.
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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

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