ALEX Discover Ready Set Money Learning Kit

We got this in hopes of using it to introduce money to our kids. And while initially it wasn't bad, when we got another money kit as a kid's birthday gift, then this one just lost all appeal. The money is a nice felt material, which makes it durable, thats about the biggest positive it has. I don't like the stickers on felt idea, ended up mostly with money with no value because the sticker ended up somewhere else. The box doubles as a storage drawer, but the plastic was quickly damages with my son and his rough playing. I don't quiet understand why there are so many more coins than bills, but thats ok. There is a nice "wallet" for them to put their money in, which is another good things. And thats basically it, so in essence underwhelming. So many nicer money kits on the market to help introduce children to money.

The Alex Discover Ready Set Money is a great way to help teach your children about money. I was trying to think of ways to teach my four year old about money other than using monopoly or printed money. The “bills” in this kit are a sturdy and covered in a felt material. They have five of each increment. They give you give you ten of each felt coin. The teller drawer is the hard plastic that is used to pacakaging, but they give you stickers to decorate it. It works, so I have no problem with the packaging being the storage drawer. My son has played with this a lot and so that plastic did crack in one part. So there is the potential for that to break completely in the future. They also give you a cloth wallet that may son has been using to carry his “money” around in. They give lots of stickers for decorating and also price stickers to help teach your child how to add up the money.I have found all of this usefull. Not just to explain coin and dollar value, but also how much items cost. If they use money to purchase something how much they need and how much is left if they buy it.

For the most part, this is a really nice set of materials for teaching children about money. It includes fairly durable bills and coins and also a little box you can use as a bank. Those are pretty good.I don't like the stickers that need to be put on the felt money, though. I understand that allows you to customize the bills, but the stickers come off really easily. And speaking of which...I don't think that it is legitimate for the company to claim STICKERS as "pieces". A bunch of the stickers are just blank yellow pieces...what are those for?And there are cupcake papers. Why? Couldn't this nonsense have been replaced by more money? There are five of each bill and like 12 of each coin. Which is good, but not nearly as many as I would have preferred. And also a small workbook would have been good, too.

This "toy" was intended to introduce the basics of counting money to Pre-K aged toddlers. However, The Discover set is over-simplified, flimsy and cheap. The money tray is uneven. It was impossible to get the tray to sit flat. The DIY box didn't fit together properly and the stickers continued to fall off until I resorted to gluing a few so my granddaughter could see what we were supposed "to do."She was frustrated, bored, and simply did not find any aspect of this set enjoyable.If your child is ready to start learning the basics of money there are far better choices available.

ALEX typically has really great high quality toys that my kids love to play with and will spend about 15 minutes over months playing with items. This kit just was not that much of a hit and the Bank that you have to put together with stickers that don't stick after about 10 minutes was flimsily and just didn't last.The cashier tray is all bent and warped so the money is in a baggie - no fun. I am on the hunt for a kids cash register that the money will fit into though.I did have to put the stickers on the dollar bills and that was quiet daunting as my children didn't want to do it.

It is never too early to instill good financial habits. Perhaps the best lesson parents can learn is not to squander their cash on sets like this. The set itself is a good idea, filled with fake money, stickers, trays and a bank. But unfortunately they are cheap. the cash register tray is flimsy and warped and the stickers do't stick. some of the suggested activities are fun and productive but you can get better quality in the Dollar Store.It is very basicand a child with even a slight familiarity with money will be bored. I generally like ALEX toys but this one is a disappointment.

Definitely for ages 4 and maybe 5. Very simplified currency and money. Our four year old was already playing with real change and smaller versions of real currency. If your kid is already comfortable playing store or using "real" money, I'd skip this. If he/she is just learning, it's a good starter set to get across the concepts. There are also activities that involve change and cupcake liners as holders (cute idea actually.)There's a "drawer" to hold the cash and change plus a large sheet of decals. The cash and change are printed on stiff felt.

I got this for my son’s kindergarten class and they loved it! His teacher reported they were really excited. They enjoyed using it for shopping games and to figure out prices and value for wants and needs in a more structured lesson.I thought that more realistic colors would be helpful, but being able to use both color and numbers made this more useful for the 5 and 6 year old kindergarten class.