Sand Treasures

Today, we will find buried coins in the sand box.

1. Tell your child(ren) a story about hidden treasures or pirates. You could always get a book about this at the Library. I enjoy making the story up and have my child help me with the story. You could even write the story down and have your child illustrate it. It is a lot of fun once you get started.

2. Take real coins and hide them in the sandbox. You could do this the night before and then tell your child(ren) that there are buried treasures in the sandbox. Before you go find the coins, have them decorate a shoe box into a treasure chest.

3. Teaching Tip: This is a great way to work with money and counting for all ages. It is better to use real coins to help your child(ren) recognize what the money really looks like.

Once the money is found, take turns being the person that hides the coins. Let your child(ren) make up their own games with the money.