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Celebrate the Holiday Spirit by Donating to Charity - The holidays are a time for giving and receiving, and one way you can help make someone's holiday a little brighter is by donating to a charity with your parents.

Coins and Medals - H.I.P. Pocket Change - Discover current and future coin programs, including commemorative coins, presidential $1 coins and more.

Collector's Club - H.I.P. Pocket Change - Learn how to set up a collection, share your hobby, and find activities and games.

Design Your Own Bill - Design your own money!

Dollar Dive - Keep the Sea Monster away from your boat in this fun game.

Field Trip to the Money Factory - Kids.gov Field Trip to DC - Meet Dixie and Brian from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing; also see how money is created.

Fun Games about Money - Try playing these online games about coins.

How coins are made - Find out here!

Learn About Money With Kids.gov - What do you do with your money? Do you put it in your piggy bank and save it for something special or do you run to the store and spend it right away? Figuring out what to do with your money can be tricky, but it can also be fun.

Project CHANGE - Learn the importance of financial literacy. Get advice on saving, spending and sharing money.

Treasury Direct Kids - How our country pays its l

Treasury’s Page for Kids - Take a tour, learn about the agency’s history, the history of money, how to detect counterfeit, savings bonds and much more.

What is Debt? - TreasuryDirect Kids - Debt is money one person, organization, or government owes to another person, organization, or government. Find out more here.

Other Resources

Bank It - It's My Life - So, where do you keep your money? In a piggy bank? In an envelope tucked in a drawer? Or some of you might even have a savings account at the bank. Is that the best way?

Cash, Check or Credit? - TheMint.org - Until now you may have used only cash to make purchases. Cash is great! But as you get older, sellers will give you other ways to spend money.

Create a Budget - PBS Kids Go - A budget, or spending plan, will help you cover all your needs, wants, expenses, and saving goals. It requires three things: Knowing how much money you spend, knowing your saving goals and managing your money.

Credit Card Facts - TheMint.org - Get to know more about credit cards - their advantages and disadvantages - before you use them.

Economy for Kids - Scholastic - The Economy for Kids Special Report collects resources and articles to help you make sense of the economy, how it works, and what makes it such a vital part of our lives.

Federal Reserve Bank - Student Activities - All kinds of games to teach you about money.

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland - Online Activities - Find fun online games like Escape from Barter Islands.

History of Money - Learn about money, from bartering to electronic money and everything in between.

It's My Life - Money - Learn how to spend your money SMART!

Making Money: Ka-Ching, Ka-Ching! - Here’s how some It's My Life-ers fill their piggy banks with extra moolah.

Page Revised - 4/20/2012