Five small money choices. One big habit.
Free games, a new Walbot video every night and a classroom pack for children aged 4 to 7. It all starts with one small pause.
- No real money
- No questions about home
- Every answer counts
- Free to use
Walbot’s Talk Money Week videos
Walbot flies through Silverton to help children think before they choose. Watch one together, then ask your child what they would pick, and why.
Captions are built into every video. Videos unlock at midnight (UK time). Watch with a grown-up.
Five games for five days
No printer, pocket money or shopping trip needed. Each game uses the same short routine, so it becomes a habit.
MONDAYIs it always a need?
Is a coat a need or a want? Change one fact: it’s raining, or you already have one. Does the answer change?
TUESDAYThree tokens, two choices
Draw three circles. A sticker costs one, a kite costs three. Try both. What’s left?
WEDNESDAYA tap still costs
Draw a pretend Buy button with a price. Practise: “This says £2. Can you look with me?”
THURSDAYA choice for everyone
Plan a free afternoon for two people who like different things. How can both join in?
FRIDAYA new shop, the same pause
Make up a new pretend shop. Let your child explain before you give any reminder.
Take one breath, then ask,
“Do I need it, or do I want it?”
“If I get it now, what can’t I get later?”
Then choose.
Can’t tap, or don’t want to? A breath works too. A want is never a wrong answer.The Talk Money Week pack
Print what you need. No email address or purchase needed.
Five-day classroom pack
Five 15-minute sessions for Reception and KS1, with words to say, answers to look for, support and stretch ideas, cut-out cards, tokens and a family page. 12 pages.
Family activity sheet
Three pretend tokens, two choices and the words a grown-up can use.
Staff and host sheet
The full routine and the seven promises for adults in schools and community settings.
All three sheets together
Family sheet, staff sheet and pause cards in one file.
Want to talk about money with young children? Read the practical guide.
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Short, one-minute money games for ages 4 to 7, straight to your inbox. Leave any time.
- One new game a month, no printer needed
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The Silverton City Code
Seven promises grown-ups keep, so children can stop and think.
- Ready when you are. We give children time to think before anyone answers.
- Show me first. We show how, in small steps, before a child has a go.
- Same words, every street. We use the same words every time: at school, at the hub, and at home if it helps.
- Every answer counts. Pointing, signing, drawing, a symbol card, an AAC device or saying it. Passing counts too.
- Help still counts. We help without lowering what a child is aiming for.
- Help steps back, not away. As a child does more on their own, we step back, and we stay close.
- A want is never a wrong answer. We never ask what a family has or can afford.
Three things we never do
- Tap a child’s wrist for them.
- Use Tap, Tap, Pause as a warning, a calm-down order or a punishment.
- Ask a child or a family about money at home.
A promise, not a checklist. Nobody is tested on these.
Built with care, checked by others
Financial Education Quality Mark
Ava Saves Up! School Edition. Awarded by Young Enterprise, supported by the Money and Pensions Service. Issue 0195, September 2026.
ACT Quality Mark
Our free four-lesson KS1 Economic Wellbeing Pack. Awarded by the Association for Citizenship Teaching, October 2026.
Made for every child
Read-aloud cards, any way of answering, paper tokens only, and nothing that asks about home. Safeguarding and policies are on our schools site.
The quality marks belong to the resources named above. This Talk Money Week pack and these videos are free companion resources and have not been assessed for a quality mark. We welcome feedback at hello@pocketmoneyadventures.co.uk.
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Talk Money Week runs from 2 to 6 November 2026. Try a one-minute money game each day with Pocket Money Adventures. Walbot has a new video every night. An adult can model: Tap, Tap, Pause. Take one breath, then ask, “Do I need it, or do I want it?” and “If I get it now, what can’t I get later?” Then choose. Pointing, drawing, signing and usual communication support all count. A want is never a wrong answer. Nobody needs to discuss their family’s money. Everything is free at play.pocketmoneyadventures.co.uk