These cutouts can be included with Easter Cash for Candy or Halloween Cash for Candy events. Simply cut out each tip / challenge and provide one along with any cash you use to exchange for their candy.

Easter Egg / Halloween Financial Tips for Kids Did you know you can grow your money by creating small craft items to sell? You can make bracelets, cards, or even little works of art. Time to get crafty!

Set up a savings jar. Put in money you earn from doing chores and watch your savings grow!

Do you want to earn extra money? Ask the adults in your family what tasks they need help with, and find out if you can help them in exchange for extra pay. Time to make a deal!

Chore challenge: Try taking on an extra chore this week. Ask an adult in your family what work needs to be done and agree on how much you’ll earn by adding that chore. Time to earn some extra income!

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3 Let this money be the start of your journey toward reaching a savings goal! Decide on something you would like to save up to buy (this is your goal!), put the money you earn for chores into a savings jar, and keep saving until you reach your goal!

Ready to start earning money? Create a chore chart! Decide on chores you’d like to do each week and how much you’d like to earn, and start tracking your earnings!

Ready to kick it up a notch? Try to do your chores with extra care and attention for the next few weeks. Let your adult know you are taking your job seriously because you want to keep improving your income!

Be neighborly! Ask neighbors if there’s something you can help them with each week in exchange for some income.

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5 Take your money seriously! Visit your local bank with your trusted adult to learn how bank accounts work. Talk with your adult about when you might be ready to open your own checking and savings accounts!

Got your eye on a new toy? Make a plan for how you can earn money to get what you want. Take on some new chores, have a bake sale...there are lots of options!

Make a budget! Decide what you want to spend money on each week and how you can use your earnings to get those things. Don’t forget to put some into savings, too!

Take your chores to the next level. Think of a chore you’re already doing, and how you can add onto it for more income. Are you helping sort and fold socks? Maybe you can start folding towels, too. Be creative!

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7 How are you dividing up your weekly income? Make a plan to save a little each week, both for fun things and for unexpected things, like emergencies! Making a plan to save now will help you avoid trouble in the future.

Beat the heat with a lemonade stand! Make and sell cool icy lemonade on a hot day, and put your income into your earnings jar.

Adults earn money by working at jobs. What kind of job would you like to have one day? Start thinking of things you’re good at and enjoy. How can you start practicing those skills now, so you’re ready for the future?

How can you help others in your community? Make a plan to put aside part of your weekly earnings to donate to others. Helping others is showing kindness!

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9 Love animals? Think of chores you can do that benefit a furry friend! Helping out with feeding, playing with, or cleaning up after your pet or a neighbor’s pet is a great way to earn money while having a lot of fun!

Do your chores more often each week! Some chores only need to be done weekly, but some could be completed more often. Look at the chores you do now. Could any be done an extra time or two each week? Talk with your adult and make a plan to increase your weekly income for the extra work you’re putting in!

Have a special item you would love to buy? Put some money aside in your short-term savings every week and before you know it, you’ll have enough to make that special purchase!

Make a long-term goal. Think big! Now make a plan for how you can save your earnings each week to help you prepare for college, so one day you can get your dream job!

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