25/03/2025
Finantsinspektsioon and the youth information website Teeviit run by the Education and Youth Board are giving board games about financial literacy as Christmas presents to more than 100 youth centres so that young people can learn about saving and spending their pocket money in a simple and fun way. The pocket money board game was created as the winner of a competition to design board games for children. The board game that resulted was really fun, and the organisers decided to make it a travelling board game that goes from school to school as a teaching aid until at least the end of this school year.
“We want the pocket money board game that won our competition to reach as many children as possible so they can have have fun learning how to make decisions about what to do with their money. Schools can order the pocket money board game to play and we are now sharing it with youth centres so that children can have fun trying it out there. The game will teach them the skills that they will need in life”, said Chair of the Finantsinspektsioon Management Board Kilvar Kessler.
Kaie Pranno of the Education and Youth Board said that promoting financial literary in the form of a board game is more engaging and interesting for young people than any form of lecture or presentation on the same topic. “Having a high-quality and safe information space is today one of the most important components in becoming an adult. The board game will teach young people about money and give them information on it, and give them the chance to discuss it with their peers and with adults, which will help make them more independent and more competent in financial matters”, she explained.
The pocket money game is a simple and educational board game about saving and spending pocket money that is aimed above all at primary school children. The prototype of the game was made by Deisy Kukk, Kristofer-Robin Anniko and Ardi Vaher, who are students at Ülenurme Gümnaasium school and entered the competition organised by Finantsinspektsioon and the youth information website Teeviit to design board and card games. There were 57 teams from across the whole of Estonia who entered the RAHAPADA competition this year. The pocket money game won the competition and the prize was that the organisers turned the winning entry into a real game. The board game was turned into a travelling game that schools and teachers can order for their school HERE. The board game comes with by worksheets that teachers can use in class. The youth centres where the pocket money board game can be played.