The Guess-timation Game

Few kids would say no to a pocketful of cash. (Even it it's fake!) Gather a gaggle of friends from the neighborhood and challenge them to a game of Guess-timation.

You'll need to do a little prep work first. Before the game begins, take a trip to your local grocery store and buy fifteen common items-- a bag of carrots, a carton of juice, a tube of toothpaste, a can of shaving cream, and similar things kids might have in the house on a regular basis. Record the price of each item on a piece of paper.

Once you get home, lay the loot on a long table and put a small sign in front of each product with four possible prices written on it. Then give each child a list of the items and have them go through the line, marking down the price they think is correct. Give them each twenty dollars in Monopoly money or other pretend bills and have them "shop" for what they can afford based on the prices they estimated.  Whoever comes closest to spending the full $20, without going over, wins.

This game gives kids a chance to work on their estimation skills, as well as simple addition and subtraction.