Market Day / Craft Market Stalls
Craft Market Stalls
Children run small stalls selling handmade crafts for play money, practising counting, persuading and friendly customer service.
How to run it
- Collect crafts children have made earlier in the week.
- Help small groups set up a stall with a name and price tags.
- Give each child play money to spend.
- Take turns running the stall and shopping at others.
You will need
- handmade crafts
- play money
- tables
- price tags
- markers
Make it easier or harderKeep prices to single coins for younger children; older children can run discounts and keep a sales tally.
My Time Our Place · Outcome 2, Outcome 5Children use maths in a real context and communicate with customers.
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