Piggy Bank

Advantages: Educational
Disadvantages: Door difficult for young children to open

...By encouraging communictaion skills, hand eye coordination and basic understanding of money this is a good toy for young children. Bright and colourful, it catches the eye and its sing along songs will capture the attention. Like a traditional piggy bank he has a slot in his back to allow coins to be put in. SETTINGS the piggy bank has 3 settings, changed by sliding the switch by the piggy banks slot. you can have the toy off, in music mode or 123 mode. 123 in this setting the piggy sings a counting song and counts the coins as they are put into the slot. Music mode 2 different songs are played by pressing the piggys snout, they are new songs rather than the classics ongs that usually appear on childrens toys, one is about him being a little piggy bank. there are several different sound effects like oinking as well as the songs... Read review

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Advantages: Encourages child to save, aids counting, Looks great!
Disadvantages: American voice, have to reset when batteries run out!

...I bought this for my son's Christmas as a little extra present I thought he might like. Before this purchase he was forever emptying out his old piggy bank and counting his pennies the miserly little sod. Now a little bit about my son, He is 7 and a half years old, and doesn't like spending his own money if he can help it (yup I've taught him well) Every time we go shopping he asks for something, I usually say of course you can have it….if you have enough money that is? This usually makes him think twice about wanting it! So back to the Bank….. I paid £19.99 for this from Argos and is also available from www.sciencemuseumstore.com for same price…It is still available in the new catalogue too from Argos. Not only is this a bank but it is also a handy little alarm clock! It takes 2 AA batteries which are inserted into the back... Read review

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Advantages: saving is easy, no more counting money
Disadvantages: the memory is wiped when changing batteries

...with one of these!…in fact I will be buying one for my nan and grandad. The obvious benefits of one of these is that saving is made more enjoyable. I do not have to pile my coins into piles to count as they have already been counted. I am sure of these would be great for a child receiving pocket money and could not save it up without spending. It's also great for adults who want those extra luxuries but lack the motivation to save. It keeps the money safe so no one else can access…in fact it is probably safer than most 'piggy banks' with padlocks and keys. I hope you have enjoyed reading photos and video review coming soon….Fluffy ©... Read review

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