Cocoboat have offered VoucherMum.com readers an exclusive 10% discount to use on the Moonjar financial education programme for children.

Financial education really is a problem. Few children received a proper education about how to manage money which means they are more likely to find money intimidating, confusing and stressful as adults. Now that we’re all struggling through the financial crisis, it is more important than ever to introduce children to healthy attitudes toward saving, spending and sharing.

I think the Moonjar financial education programme is quite cool. It is designed to encourage children to “shoot for the moon”, to not only go after their dreams and goals but to learn good money habits along the way. The programme has won several awards in the US where it was created.

Central to the Moonjar approach is a whole new style piggy bank. Instead of the old one-slot icon we are all familiar with, the award-winning ‘Moonjar’ has three compartments “that remind us of the choices we can make with our money. One each for: Saving, Spending and Sharing.”

Games, books, teaching aids and other materials round out the programme for a wide range of age groups.

 If you are looking for positive tools and resources to help teach some basic money concepts to your children this is great place to start.

Cocoboat sells the Moonjar range online. This includes:

• the classic Moonjar three compartment moneybox
• the  family kit with; lesson plan, 1 classic moneybox, ‘Conversations To Go’ about Money, ‘How The Moonjar Was Made’ storybook and two felt characters
• ‘How the Moonjar was Made’ storybook
• ‘Conversations to go’ range of conversation starters – over 100 questions in each box. Choose from; life, money or travel

To purchase Moonjar at a 10% discount please email me at vouchermum@gmail.com and I’ll put you in touch with Cocoboat.