Pick Pigs: Teach your children about Saving, Sharing and Spending

Pick Pigs help you learn to manage money wisely.


Saving pig keeps money for a long time... until there is enough to pay for all of something important.	Sharing pig keeps money to share with others... like a present for a friend or a gift to help someone else.	Spending pig keeps money to spend right now... like on a book or toy.

The Story of Pick Pigs

The Pick Pigs project began with the words "SAVING," "SHARING" and "SPENDING." We carefully selected the three small piggy banks, with the idea of helping children learn how to manage money wisely. One of our priorities was to find piggy banks that were durable for children to use. Finally, we created the Pick Pigs book to give children examples of how to use the three piggy banks. The Pick Pigs banks and book are a positive, fun way to discuss with children the principles of money management.

Enjoy learning!

The Colors of Pick Pigs

SAVING pig is red...like "stop" and save.
SHARING pig is blue...the giving, caring color.
SPENDING pig is green...like "go" and spend a little.

Look for these colors on the pages of the Pick Pigs book!

Pick Pigs Help Parents!

A Trip to the Toy Store
Jason, age six, is invited to his friend's birthday party.
Jason and his mom plan a trip to the toy store.

Without Pick Pigs:
At the toy store, Jason sees a lot of toys that he wants right now for himself. He asks his mom over and over if he can have them. He can't even remember that he is shopping for a gift for his friend...

With Pick Pigs:
Before going to the toy store, Jason's mom asks Jason if he would like to give one dollar from his SHARING pig to help buy the gift for his friend. Jason agrees, and takes one dollar from his SHARING pig to the toy store.

Jason also sees a toy that he would like for himself. Jason's mom asks him, "Do you have enough money in your SPENDING pig for the toy?" Jason nods, "yes." Jason's mom replies, "If that is how you would like to use the money from your SPENDING pig, you may buy the toy."

The NEW Pick Pigs are a fun way for children ages 3 and up learn how to manage money wisely.

Pick Pigs in the News
Date	Publication	Author	Title
2/25/2011	ABA Banking Journal	Bill Streeter	Eco-Friendly savings kit for kids
12/10/2008	Santa Barbara News Press	Dave Mason	Rolling in dough: Santa Barbara entrepreneur's piggy banks help children with saving, spending and sharing
1/16/2009	Scientopia Discovery Center Inc.		"Pick Pigs are a clever way of teaching children about managing money wisely."
2/3/2009	KCRA Morning News	Chris Riva	Piggies Promote Good Money Management (2 minutes, 57 seconds)
2/25/2009			Pork-Free, Fiscal-Smart.
4/23/2009	My Inspiration Lounge	Misty Gibbs	"The greatest piggy banks you will find for kids"
12/06/2009	LisaReviews.com		"Even wonder how to teach your little ones to save?"

WARNING:
CHOKING HAZARD - Small parts.
Not for children under 3 years.