This game helps enable kids differentiate between the various types of coins available and is suitable for two or three players. Give each child a selection of coins. Each child has to separate the pile by the different types of coins: dimes, nickels and so on. If the children are able, they can add together each coin, with the player with the most being the winner.
Another variant on this is to hide coins in an area; for example, in a sandpit where the coins can represent "pirate's treasure" or similar. The children must not only dig in the sand to find the coins, but place them on a tray according to each coin's type once they have done so.
Another simple game, this one is played in pairs. Give each child a collection of coins; the children take turns flipping or tossing each coin, calling out which side up they think the coin will land. The winner is the child who has won the most calls after the coins have all been flipped. This game teaches children to recognize the different sides of a coin.
For this game, you'll need to give each child a jar either filled with real candy or something to represent the food. You'll also need to make money "cards," which can be constructed either by attaching money to bits of cardboard or using card with money drawn on it. In turns, each child takes a card and then uses it to "buy" that much candy by taking it out of the jar. The game continues until all of the candy has gone.
Alternatively, you might set up a make-believe shop, with a price list for each piece of candy. Children will have to count out the required amount of money to purchase different types of candy.
This game works just like the traditional game of dominoes, except that the children have to match coins to other coins of the same type. To make the dominoes in order to play, you can attach two coins to a piece of cardboard or poster board in varying combinations. The game teaches children to recognize the different types of coins available.