Every child has pretended to be a shopkeeper at some point — scanning items, pressing buttons, and announcing the total with authority. A cash register game takes that natural play and turns it into genuine learning.
In myplayshop, the cash register isn’t a toy — it works like the real thing. Items have prices, totals add up correctly, customers pay with realistic money, and your child has to give the right change back.
What Makes a Good Cash Register Game?
Not all cash register games are equal. The best ones share a few key features:
Real maths, not just buttons. Tapping a “KA-CHING” button is fun for two minutes. Actually adding up prices and counting change keeps kids engaged for much longer — because there’s a challenge to solve.
Realistic money. Play money with made-up values doesn’t transfer to real life. myplayshop uses accurate coins and notes from 7 real currencies, so kids learn with the money they’ll actually use.
Gradual difficulty. A 4-year-old and an 8-year-old need different challenges. The best cash register games adapt — starting simple and building up.
How myplayshop’s Cash Register Works
Your child’s experience follows a natural flow:
- Choose a shop — Pick from supermarket, bakery, toy shop, ice cream parlour, and more
- Stock the shelves — Each shop comes with products and prices (or kids can set their own)
- Serve customers — Scan items as customers bring them to the register
- Watch the total — The register adds up each item as it’s scanned
- Take payment — The customer hands over coins and notes
- Give change — Work out how much change to give back
- KA-CHING! — Get it right and earn stars
The whole experience feels like play, but every transaction practises addition, subtraction, and coin recognition.
Skills Your Child Builds
Playing cashier isn’t just fun — it develops a range of maths and life skills:
- Addition — Adding up item prices as they’re scanned
- Subtraction — Calculating change from the amount paid
- Coin recognition — Identifying the value of different coins and notes
- Number sense — Working with decimals and place value in a real context
- Mental maths — Getting faster at calculations with repeated practice
- Confidence — Managing a transaction from start to finish builds real-world readiness
Tips for Parents
- Start with a simple shop — The bakery or ice cream shop has fewer items, keeping totals manageable
- Talk through it together — For younger kids, sit alongside and narrate: “The apple is 99p, and the milk is £1.49 — what’s the total?”
- Let them make mistakes — The game gives feedback, so there’s no pressure. Mistakes are part of learning
- Connect to real life — Next time you’re at a real shop, let your child watch (or help with) the payment
Why Kids Prefer This to Worksheets
Worksheets ask: “What is £2.50 minus £1.30?”
A cash register game asks: “A customer bought bread and milk for £2.50 and paid with a £5 note. Can you give them the right change?”
Same maths. Completely different experience. The story and role-play give the numbers meaning, and kids practise willingly because they’re playing, not studying.