Children who love animals will adore the pet shop. Stocking shelves with dog treats, cat toys, and fish food — then serving customers who are shopping for their furry, feathery, or scaly friends.
In myplayshop’s pet shop, your child runs the whole operation. Pet-loving customers arrive, pick out supplies, and your child handles the transaction from scanning to change-giving.
Why the Pet Shop Engages Kids
Animals tap into children’s natural empathy and interest. A child who might lose focus adding numbers on a page will gladly spend twenty minutes selling pet supplies because the context matters to them.
The pet shop creates natural conversations:
- “This customer is buying food for their puppy!”
- “Someone needs a new fish bowl — that costs $4.50”
- “A cat toy and some treats — let me add that up”
When children care about the story, the maths comes along for free.
Products and Pricing
The pet shop offers a varied price range:
- Small items (treats, small toys): $0.50–$2.00
- Medium items (food bags, leads, bowls): $3.00–$8.00
- Larger items (beds, carriers, activity sets): $10.00–$20.00
This range means transactions vary naturally — a customer buying just treats is a simple sum, while someone kitting out a new puppy creates a bigger total.
What Children Learn
Beyond the core money maths (addition, subtraction, coin recognition), the pet shop adds:
- Varied price ranges — Working with both small and larger amounts in one transaction
- Multi-item orders — Pet owners often buy several things at once, building addition skills
- Practical context — “How much does it cost to look after a pet?” becomes a real question
Great for Animal Lovers
If your child is animal-mad, the pet shop turns that passion into learning motivation. They’re not doing maths — they’re helping customers take care of their pets. And they’ll want to play again and again.
Try these extensions:
- Pet budget project — “If we got a dog, what supplies would we need? Let’s add up the costs in the pet shop”
- Compare shops — “The pet shop dog toy costs $5. Let’s check the real pet shop next time we’re there”
- Create a custom pet shop — Use the custom shop feature to invent unusual pet products with creative prices