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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 2255914, member: 57495&quot;]One ancient coin will probably not enthuse a preschooler, but a pile of them... maybe, though probably for reasons that may escape us. Young children can get excited about and take an interest in just about anything, but they&#039;re just as likely to obsess over it for a few weeks or months, and then completely lose all interest in it... that&#039;s just them absorbing the world. </p><p><br /></p><p>For a month or two now, my three year old has taken to flipping through the two hundred or so pictures of ancient coins that I have on my phone on a daily basis. He recognises and can name just about all the emperors, gods, animals and objects on them. It&#039;s like a memory game to him. And when he feels like it, he&#039;ll randomly give the emperors extra surnames, like &quot;Postumous Mostumous&quot;, &quot;Maximinus Thrax Bax&quot; or &quot;Antoninus Poot&quot;. He&#039;s starting to enjoy handling the coins too, but I&#039;m careful not to let him get his hands on anything too small (or too large). </p><p><br /></p><p>So I think give them a coin or two of you like, but if they take to it, be prepared for them wanting more (and more, and more, and more)... you may regret it then! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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