+KirklandExplorers Posted July 26, 2005 Posted July 26, 2005 My 9yo son wants to design and sell a kids coin. Ideas so far include a young boy and girl hiking with a dog on the front. Lettering could include Pacific NW Kids GeoCache Club or something like that. On the back I would want to show them dancing around an ammo can with "We found it! " Other thoughts include making it as colorful as possible so the kids will be attracted to it and proud to show their friends. Thoughts? Quote
+Palm Grunt Posted July 27, 2005 Posted July 27, 2005 My 5 & 7 y/o boys would be all over that. I let them carry a regular geocoin when we cache and they can track their miles of caching. Quote
+Allanon Posted July 27, 2005 Posted July 27, 2005 How about those of us that were kids but had to grow up...could we get one too?...Pretty please with sugar on top! Quote
+Renegade Knight Posted July 27, 2005 Posted July 27, 2005 Maybe a Token so kids can actually afford one? Not that 5 bucks is out of reach of most kids. Quote
+Ladycacher Posted July 27, 2005 Posted July 27, 2005 My collection is for my son and myself. I would buy one for him! I think it is a good idea. Quote
+AnalogDog Posted July 27, 2005 Posted July 27, 2005 I think its a great idea, but I have to agree, maybe a wooden nickle would be the way to go so they were affordable. Rob Quote
+Cornerstone4 Posted July 27, 2005 Posted July 27, 2005 I think its a great idea, but I have to agree, maybe a wooden nickle would be the way to go so they were affordable. But I always tell my kids not to take any of those... Quote
+Patudles Posted July 27, 2005 Posted July 27, 2005 Awwww come on you guys the kids deserve the best also. I'd buy them for my grandkids. (not the wooden ones though, only the real deal coins) Quote
+Shop99er Posted July 27, 2005 Posted July 27, 2005 (edited) Any chance I can get 1, even though we don't have any kids? Edited July 27, 2005 by Shop99er Quote
+kiltsurfer Posted July 27, 2005 Posted July 27, 2005 My daughters would like in on this.... I think it's great to help get kids involved, it ensures the future of our sport. Quote
+Nurse Dave Posted July 27, 2005 Posted July 27, 2005 My boys bring their own items to trade a like pavlov's dogs, search out sig items and such. I think the wooden nickel idea is a really cool one. So they can get a bunch to carry around. One that's just for kids but not NW would be really popular I think. I don't want to rip off your idea, so maybe you would think about that too. Quote
+The Dillon Gang Posted July 27, 2005 Posted July 27, 2005 how bout "Silly Parent, Caching for Kids" "Geocache - It's Great to Be a Kid" Quote
+Defender1 Posted July 28, 2005 Posted July 28, 2005 My 8yr old daughter would be all over that, since she has taken it upon her self to be the overseer of my,..........our geocoins I'm sure she would love one targeted at kids. She has an Air Force Brat coin that my Comander gave her and she loves that one. Quote
MarcusArelius Posted July 28, 2005 Posted July 28, 2005 Hey, I left some Pokemon coins here. Go get 'em. Quote
+Pepper Posted July 28, 2005 Posted July 28, 2005 (edited) I know of two twin girls who would love to be in on this action I know I'm far-far away, but the mail truck even comes to my house. Pepper Edited July 28, 2005 by Pepper Quote
+KirklandExplorers Posted July 28, 2005 Author Posted July 28, 2005 Great ideas! How about a real metal coin and then produce some wood nickles on the side with the same design? There really isn't any limitations to who can buy it only you have to have a kid with you or act like one when doing the cache dance I have some ideas but welcome all other suggestions! I want to see the coin colorful and something the kids (ok adults too) want to show off... Quote
+the4Grays Posted July 29, 2005 Posted July 29, 2005 I know of two twin girls who would love to be in on this action Hey - I also know some twin girls who'd enjoy some coins. One of our girls is always taking out our coin collection and looking at them. Quote
thefabfive Posted July 29, 2005 Posted July 29, 2005 My boys would be all over them. One of them has been asking about making his own coin already. Keep us posted. Quote
+Ladybug Kids Posted July 29, 2005 Posted July 29, 2005 Coin costs can be reduced by producing a smaller coin like Avroair's. Our kids' signature item isn't a coin, but they have fun with glass ladybugs. The junior Ladybug Kids help apply the rub and buff silver to our glass ladybug signature items and put them in the plastic craft baggies for cache drops. The ladybugs are trackable at the Ladybug Signature Item Tracking Website and they enjoy watching the dots appear on the maps. Quote
+LittleBlue Posted July 30, 2005 Posted July 30, 2005 I'd be in for this as well- I've been thinking about doing a Thing 1 and Thing 2 button. A coin seems a bit spendy for trading items for them- they like to trade for well worn McToys and the like- but they'd be happy to have one to show for sharing time at school when they talk to their class about geocaching. Quote
+MamaMouse Posted July 30, 2005 Posted July 30, 2005 The Alaska GeoCoin was our first, but my little ones absolutely loved them. I am positive they would be up for this new coin. The design ideas sound great! Keep me posted and let me know if you decide to go through with the idea and get some made. MamaMouse and three Mice kids Quote
+KirklandExplorers Posted July 30, 2005 Author Posted July 30, 2005 http://www.geocities.com/rgerth2000/Kids_Club.doc Here is first pass with an idea for a coin. I want it to be colorful and a real attention grabber. The front of the coin we would have copied onto a label pin at a reasonable price and the kids could drop those in the cache and keep the coin as a method for starting their collection. Quote
+maggieszoo Posted July 31, 2005 Posted July 31, 2005 What a great idea!! I do the cache dance, can I get one? Quote
+Pepper Posted July 31, 2005 Posted July 31, 2005 I know of two twin girls who would love to be in on this action Hey - I also know some twin girls who'd enjoy some coins. One of our girls is always taking out our coin collection and looking at them. You know what I hear alot, "I found this one NOT MOM! Pepper Quote
+Wander Lost Posted July 31, 2005 Posted July 31, 2005 I know of two twin girls who would love to be in on this action I know I'm far-far away, but the mail truck even comes to my house. Pepper Really!!!!! But do you have the important things like running water and broadband? Quote
+MamaMouse Posted August 2, 2005 Posted August 2, 2005 When we first started GeoCaching, my youngest asked me if there was a GeoCache at the end of the rainbow. Maybe we can work the saying into a GeoCoin design. Just an idea. Quote
+Pepper Posted August 2, 2005 Posted August 2, 2005 (edited) I know of two twin girls who would love to be in on this action I know I'm far-far away, but the mail truck even comes to my house. Pepper Really!!!!! But do you have the important things like running water and broadband? Yup got us some water hooked up and internet, I even have 41 caches in a 10 mile radius , well 6 of those 41 are mine but's ok i can keep checking on um, that'll keep me busy! any way back to the kids coins, treasure at the end of rainbow is a good start! Pepper Edited August 2, 2005 by Pepper Quote
+pghlooking Posted August 2, 2005 Posted August 2, 2005 i wold be interested in getting one of these. I like the idea for the front side, but the back side is already in production as a FTF dance on the coin club site. While it won't be the same exactly, does anyone else think its getting too similar to another? another idea is to use a different font like chalkdust or something kidsy ( i know its not a true word, but i like it anyhow ). Quote
+Pepper Posted August 2, 2005 Posted August 2, 2005 some of pepper's thoughts I'm throwing out here Instead of labeling it KIDS COIN on top how about just making the coin have the look of a coin that a youngerster could relate to. Always a Kid! Don't make me grow up! I don't want to grow up I'm a caching kid. rainbow with a ammo box under it I led my parents straight to it kids make great cachers I found it not mom & dad! More ideas later my head is full of them. Oh and I do like the idea of a sidewalk chalk look. Pepper Quote
+Prying Pandora Posted August 2, 2005 Posted August 2, 2005 I found it not mom & dad! Love it!! Quote
+KirklandExplorers Posted August 9, 2005 Author Posted August 9, 2005 I am putting my efforts into the ND and the GHOST coins so this idea will be on the back burner for some time. If someone else wants to jump into the design that is ok! Quote
+KirklandExplorers Posted August 12, 2005 Author Posted August 12, 2005 I actually have a current design and will post it shortly. My thoughts are to have a metal coin for the kids to keep and a wooden nickel to drop in the cache. On the back it would be blank so the kids could sign their cache name on it! I am also having some numbers engraved on the back and I plan on hiding some caches where you have to have the coin in order to find them! My goal would be to encourange every child that buys the coin to hide a kids cache so wherever we go we could search for that special kids cache! Quote
+MamaMouse Posted August 12, 2005 Posted August 12, 2005 That is such a cool idea about the wooden nickel! I know my mice kids do not like to leave the really nice metal coins in the caches (Insert picture of MamaMouse prying the coins from the mice fingers!) The wooden nickel idea would work great! Let me know if you need any help with anything to keep this project going! Quote
+KirklandExplorers Posted August 12, 2005 Author Posted August 12, 2005 (edited) My 9yo KE has finished the design on the new coin for kids (or adults acting like kids!). The name of the coin is PaNoWeGe. This is from an ancient language meaning "Master finders of hidden treasures". The treasure could be the cache, the time spent with the family hiking, a rock, a frog, you name it! We are a family of PaNoWeGe's and we are proud of it! I plan on hiding Kids Caches in the Pacific Northwest where you will have to own the coin or know what the numbers are from the back of the coin to find it. These will be required to fill out the latitude/longitude numbers on a mystery cache. I will encourage others across the world to do the same so the kids will be able to find their special cache! I know the kids will not want to part with their metal coins. What we are doing instead is to put the exact design on wooden nickels so they can have the metal coin in their collection and be able to drop the wooden nickel in the cache. I am going to have our kids put their names on the back too in marker for the heck of it also. If you are interested in ordering the coins please feel free to post it here. We expect the coins ready for delivery by the middle of next month. Edited August 12, 2005 by KirklandExplorers Quote
+kiltsurfer Posted August 15, 2005 Posted August 15, 2005 depending on cost.... heck just sign me up for three please Quote
+LandRover Posted August 15, 2005 Posted August 15, 2005 I will take 2 metal coins for the grandkids, Poindexter & Semore and a bunch of the wooden nickles depending on price. Quote
+Trove Rover Posted August 16, 2005 Posted August 16, 2005 Just caught wind of this. Great idea! Before I put an order in stone I'd like to know the cost of both the metal and the wooden coins. Quote
+KirklandExplorers Posted August 16, 2005 Author Posted August 16, 2005 I am waiting for the price on the wooden nickels. The metal coins will be $5. Quote
+KirklandExplorers Posted August 17, 2005 Author Posted August 17, 2005 I am ordering 400 of the metal coins today. I still haven't heard back from the wooden nickel company at this point. I will let everyone know about the payment once I get closer to getting them back from the mint. Quote
+wifireman Posted August 18, 2005 Posted August 18, 2005 id be interested in 2 of the coins. let me know when its ordering time.. love the coin design. very unique! smokey Quote
+DLiming Posted August 22, 2005 Posted August 22, 2005 I would be interested in 2 coins please Thanks Dan Quote
+schwartzfarm Posted August 22, 2005 Posted August 22, 2005 I'd be interested in some, too. PLMK when you get 'em Quote
+Palm Grunt Posted August 23, 2005 Posted August 23, 2005 I'm in for 3 coins when the time comes. Quote
+The Foote Posted August 24, 2005 Posted August 24, 2005 I'll get a couple of the metal atleast. Probably a few of the wooden.... Quote
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