Took the zoo crew to the store last night so that they could spend the rest of their birthday money. I told them how much they had to spend and off we went to the toy isle. So Fan-C wants the FIRST thing she sees and I tell her to keep looking and if she still wants that craft book after scanning additional isles then we will come back and get it. The kids go for the biggest, most expensive things... so I ask them to look at the numbers below the items and that if the number is higher then our set number then it is too expensive for them. Fan-C heard nothing and kept grabbing the $50 Barbies (sheesh, she must be made of GOLD these days) but the Tank went to items he liked, moved the box and kept saying, "That's eSpensive!" I had a grin on my face. He found a dinosaur that cost all his money and chose instead to get a HUGE horse and momma/baby hippo set. (just what he needs, more animals for his bed) He said, "I could get one dinosaur or THREE softies." (his name for his stuffed animal kingdom collection) He was very proud of his choices.
Tiny-T saw a large My Little Pony with hair accessories and that was it. She didn't look at one other toy. She just sat there with her box saying, "Look momma... her hair is so pretty and sparkly." ((((so easy))))
Fan-C must have touched about 10,000 boxes before she made her decision of a mermaid Barbie (on sale for $10) ~ mommaduck liked this Barbie cuz the clothes were painted on...no naked Barbies at our house ~ and two My Little Pony's (cuz she only has 20 of those... ).
The cashier was a fellow momma sent from heaven! She patiently let them each pay and bagged everything in their own bags so they each got to carry their treasure out of the store. (Thank you fellow-momma)
The crew showed all their new treasures to daddy when he got home and I heard the Tank telling daddy how eSpensive the toys are... (still smiling) There was no arguing (a little with Fan-C) over what they could buy. I think kids sometimes think that the money is endless... just pull out your checkbook or swipe the card. Today they got a glimpse into reality.
2 comments:
What a great lesson for kids to learn. My kids love to shop with thier own money. I recently started paying them allowances and now when they ask me for something at the store, I tell them if that's what they want to spend their money on to go for it. Now they either spend their own money if they have it, or they wait for something better to spend it on.
When Ry was about 4 or five, he asked me for a toy at the store, and I told him we didn’t have enough money to buy it that time. He says well; just go to the bank mom. They give money away there every day!!!
I wish they just gave money away : )
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