For Mr. G's birthday, he got some money from both of his grandparents. So we spent half of it on presents for him to open on the big day, and the other half he got to save and he decided he wanted to buy a new LeapPad Explorer. However, he only had $50 left over from birthday money, and so he needed to earn the rest of his money. And boy did we make him EARN it!
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| Picking up the bean pods that fell into our yard from the neighbors tree... |
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| There was even some help recruited a time or two... |
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| He cleaned under the couch, and came up with this invention on his hat all on his own! That way he could see under there and still have both hands! |
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| And then he vacuumed under the couch- |
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| He also cleaned out our nasty dumpsters!! Ewe... |
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| He folded rags... |
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| He also vacuumed out the couch under the cushions. |
The above tasks he did in addition to his "daily chores" of picking up his room, making his bed, cleaning up the playroom, helping dad empty the dishwasher, getting dressed, and helping keep the front room picked up. He did a great job working hard!
FINALLY the day came, when he'd earned enough money!! And JUST in time! He was lucky enough to have a dad who pre-ordered it before it came out and so it was there waiting for him when he earned his money.
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| BIG MONEY! |
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| Paying Dad for his LeapPad |
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| The big reveal!!! All that anticipation!! |
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| HURRAY! HE GOT IT!! |
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| The rest of the day he went around the house like this taking pictures and videos of anything/anyBODY he could- |
We were so proud of how hard he worked, and feel like he hopefully got a great lesson from the power of work and how to stick with it and not quit. There were a few times he was tempted to spend his money, but then we'd give him a choice, and he always chose to save his money and add it to his piggy bank for his LeapPad. Way to achieve your goal, son!
2 comments:
Great job Mr G!! Great job Mom teaching him to work hard and earn it. Just a reminder kids are never too young to teach them great lessons :)
Hi Jill, I'm hoping you remember who I am! I was thinking of getting my little boy a leappad as well, but haven't seen too many reviews on it. He just turned three and really he is obsessed with my husband ipad. Anyway just thought I would ask your opinion. Thanks!
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