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Do You Control Your Child's Money or Is He/she "Free" to Spend It All?
I've heard of having three or four separate piggy banks for kids... one for the child's choice to spend as he/she pleases, one bank for charity and one bank ...
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- If they are getting a big wad of cash I tell them they have to put a certain amount in the bank. I don't do a percentage, I just say $20 or whatever. Now when they...
- J. Financial literacy is important to both my husband and I especially how to manage our need "to have it all now mentality". Given the state of our current econom...
- I grew up following the rule that half of all gift money goes into a savings account (as did half of all money I earned working part time in h.s.). The other half was...
Painting Ceramic Tiles for Kids Project
2) I believe it was in Michael's craft store I saw a paint for painting piggy banks. It was either air dry, or something you may have to put in the oven to ...
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- Hi S., There is ceramic paint and you should be able to find it at Michael's. But read the labels...one you have to bake in the oven and one you don't. I belive the n...
- I own a Paint Your Own Pottery studio in Ft Myers. It's called Paint Misbehavin'. We offer all the supplies to do a take home party. When you are done painting, you ...
- Picasso's Cup in Lakeland has bday packages. You can do tiles there. They supply all the materials and then fire the tiles. It is reasonable. I had my daughter's party...
How Much $ to Spend on a Classmates Birthday Party Gift?
So, when kids are real young - saving money in a piggy bank is the coolest thing ever......you could even buy them a cheap piggy bank at walgreens or ...
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- I like buying activity based gifts. For example, scrapbooking items, paperdolls, craft projects,etc. These items can be pretty inexpensive. I also stock up on good sal...
- What I usually do for these parties is go to Micheals and they usually have a kids craft dollar section where you can get a bunch of items for cheap.the last one i bou...
- Oh man am I glad you asked this! We had 2 K-4 birthdays last month -- I spent $12 on each. Not knowing if that was a good amount or not -- it seems in line or even g...
Stocking Stuffers
For young kids we just put it right into their piggy bank so they couldn't swallow it. Older kids get to do it themselves. Now they really like looking for ...
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- My son will be 11.5 months at Christmas. So for I've gotten bath toys, socks and a ball to put in his stocking. I'm also thinking about a sippy cup and toothpaste an...
- I bought some of those plastic bathbooks and rubber duckies and bath toys. She loved them and they were safe. You can always put in baby cookies or a box of animal cra...
- One of the easiest (and free) things I did when my son was a toddler was collect the toys from McDonalds, Wendy's, etc. Whenever I had to get fast food, I'd request t...
Allowance
She pays tithing (10%), gets $1 to spend (or put in her piggy bank), the other $2.60 goes into her bank account. She knows, if there is something she really ...
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- My daughter is four and we do a small allowance of $2 per week. It is not based per chore it is given if she does 80% or more of her chores for the week. We use a pro...
- Not sure how old your children are, but my two oldest are 13 & 9. Every Sunday night we hold "room Inspections." This is a standing event so they know it's coming. ...
- My husband and I, and our daughter (9), have chores around the house. We also each get some spending money of our own. We do not relate the two. On occasion we will of...
Banking Cord Blood
what we did, is we bought a childs piggy bank and set it out at our baby shower with a poster that said "please help fill baby's piggy bank to save cord ...
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- A friend of ours lost their first,a 9 month old son on Dec 7,2006 from a genetic disease they didn't know either parent carried. Had they known at the time, cord blood...
- I am very glad we decided to store our babies blood. It is a tough decicion but with the technlogy we are seeing in 2007, imagine what scientists will know in 2020! An...
- Just a request... If you decide not to store the cord blood for yourselves, PLEASE DONATE IT!!! This procedure is totally free of cost (although your own doctor mi...
What would be a good baptism gift other than money?
Baptism presents *tend* toward keepsakes - silver cups and spoons, photo albums and frames, fancy piggy banks, engraved nameplates for the child's bedroom ...
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- I have given a picture frame, cross, jewelry box. Go to a christian store or even look at thse stores online... http://www.familychristian.com/locations.asp htt...
- Depending on the age of the child, I like to give children's Bible story books or videos. Veggie Tales are a favorite. I like the kid's praise & worship music cd's, ...
- At Make It Yours there are a number of items you could make -cross box, cross to hang, - by painting the pottery or you could make a really unique cross from fused gla...
Donating "Too Much" to Charity...
Sep 29, 2009 ... You may want to encourage him to save 10% of what was in his piggy bank, though. He may truly want to be helpful by giving or he may just ...
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- My thought is that if I'm going to give, I would rather give directly to the cause instead of through a fundraiser that may keep some of the money. I would explain to...
- The greatest lesson for children concerning money is responsibility. Teaching your son the appropriate way to give is just as important as the giving. I grew to resent...
- A few thoughts... If you son is compelled to give and he understands he won't get the money back, then let him. What a great lesson that our money isn't just meant t...
Potty Training
If you can find out what motivates him then give him a reward for going on the potty With my son it was as simple as getting a piggy bank and he got ...
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- I'm a mom of B&G twins. I started when they were 2 soon to be 3. Now my daughter caught on quicker on getting herself to go when on the potty. My son would sit or s...
- My mom told me that when she tried to potty train my younger brother he did the same kind of things that you are describing. The thing that eventually worked for him w...
- My son was 2 when we started traing him and it seemed no matter what method we tried it wasnt working and just when we where about to give up we went to the store and ...
Allowances: at What Age Do We Start and How Much $
Let her have five nickels -- give one to God, one to save in a piggy bank, and the other three to spend. Of course, you determine the amounts and in the ...
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- We started young. Our 4 year old gets a dollar week. He has things that he is expected to do, such as make his bed, clear his plate (all meals) and help set the table ...
- I was thinking about starting when my son turns 4 in May. I just read an article about this http://www.babycenter.com/0_giving-kids-an-allowance-what-you-need-to-know...
- money! Put God first before money. Bless any money you give her and tell her to be wise on spending it. I'll say 3 to 5 bucks is plenty for candy and small toys. And i...
