June 18, 2007 - A prize well earned!

The kids earn tickets during the week for doing their chores. At the end of the week they count out their tickets with us and we are teaching them to put some in their piggy bank and give some to church. With what is left they are able to choose a toy to save up for, we post a picture of the toy on the cupboard and we have a graph of sorts that we color in as they get closer to their goal. This time, they decided to pool all of their money together to save up for this water activity toy that they saw at Target. It took them a while to reach their goal, but we finally got to make the trip to the store to realize their "dream". The hose hooks up to the pool and after it fills with water their are holes in certain places to make it like a sprinkler, the pool ends up being about 3 inches deep once it is filled with water. The whale is a slide, and there is a ring toss of sorts, and a dolphin to "ride". They have had several fun days with their new toy.