We make fun food
Christmas cards from one of our crafts events
Playdate with Eden and Devon
Leilani’s art from crafts event leftovers
Leilani really wanted fuzzy cat slippers. Not bunnies. Not dogs. Cats. I googled them and found these on Amazon, shipping to HI was outrageous. But Leilani worked hard for these slippers. She can earn 75c ** a day, and they cost her $5 (I sponsored the rest, since she needed house shoes anyway…)
The sunrises are getting better again.
**I’m not sure if I ever explained our reward system on the Blog: Leilani earns 25c for good behavior during the day, 25c for sleeping in her own bed, and 25c for being good at (home) school. Sometimes she gets rewarded extra money for extra good behavior, chores or school tasks. Bad behavior gets fines 25c, extra bad behavior 50c, and once I took a whole dollar. In out kitchen is a bag with items ranging from 10c to 11$ (once, now I try to keep it under 5$) and she can buy these when she has enough money. Sometimes she is allowed to buy stuff directly with it at the store or farmers market, but very seldom, for example a frozen chocolate covered banana (wouldn’t stay too well in the reward bag…).
Asides from monetary fines being the most civilized form of punishment, the reward part of the system teaches her a lot of things. Saving, counting money, patience, and that 3$ buys one frozen banana, or enough bananas and chocolate to make 10 of them…
