So, Ellie received some birthday money this past week. Her first money was a $10 bill from Grandpa and Gigi. Ellie was so excited to have her own money! I asked her what she was going to buy with it, and here was our conversation:
Me: Wow Ellie, what are you going to buy?
Ellie: I think I'll buy some groceries.
Me: Well, you don't have to do that. Mommy and Daddy can buy our groceries. Maybe you could buy a toy? Some books?
Ellie: Actually, I want to buy some sugar for my birthday cake.
Me: It's okay Ellie, we already have sugar for that.
Ellie: Maybe I can buy some presents.
Me: That's a great idea! What kind of presents do you want?
Ellie: I can buy Christmas presents for Rowan!
Me: Aw Ellie, that's sweet
Finally I convinced her that she could spend the money on herself, so we went to the dollar store. After about an hour of browsing the aisles, putting things in the cart, and returning some things to the shelves, she finally had 10 items to buy (I paid the tax). Here is a list of what she purchased:
helium butterfly birthday balloon
bouquet of fake daisies
a snake book
a frog decoration for our garden plot
toy cars for Rowan
pad of paper
Mickey Mouse puzzle
bag of decorative rocks
chapstick
tinkerbell nightlight
Quite a collection! She was so proud to give the cashier the money herself. However, she will not be doing this with all of the money she received!
Sunday, May 04, 2008
What does a 3-year-old buy?
Posted by Kirsten at 2:40 PM
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5 comments:
Awww! That's so cute! She's such a nice little girl.
Tara
How fun to have your very own money to spend. And how cute what she picked out! Hope she had a really fun Birthday!
Mom
I am glad she had a good time spending her money. I think she will be a good shopper one day.
Gigi & Grandpa
That is so sweet! I can't believe Ellie is 3 and I held her when she was just 3 months old! Thanks for keeping us up to date even though we're far away.
You did a great job on the birthday cake and games Kirsten. It is hard to believe that Ellie is 3 already! What a cutie!I hope to see you this year.
Love Gram
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