My children, ages 2 and 4, have saved all their change in their piggy banks. Any money they find on the sidewalk, their "potty" money during potty training, and the money they found at the Easter egg hunt. We spent a few hours sorting, counting, and rolling the coins. Then we went to K-mart for them to spend some of what they have saved. They had enough to buy new bikes!! When we got up to the counter, the cashier told me that they could not accept rolled coin, and spent quite a while unrolling, counting, and whinning about it. I thought the savings lesson was worth the hassle, because now my son will "save up" for a toy he really wants. I just wish I had called ahead to find out what their rule was.
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