Earth Day 2010- Sharing Piggy Banks Give Back
Happy Earth Day 2010!
Children are using their SHARING piggy bank to find ways to give back. With today being earth day, a blog post about some really cool ways kids can give back and help the environment seemed fit.
A great activity that families can do to get involved in Earth Day is plan a garden. It [...]
The 4 Little Pigs – Now Available at Mastermind Toy Stores!
Recently we had the opportunity to attend the Canadian Toy Fair in Toronto, ON where we launched the new 4 Piggies Financial Kits for Kids. We were excited to have Mastermind Toy Stores on board as one of the retailers who will be selling the kits throughout their stores in the Toronto area. The kits are [...]
5 Tips when reading The 4 Little Pigs
Whether you’re reading “The 4 Little Pigs” (a financial values book for children) to your own children, grandchildren or to a school classroom filled with bright eyed students, here are some tips and ways to discuss the book and its story about how to use money responsibly.
1. In the story, Caleb purchased cars and trucks from the dollar [...]
Financial kits for kids – Just in time for Christmas!
This Christmas give children the gift of learning about money and financial values through the 4 Piggies Financial Kits for Kids. These kits are fully endorsed by the Mom’s Choice Awards being named as one of the best in family friendly products and include the award winning book “The 4 Little Pigs” along with the 4 [...]
4 Piggies Supporting Pennies for Peace
In honour of the SHARING and SCHOOLING piggy banks we are happy to be donating 10% of sales through the month of December to Pennies for Peace in an attempt to bring about more awareness of the organization in Canada. Pennies for Peace raises funds to build schools and educate the children of Afghanistan and [...]
Maya’s Present for Her Brother
While my boys were spending a few days in Toronto Maya decided she would like to go out shopping and surprise her brother with a present for his birthday. She emptied her SPENDING money into her wallet and we headed out to the dollar store. She was pretty intent on finding the perfect gift that [...]
First Bank Account
Today my little guy – Caleb – is turning seven! Lately, he’s been asking if he could open up his own bank account. Since he was three years old he’s received a weekly allowance divided between four piggy banks named SPENDING, SAVING, SHARING and SCHOOLING. We thought a bank account would be a great way to use the money [...]
Kids Experience a Silent Auction for Charity
This weekend our family attended a silent auction for a non-profit reading program my children are involved in. The program became instrumental in helping to develop my children’s reading skills to the point where their interest in books and their ability to read has greatly increased. The program is Links to Learning and we felt [...]
SPENDING Money on Popcorn Day!
An interesting thing happened last week. My children came home from school announcing that there would be a popcorn day on Thursday. For $1 they could purchase a bag of popcorn during their snack break. Immediately Caleb checked his SPENDING piggy bank and announced that he was going to take $1 to school to purchase [...]
Sharing to Help the Frogs
My daughter Maya is an animal lover and decided that with money from her SHARING piggy bank, she would like to symbolically adopt a frog. In the past she has used money from this piggy bank to visit the pet store and buy food and treats for the animals at our local humane society. With [...]