We don't do allowance in our family- mainly because I always forget to give it to them. Our kids work for what they want. (mainly Sammie, but Tyler has his eye on a shovel set at Walgreen's) Spencer is content with library items for now and the occasional box of crayons or a candy bar.
Our most recent example:
Sammie loves Bendaroo's. She's made me jewelry, Tyler a camera, head phones, MP3 player, (she has a REAL one, but sings for hours on end on her bendaroo one... figures.) flowers, animals, and many cool things for the walls downstairs. It just peels off so it's great temporary art.
She wanted a new set of 500 pieces and rather than just pick it up for her we encouraged her to come up with some ways to earn the money. We found a great deal on Amazon.com.
The only rule we have is that she doesn't get paid for her regular chores- feed/water dog, empty dishwasher, piano practice, and making her bed. Those she has to do because she lives here and eats here.
Here's what she's decided to do. I think it's a great list.
Sammie's Bendaroo Work List:
Amazon Price- $14.00 with tax and shipping
Have- $4.00 saved
Need- $10.00
Tithing- $1.00
Total Savings Needed: $11.00
1. Pick up toys in the basement
2. Sweep laundry room
3. Help do laundry- switch washer to dryer and fold dryer stuff
4. Keep room clean for 3 weeks
5. Weed front garden
6. Mom's helper day- assignments to be decided upon
7. Dad's helper day- assignments to do be decided upon
8. Cook dinner for a week- includes meal planning, budgeting, grocery shopping with Mom, cooking, and cleaning up the kitchen.
I love #8 and #3 because they will teach her important skills. It may seem like a lot to do for $11, but she came up with these on her own. She wanted to earn $1 for each thing and counted the cooking/budgeting/grocery shopping/cleaning up kitchen as $4 since it was more work.
It's moments like these that it really hits me: this wonderful, creative, inspiring, girl is my daughter. I'm so glad I get to be her mom.
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