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| Basket, Bucket & Crate Collection |
We are trying something new this year. We're doing a basket drive with all our friends and family. Since we all get baskets over the holidays then don't know what to do with them, we decided to start collecting now (just after Christmas). The plan is to fill the collected baskets with gourds in the fall then offer them for sale. They make a lovely addition to your porch or entry way and they last through both Halloween and Thanksgiving. The fun of it for me is getting to see all the unique baskets, wooden crates & galvanized buckets people have had stashed away in storage or were going to toss in the garbage or recycle.
This idea came to me after trying to explain to our three and a half year old daughter, Peyton, why it is so important not to be wasteful. I explained that her dad has to go to work each day so we can pay for things like food, electricity, hot water & all the fun things we get to do. The more wasteful we are the more Dad will have to work to replenish what we have wasted. Reasonable enough for a preschooler, right? Well, it doesn't seem to have made a significant impact on her. She recently informed me that it's okay if she accidentally leaves her lights on, Dad will just work more to pay for it. However, she is readily available to offer me a lecture if I happen to leave a light on when I have left a room.
I think it's time she learns a real lesson in economics. Well, as real as it can get for a preschooler while still making it a fun learning experience for her. Here's phase one...working for money by collecting baskets.
To Be Continued...
