Goldfish!

Reading a book puts a thought into a child's head and they start digging in their banks to see if they can come up with enough money to purchase the desired item. This past week we have been reading Henry Huggins by Beverly Cleary, in the book Henry gets a silver dollar for his birthday from his grandpa. One day as he was at the pet store getting dog food for Ribsy there was a special on guppies with bowl, plant, and food for $ .79! When we finished the chapter my kids decided they certainly needed a fish too! I told them they could have goldfish, but they needed to use their own money, and it would cost more than $.79!!

They put their money together and decided they had enough, especially since we found a couple large vases at Salvation Army that would work just fine for fish bowls. Steve took the kids to Wagon Wheel to make their purchases and came home to put the fish in their new homes. So we now have new center pieces on our table! The kids had fun getting to copy something they read in a book and using thier imaginations!