What We Did:
You know those coins you are always picking up off the floor, finding in the laundry, or gathering off the floor of your minivan? We decided to find and decorate a home for that "spare change." I told the kids they could donate the money to whomever they wanted, and of course Mackie choose ANIMALS. So here is our "spare change jar" for the local animal shelter. We'll update this post when the jar gets full of coins and the kids get to deliver their donation to the shelter.
How Long it Took:Coloring, cutting, and pasting took about 40 minutes. I'm not sure how long it will take to fill the jar. We'll see. So far, the kids have been pretty vigilant about rounding up spare change for it.
How Much it Cost:
We just used stuff we had around the house to make the jar. As for the money, we are looking at it as how much we are "collecting" instead of how much it's costing, but we won't know how much that'll be until the project is done.
Would We Do It Again?
So far.
This is a great idea! Just today Tyler found 6 cents on top of a trash can at Taco Bell. Seriously, he will go flat on his belly in a grocery store line to see if anyone's dropped change near the register. It's gross but funny. We'll need to make a can like this!
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