Comments on: Fun Ways to Teach Kids How to Save Money http://thefamilywallet.com/2008/07/fun-ways-to-teach-kids-how-to-save-money.html Money Tips For Your Family Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:19:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Marilyn J. Brackney http://thefamilywallet.com/2008/07/fun-ways-to-teach-kids-how-to-save-money.html/comment-page-1#comment-390 Marilyn J. Brackney Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:25:33 +0000 http://thefamilywallet.com/?p=38#comment-390 Reusing materials to make art and crafts is a fun way to teach kids about saving money. I'm an artist and educator who backed into the reuse and recycle thing when I was teaching elementary art. My principal cut my budget from $1,000 to $250 per semester, so I resorted to using trash or solid waste as art materials. That wasn't necessarily a bad thing, as it made me more resourceful and it stretched the kids' imaginations, too. In 1996, I launched The Imagination Factory, and since then, millions of people have visited, looking for inexpensive art ideas or ways to encourage kids to reduce, reuse, and recycle. Some of the activities include drawing, painting, sculpture, collage, paper mache, marbling, and crafts. A Trash Matcher links visitors with appropriate art activities that use the solid waste they have available, and a feature called the Badge Matcher allows Brownies, Girl Scouts and their leaders to quickly locate projects that help satisfy badge requirements. I hope you'll visit us at http://www.kid-at-art.com/. Reusing materials to make art and crafts is a fun way to teach kids about saving money. I’m an artist and educator who backed into the reuse and recycle thing when I was teaching elementary art. My principal cut my budget from $1,000 to $250 per semester, so I resorted to using trash or solid waste as art materials. That wasn’t necessarily a bad thing, as it made me more resourceful and it stretched the kids’ imaginations, too.

In 1996, I launched The Imagination Factory, and since then, millions of people have visited, looking for inexpensive art ideas or ways to encourage kids to reduce, reuse, and recycle. Some of the activities include drawing, painting, sculpture, collage, paper mache, marbling, and crafts.

A Trash Matcher links visitors with appropriate art activities that use the solid waste they have available, and a feature called the Badge Matcher allows Brownies, Girl Scouts and their leaders to quickly locate projects that help satisfy badge requirements. I hope you’ll visit us at http://www.kid-at-art.com/.

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]]> By: Sam http://thefamilywallet.com/2008/07/fun-ways-to-teach-kids-how-to-save-money.html/comment-page-1#comment-40 Sam Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:29:28 +0000 http://thefamilywallet.com/?p=38#comment-40 I believe that once children have learned how to count, that is the perfect time for you teach them the real meaning of money. You should be consistent and explain to them in simple ways and do this frequently so that they may be able to remember what you taught them. Always explain to them the value of saving money. Make them understand its importance and how it will impact their life. It is important that you entertain questions from them about money and you should be able to answer them right away. I believe that once children have learned how to count, that is the perfect time for you teach them the real meaning of money. You should be consistent and explain to them in simple ways and do this frequently so that they may be able to remember what you taught them. Always explain to them the value of saving money. Make them understand its importance and how it will impact their life. It is important that you entertain questions from them about money and you should be able to answer them right away.

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