Sir Lancelot and I have tried several things to try and teach our kids about money. The hard part is that a lot of times, things just weren't working out. One dandelion for one penny. 1 Hour or work for x amount of money.... yes, they worked hard, but did they get paid? Well, that's our fault. Execution is hard for me if there isn't a system or mutual agreement between hubby and I.
We decided to try another thing. The kids are going to try to sell... rabbits. So far, we've had one litter with success. We sold about 4-5 rabbits. Wahoo! Getting the word out is hard though. We'll probably make some signs to prop up on the street and then we might stand on the side of the road for a while to see if we can get some attention there. It'll be work for the kids and hopefully they'll learn that in order to get money, you have to work hard, and spend money to maintain your project.
Rabbits need to eat and drink, so every morning, I go out with the kids to feed them and make sure they have enough water. The kids will then use their earnings to buy food. We have 3 mama rabbits who are now pregnant and should have their next litters in a few weeks. We ran into a few hiccups though. Rabbits need a specific diet or else they can/will eat their own babies.... that was quite the disgusting experience that happened to us one morning. Good thing it was Lance who discovered it and not Lilian. We hopefully have that issue ironed out, I guess we'll find out with the next litter. (Yuck!!! I guess that's a good science lesson.)
So far, the kids are enjoying their project. If you're interested in a rabbit, let us know! Haha.
Stay tuned for our first week back to homeschooling!!!
