Who doesn't love shopping? Well actually I don't and I am sure Cakes isn't too keen either, but if you have ever been to a Reverse Garbage I am sure you could shop until you drop. Cakes and I carefully travel down every aisle to ensure we don't miss anything cool or a bargain. Cakes has two rules to follow when shopping on top of all other outing rules. 1-don't touch anything that can get broken including putting things back nicely, 2 -make sure you have some idea of what you can use your find for before adding it into the basket.
We got a great selection of things today and lots of learning occurred spontaneously as we shopped. Cakes did some letter and number recognition as she searched through boxes of letter and number cards for her name and age. Counting and adding as she selected items and put them into the basket, "1, 2, 3, .... 10, is that $1 Mummy?". Lucky guess but yes. Courtesy as she moved our basket out of other shoppers way. Looking at items and describing a creative use for it.
As I picked up some rectangle pieces of plastic with small holes, Cakes says "What are you going to use them for Mummy?". I had a quick think and had nothing, "I'm not sure but they are only 0.20c each". That was met with a quick reply of "put them back Mummy, no use no purchase". I quickly came up with a use and the purchase was approved, phew! Several moments later Cakes wanders over with a block of laminated wood and a screwy bolt type thing. When asked what it was for and giving a shrug I said "ow no use, no purchase" to be met with an even quicker "I will think of something good or give you your money back". How could I not get the 0.80c purchase for her?
Any suggestions for how we could use these resources? We do buy the odd thing with out a preconceived purpose just to add to our collection of resources (much to Daddy's disgust).
As I picked up some rectangle pieces of plastic with small holes, Cakes says "What are you going to use them for Mummy?". I had a quick think and had nothing, "I'm not sure but they are only 0.20c each". That was met with a quick reply of "put them back Mummy, no use no purchase". I quickly came up with a use and the purchase was approved, phew! Several moments later Cakes wanders over with a block of laminated wood and a screwy bolt type thing. When asked what it was for and giving a shrug I said "ow no use, no purchase" to be met with an even quicker "I will think of something good or give you your money back". How could I not get the 0.80c purchase for her?
Any suggestions for how we could use these resources? We do buy the odd thing with out a preconceived purpose just to add to our collection of resources (much to Daddy's disgust).
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