POPCORN SEEDS
One of my tools for motivation and good behavior at home is giving my 4 year old daughter, Rilyn, popcorn kernals--or seeds as she calls them, in a jar.
It is a little babyfood jar. She gets popcorn seeds for good behavior, for picking up her room (she will get extra for doing it without being asked), for helping me with chores around the house, for being good for me in the store, etc...
When the jar is full she earns a prize that she previously picked out. Usually it's something small like a Pet Shop animal (toy) or a Polly Pocket or something from the dollar store. One of sthe latest things she has earned was a Strawberry Shortcake Puzzle from the dollar store, it has been the greatest "toy" because it's different than her other ones, it's educational and she loves it (as well as my 6 year old too)!
It's turned out to be the best dollar I have spent in a long time. All of my kids are loving it! Including Tyler, though he can't get the pieces to fit most of the time he still tries. The older kids enjoy it too!
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