A mother took full advantage of the lockdown by teaching her kids the value of money.
Paula Clark, from Aberdeenshire, Scotland, decided to set up her own mini-shop at home to stop her two sons, Kai, seven, and Kadyn, 10 snacking too much amid the lockdown.
She kept fruits free of cost in her shop and raisins’ price is 5p. The 43-year-old mother told money-saving community LatestDeals.co.uk, ‘’My boys and me set up the shop on the first day the boys were home after school closing due to the Covid-19 pandemic.’’
‘’I first thought it up as my little boy is a constant snacker and always sneaking snacks so it helps him by sticking to his daily budget.’’
‘‘We started by printing off shop signs and deciding where they would set up the shop, then started to build it. They had great fun setting up and we decided on times and the budget together.’’
The boys are given a pound daily to purchase things from the shop and they find it very exciting. The mum added: ‘’They are learning about different coins, counting change and budgeting, and we will change the prices of what’s in the shop as time goes on.’’
‘‘We try to bake every other day or so for the shop, and the fruit is free. They really enjoy this and it makes being at home all the time a little more exciting since there are no visits to shops at all just now.’’
Paula is trying to keep her family busy during the coronavirus lockdown period as they are not going out for holiday. ‘‘The boys are missing going out to see friends and outings with us and we aren’t getting our holiday abroad in the Easter break but they have seemed to accept and understand why,’’ says Paula.
‘’We have a clock in our shop too to help with learning the time and will read lots, learn times tables and do the schoolwork given by their teachers too.’’
Paula said that they do yoga and go for a stroll daily to stay fit and healthy and she has lots of other projects in mind to keep her kids busy.
She added: ‘‘We do Joe Wicks PE every day or kids’ yoga on YouTube and go for walks – we don’t have a strict routine as such but getting dressed before breakfast and not getting into a habit of PJ days through the week seems to set us up right for the day.’’
‘‘Before we had to stay at home I had just registered as a childminder, which has been put on hold for now till things go back to normality, but in the meantime, I’m making the most of online resources and have lots more projects in mind to keep the boys occupied while learning at the same time.’’
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