Little Tikes First Self-Checkout Stand - Realistic Cash Register - Pretend Play Toy for Kids - With Working Lights, Realistic Sounds and 40plus Accessories - For Ages 2 and Up

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My daughter conducted “fitness classes” for the boys, and they just enjoyed the clean house. She was also so inspired by the wide open space that she voluntarily tidied and vacuumed the entire house. I also want to instill a sense of personal responsibility in my kids.If all the toys are everyone’s, but only two children played with said toy, why should the third child have to clean it up? On the other hand, I also want to impart a cooperative spirit. Far too often, I’ve heard my kids say, “But it’s not my mess, mom. Why do I have to clean it up?” I want personal responsibility plus offering to help each other. I don’t want to do things just because my parents did them or because parenting expert so and so says its the right way or because it makes my life easier. I want everyone to benefit from my decisions as a mom, not just me (because kids are people, too ).

Finally, finally, after thinking about it for DAYS, I thought of the perfect solution (at least, for right here, right now), and I can’t believe I didn’t think of it before. As well as 16 plastic food items, it comes with 2 paper bags, coins, notes, beeping scanner, till and that credit card with reader. And my favorite phrase of all: “ The baby did that!” For this statement, I couldn’t really blame them. The toddler is definitely in a pull-everything-off-the-shelf phase. But then, this ugly purple airplane taught me a really important lesson about gratitude and minimalism.Because we homeschool and are a one car family, we are home all day most days: I expect the house to get messy.

When I decided to halt my relentless war on toy clutter, I still needed a way to manage the toys we kept without losing my mind. The first day I implemented this system, there was so much free space, the kids ran around for more than an hour. When the weather’s not so great, we’ve got play time covered too – with a brilliant variety of indoor games, puzzles and books to fire their imagination, whether they’re just learning to read or are at a more advanced stage. We’ll have works by popular children’s authors, and books designed to help them learn about the world, right from an early age. I became a minimalist – well, as much a minimalist as you can be with a husband who decidedly isn’t (frugal though he may be) and four small kiddos.The toy cash register was originally posted by a shopper on the Extreme Couponing and Bargains Facebook group, much to the delight of parents. My answer (and hers) to feeling out of control was always just declutter. Get rid of more – more – more. We’ll see how it goes, but I anticipate having much more free time, peace, and cleanliness in my future. And if your kids have their favourite characters from TV, film or books, you’ll always find a host of licensed toys and merchandise ranging from action figures to play sets to dressing up outfits, plus things for their bedrooms such as cushions and duvet sets.