Coin Count-y

Well I went shopping for some jeans for Talon today at our local Great Find (kind of like Goodwill), and I was not disappointed with this trip : )  I found him two, really nice pair of jeans for a total of $10, YEA!!!  Keegan and Kallee love to sit and look at their books while I'm in that store and today Keegan found a really neat book, for.50cents.  It is called "Coin Count-y", it is a book to help you save $$$, using only coins.  When you have filled all the pages, you have saved $20.28.  He has been working really hard to save money for a pool this summer, so every time he fills this book, that will really help him!  So far he has $4.18 saved in this book, so not bad for just buying the book.  He has dug through his piggy bank and raided my change purse, so... : )  I thought this was another neat way to help him to save his money rather than stick it in the nearest gumball machine.  It also helps him learn to count coins better.  I am so proud of him, he has really been working hard to save for their pool.  We want to get them a fairly nice one so it will last, so it has required some dedication on his part.  Of course we are gonna kick in some of the money too, but we are excited for him to be able to help with this endeavor since it is something he really wants.

There are several slots on each page, P=Penny, N=Nickel, D=Dime & Q=Quarter

It reads:  "Welcome to Coin Count-y, where saving money's fun.  Put your coins into the slots, fill each and every one.  Pave the streets with pennies, with quarters, nickels, dimes.  Start filling slots with these four coins, you're saving every time!  --At the end of these 2 pages he has earned $3.81.

"Inside the Penny Candy Shop, your cents will buy a lot.  Add up the pennies in each jar,

to find the one on top."

"A quarter buys twenty-five gumdrops.  Count one penny at a time.  Five lollipops cost a nickel.  Ten candies cost a dime."  --At the end of these 2 pages he has saved $4.61.

"There are lots of toys for sale here, at the Five-and-Ten-Cents Store. 

They're sold for dimes and nickels, use one coin, two or more."

"Can you find two ways to buy the marbles in the bags?  Twenty-five cents is what they cost, just look right on the tags."  --He will have saved $7.41 at the end of these 2 pages.

"At the Quarter Quarry, we dig all day and night.  A backhoe scoops up quarters, at this coin-filled quarry site.  Stones stacked upon each other fill this deep and rocky mine.  Look closely at the silver coins...to find the dollar sign."  --$14.28 will be saved at the end of these pages.

"Howdy partner!  Buck's my horse, and Dollar Bill's my name.  Roping coins for dollars is the dollar roundup game.  How many pennies make a dollar?  Count one hundred, one by one.  Make a dollar with your nickels, count out twenty, then you're done.  How many quarters make a dollar?  How many dimes will make one, too?  To answer these two questions, count the coins in each lasso."

"Mixing coins add up to dollars, here are four more ways to try.  You can put your money in a bank, or find something to buy.  But if you keep on saving, there is something you should know.  Your money will make more money, just watch your savings grow!"  --At this point he will have saved $20.28!!!