Dandelion update

For a few days I thought I was going to have to go the the ATM so I could pay Odin he was picking with such fervor. He has slowed down, so far this week he has made $2.25.

After school on Monday we planned to go to the grocery store, Odin brought his wallet in case he found something worthy of buying. He took longer than I thought he would in his selection. At the library he is very impulsive in picking the first book that looks good. But at the store he would look at one item, then another, then back to the first. Finally he settled on a fan powered bubble blower. It was perfect just the kind of thing that he always wants and I fail to see the magic in.

Before we went to the store I was wondering what to do about sales tax. I really wanted him to use his money and pay the cashier himself and receive change back so he can start to learn the whole commerce system. That is complicated enough as it is, but trying to explain a concept like sales tax to a preschooler is difficult. We kept on talking about it as we were evaluating possible items. He had $6.00 to spend and kept on eying things that cost $5.99.  He took it all very well, in the end picking an item that cost $4.99. His total with tax was around $5.42, it was great to see his excitement of getting money back at the cash registers AND HIS OWN RECEIPT! He was very proud of the whole experience.
 

 As for the toy he enjoyed that afternoon after lunch for a few minutes then started pretending that it was a lawnmower and trying to cut grass with the little foam bladed fan.