After Halloween the girls' dentist advertised that he would buy back candy for $1 per pound to anyone who brought it in so he could send it to the troops overseas. Corinne was into the idea from the beginning but Ellen and Sophie weren't too sure they wanted to participate (ie. give up their candy). With a little encouragement from Corinne and thanks to playing up the cash incentive, E and S did give in. I let the girls each choose 10 favorite pieces from their Halloween candy stash and then we took the rest to the dentist. And what a great little operation! We were ushered back to the dentist's actual office, where there was a scale and the huge boxes that were going to be shipped to the troops. The nice hygenist actually rounded up -- I think the girls had only 1.4 lbs each but she gave them $2. They also got a bouncy ball! Pretty great for everyone involved! Otherwise we would be eating candy til Easter.
2 comments:
Kudos to the smart dentist to offer cash and smart mommy to sweeten the deal by letting each one keep 10 pieces of candy!
Such a cool idea! I wonder what the girls are saving for ...
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