In order to reward the little ones for their willingness to part with baby toys (and to hopefully foster more "buy-in" for the next time we need to weed through mountains of toys), I gave each of the kids some money and took them to the store to purchase new "big kid" toys. They each earned $20 at the yard sale and we went to both WalMart and ToysRUs where we spent quite some time checking out all the possibilities afforded them by their new found riches. Eventually, after many painstakingly slow debates between 2 preschoolers, they decided that they both wanted a new set of roller skates. We found sets that came with beginner skates, knee pads, and a carrying bag, all within their price range. Which was great considering that, before we even began shopping, Emma had let me know that "with my money I want to buy another Rapunzel doll who has hair that grows and glows, and a Flynn Rider doll, and a Maximus horse, and a castle where Rapunzel lives, and a set of new glass slippers for dress up with lots of sparklies and fancilies and glitter on them Mommy!!!" I had to explain to her that she had not sold THAT much at the yard sale and also how price tags work. Luckily, they were both pretty receptive to it and Emma is still young enough to be satisfied with "well, let's put it on your Christmas or birthday wish list." As long as they found something that was under $20 apiece, I didn't bother trying to explain sales tax this time around. And the skates seem to be a winning choice. They both have gotten quite a bit of use out of them already and are so proud. They love telling people that they bought the skates themselves with money they earned from selling baby toys. :)
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