This Little Piggie...

Last night for Family Home Evening, we learned about saving our money, and what's a better way to teach that than painting your very own piggie bank? OK, maybe there are better ways, but we hadn't done a craft in a while and I thought it would be fun...

Anyway, the kiddos started off with drawing a picture of what they wanted to save their money for. Adi wanted to save her money for tithing (OP had to explain that we only pay 10% and the rest of the money could be a donation)- notice the green temple she drew. Piper, always practical, is aving hers for her own car so she doesn't have to drive with Mom and Dad anymore.

And Porter, well, it's supposed to be a dog. Can't you tell?

Oh, and clothing is not usually optional at our FHE, but since we were getting creative we let Porter strip down!

Then the kids started painting. I was actually quite impressed with Porter's skills. He was calm and patient and tried to cover all of the pig. Really. He had OP turn it for him so he could get the whole thing painted.

Adi and Piper took an hour to paint theirs. Really.

Piggie #1 is Pipe's. Piggie #3 is Adi's.

And Piggie #3 is Porter's.

And what did Mom and Dad learn? OP learned that it's better to just hose a painted two-year-old off in the shower and I learned a bit of patience while waiting that long hour for the girls to finish.

Also, I should have bought OP and I some piggies to help us save money.