piggy bank potty-training (with style to spare!)
Deposits are a big deal in our house right now. Not just because we are trying to save every penny for our imminent home purchase, but also because we are in full-on potty-training mode. For every “deposit†in her little plastic potty, my daughter gets a quarter to put in her brand-new piggy bank. I fell in love with the Chalk-it-to-me Piggy Bank from Ladies & Gentlemen, $60, and ended up buying her a similar toddler-esque version from Target. For those of us who are already well-versed at using the potty, the Drop Bank by Portuguese designer Rita Botelho, $44, and Studio Ooga’s Babushka Piggy Bank, $35, make penny-pinching look pretty darn good, don’t they? –Ginny F.
Love these! And what a great potty-training incentive – let us know how it’s going!
awesome! i’ve been following for a while on my google reader, but had to come over and share for this one ;)
we’ve been using the change-for-piggy-bank as an incentive for tooth brushing right now, but I’m thinking we may have to institute it for potty time as well – thanks for the idea! and, since you’re going through it, you may be interested in this toilet seat – our daughter likes going like we do, and this way I don’t have to clean up either! http://www.amazon.com/Mayfair-86CP-000-NextStep-Non-Tarnish/dp/B003IKONT8
Great piggy bank selections! I have to share this one I just saw in the Sundance catalog, a felt piggy with a zippered tummy. http://www.sundancecatalog.com/product/unique+gifts/for+kids/practical+piggy+bank.do?sortby=ourPicks
I absolutely love that felt piggy! Hmmm… you can’t have too many piggy banks, can you?
Ginny: I agree that you can’t have too many piggy banks. Right now we’ve got two different British phone-booth metal boxes that held candy but have slots in the lid to be repurposed as piggybanks. http://cgi.ebay.com/British-Tin-Bank-Bobby-Phone-Booth-Collectable-/230545773332
We use one for pennies and one for the rest of the change. I’m not even sure where the lids are! I’m thinking we need a fun bank for quarters too and another for the laundry room.
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I just saw these piggy banks on the Kitsune Noir blog…http://kitsunenoir.com/2010/11/11/pyggy-bank-by-nendo/