I prefer to spend no money at all, but if I do spend it, I want to get my money's worth; an idea I hope my children inherit. Thursday, our son found a grocery cart filled with K'NEX pieces for $9. We had to go online and find a set of directions, but spent all day Friday and much of Saturday putting together a Turbo Coaster. We had plenty of pieces and lots leftover, and it is quite entertaining to watch. The educational value for our son (who looked up later that retail value of the Coaster kit ($80), and learned math, science and engineering in the process. He also learned the value of saving his money. $9 is a lot for an 8 year old to spend, but he had enough saved up that he was able to make this purchase. Two days of entertainment just building this project, plus the fun of watching and playing with it now that it is done, and we can take it apart and build something else later.
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