{"id":2767,"date":"2009-09-01T07:34:07","date_gmt":"2009-09-01T12:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danigirl.ca\/blog\/?p=2767"},"modified":"2009-09-01T07:34:07","modified_gmt":"2009-09-01T12:34:07","slug":"teaching-kids-to-save-and-share-the-fun-way-a-giveaway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danigirl.ca\/blog\/2009\/09\/01\/teaching-kids-to-save-and-share-the-fun-way-a-giveaway\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching kids to save and share the fun way (a giveaway!)"},"content":{"rendered":"

E<\/span>very now and then, a pitch stands out from the noise that is my in-box. Brent from MoonJar.ca <\/a>caught my attention right off the top by referencing my new pitch policy. As an Ottawa-based, family-run affiliate, he was concerned that he might not have enough Can-con to catch my attention. (!!) He and I are apparently leading parallel lives: he has three daughters, all of them within a year of the ages of my boys, also lives here in Ottawa, also drives a Mazda5, also has a yellow and red swing on the tree in his front yard… it’s spooky, really, in a funny kind of Internet way. All of which is of no real consequence at all, except to say that I was immediately endeared to him, and I was almost afraid to look into his product because even though I immediately liked him so much I was worried that he might be hawking something I had no interest in or could find no connection to, and I wouldn’t be able to help him out by promoting it here on the blog.<\/p>\n

I needn’t have worried.<\/p>\n

So let me tell you about the Moon Jar moneybox<\/a>. It’s the kind of quirky thing you see in specialty toy stores or at your cool friend’s house, the kind of thing that is both fun and functional, and makes you say, “Dang, why didn’t I think of that!” It’s elegant in it’s simplicity: a three-part bank in cheerful primary colours. One compartment is labelled “save”, one “spend” and one “share”. It helps teach kids about financial responsibility and opens the door to conversations about financial literacy.
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Here’s the official company boilerplate:<\/p>\n

Since 2001, Moonjar has created Award Winning books, toys, games and the well known Moonjar Moneybox. Their goal is to recycle and transform time-tested principles into innovative, simple and high-quality products for a new generation of learners. We provide FUN products for independent young minds and innovative tools that address basic life skills. <\/p>\n

Our Products: <\/p>\n