(For Ages 7 – 10)
Zenia said to her mother one day
I want the robot doll that sings
See! She also skips and nods and smiles
She can even hear the doorbell ring
She can skip and sing, and hear the doorbell ring?
She really does sound like a gem!
But my darling, you will have to save
To add Jemima to your collection
Let’s do this, we’ll go to the store
And get you a nice little money bank
I’ll start you off with twenty dollars
In your brand new savings plan
Let’s put up a Vision Board in your room
You can write on it of things
That you want to get for yourself
Let’s give your lovely dreams some wings
Dad and I will also help you dear one
On us you can depend
To give you pocket money every month
Some to save and some to spend
And so began a brand new adventure
As Zenia learnt the art
Of how to manage her pocket money
To get the things close to her heart
Five months later, she had saved enough
To buy the singing robot doll
She had also added another thing
To her fabulous vision board …
Her best friend Amy’s birthday was
Coming up in the month of June
Zenia said that to buy Amy’s present
Half the money she would con-tri-bute
Her piggy bank had filled and filled
With pocket money and birthday gifts
She now also enjoyed doing chores
For which she was rewarded
For putting away all of her toys
Keeping her room tidy and clean
Folding her clothes, putting away her books
Polishing her shoes to a gleam
For every 10 that she saved up
Her parents also put in a 10
This teamwork made her piggy bank swell
Three, four times, again and again
By her tenth birthday Zenia had
Her very own bank account
Her mom would take her to the bank
Where she deposited her saved amount
Zenia’s vision board now blooms with things
That she wants to get for herself
It also has a special section
For gifts that she gifts her friends
You too can learn to be clever and wise
By learning how to save and spend
To make your special dreams come true
To also be a generous friend
Start today, make your dream list
And get your very first money bank
In your savings and spending adventure
The world is an oyster in your hand.
Mahvash Mohtadullah 