I just went to the bank to cash in our Mickey Money. We have a big plastic Coke bottle that we have been putting our change into since last summer for Mickey's House. We finally filled it up and took it to the bank. We managed to save $948 plus some change (we put that back in to Mickey's Money Jar. I could not believe it. We will be trying to fill it up again before we leave in November.
It is a great way to get the kids involved in saving it. My DS (5) know exactly what the jar it for. He just had a birthday and our Uncle came over and gave him $5. Without my DH or myself saying anything, he went over the the jar and put it in there. We normally don't put dollar bills in there, just change, but I thought it was great. My DD (12) also puts her leftover change in there too.
It is a great way to get the kids involved in saving it. My DS (5) know exactly what the jar it for. He just had a birthday and our Uncle came over and gave him $5. Without my DH or myself saying anything, he went over the the jar and put it in there. We normally don't put dollar bills in there, just change, but I thought it was great. My DD (12) also puts her leftover change in there too.