$79.00

Clara desperately wanted an "American Girl" doll for Christmas. For some reason, we got one of their catalogues in the mail back in December (if I ever find out who sold our name to their mailing list, there will be retribution!) and Clara spent weeks planning her assault on Santa's wallet. Fortunately, I managed to convince her that Santa would never drop that kind of cash on one child (good thing she has no idea of the value of her friends' loot). Waiting under the tree on Christmas morning was an "Our Generation" doll (the Target version of American Girl) and Clara was thrilled. Clara and "Gracie" have heaps of fun together. The only problem is that Gracie is the same size as an AG doll, so Clara still fantasizes about the myriad of expensive accessories that she saw in the catalogue.

With beach season rapidly approaching, Clara now has her heart set on some sunbathing essentials for Gracie, to the tune of $79.00. When Clara asked me for these coveted items, I explained to her that she was welcome to buy them if she could come up with the cash. So, she wrote out a plan. On the front, the items and their costs:
On the back, her ideas for earning the money:
Too bad she's only got 13 baby teeth left....