One way to make Christmas spending money

They were playing mall. Drew put on his Halloween costume from last year and the other 3 lined up to sit on his lap and tell him all sorts of goodies they might want. Then, they’d get back in line and do it again.

A few minutes later, they were making signs and gathering supplies like a clipboard with paper and pen to take it on the road. I confess, the idea made me proud (given the fact that I tried to start my own karaoke business at age 9).

$1 for a picture with Santa. Not a bad deal given that I would have to download the pics, edit them, and then email them off to each parent.

Given the fact that it was a busy day at the park across the street but most folks there walked there like us, it took about 5 minutes for them to drop the price to $.50 a pop.

But, somehow, with the freebies they gave away (all in the name of marketing, perhaps?) and the lack of wallets among parents there, they made a whole $1 total which they judicially decided to split with Drew getting $.50 and Evan and Ashlyn getting $.25 each.

Several children insisted on telling this 3 1/2 ft. Santa what they wanted for Christmas, and a few folks asked if they’d be back again so they’d bring their money this time.

Would it be totally wrong for me to encourage them to do just that given that they’ve got some debt to repay for some Christmas shopping they’ve each done?