Every so often our cat approached me with a pitiful meow. I
assumed boredom had taken hold of her so I went to the pet store to buy the perfect
plaything. The task seemed simple: find a fun, inexpensive toy. Since she had a
big, pink stuffed fish, cat teasers, and an assortment of rattling balls, I needed
something new. After scouring the shelves, I chose a feathery, spinning thing
that cost more than I wanted to spend. Would she play with it?
I took it home and set it up. She looked at it and walked
away. Cat toy fail! I picked up one of her old toys, a five-year-old rope with
a pipe cleaner attached to the end. I flicked it once or twice, and our cat
darted after it. That little lesson reminded me how kids will spend a few hours
playing with a pricey toy from the store, but give them a cardboard box and they’ll
entertain themselves for a week.
Neither cats nor kids need the fanciest items in the store to
be content. Sometimes the right item is already within their grasp, like this
one:
If you’re trying to save cash on the kids’ Christmas gifts,
buy good ripping paper and a couple of large cardboard boxes. Those kinds of items
never let you down. They say that the best things in life are free. In what way
is that saying true for you?
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