Piggy Banks

John decided today that he wanted to count the money in his piggy bank. He had an enrichment class at school where they learned about money. So he is pretty good with counting. He emptied his entire piggy bank and pulled out all the quarters. We piled them in piles of four and counted. He had $12 in quarters. He also counted all his pennies and nickels. I don't remember his total, but he said to me "I'm rich!" 

Later he convinced Gillian to empty her piggy bank too. She got frustrated. And threatened to kick over all his little piles of coins. I had to separate them. And she ended up putting all her money back in her piggy bank. Maybe she just didn't want to know how much she has!