Your Piggy Bank Project1.00: Analyze ways to manage personal 1.00: Analyze ways to manage personal and material resources to achieve goalsand material resources to achieve goals1.01: Outline elements of effective management 1.01: Outline elements of effective management 1.02: Apply the Management Process1.02: Apply the Management Process1.03: Utilize Decision Making Strategies1.03: Utilize Decision Making Strategies

Purpose:

Why are you making a piggy bank? As a class, we will be reflecting on our

needs, wants, goals, values, and resources (from 1.01), using the Management Process (1.02) as well as making a piggy bank to create a unique place to store your financial savings until you have met your goal for your money by using the Decision Making Strategies (1.03)!

What you will need:

2 Liter Soda Bottle 2 toilet tissue tubes Paintbrush and

PaintScissors Tissue paper

Mod Podge Mixture 1 two-holed button Glue Gun and sticks 2 eyes and 1 pipe

cleaner

Fun & Creative Decorations!

Step 1: What is your Motivation?? Decide what you will be saving your money for. Keep

in mind you have all semester. Some examples might include: I Pod or other electronics Vacation or outing Christmas/Gift savings Shopping Spree Hobby or “business” start up Pets Or simply to see how much you can save

Next, decide how you will meet your goal. Record this on your “What’s my Motivation” sheet.

Step 2: Legs and Ears!

Using the two toilet tissue tubes, paint both the inside and outside.

Use colors you want the ears and legs to be

Let Dry on the counter! Make sure your initials

are somewhere!

Step 3: Body!

Layer Mod Podge Mixture and pieces of tissue paper over the entire outside of the soda bottle until it is totally covered.

Let Dry!

Step 4: Legs, Ears, Tail, Eyes, and Nose!

Cut four 11/2 inch sections from the toilet paper tubes for the legs.

To make the ears, cut deep U shapes from the parts of the tube that’s left.

Wind the pipe cleaner around your finger for the tail.

Attach these parts with glue, along with the eyes and nose.

*Your teacher will kindly make the slot for your money so you do not have to use a sharp dangerous object

Step 5: Decorate!

Using stickers, paint, magazines, etc…be creative and decorate your pig!

Its best to use pictures that relate to your goal. Remember, when we visualize, we are more likely to achieve our goals!

Let Dry!

Step 6: Feed that lil’ Piggy!

Fill your piggy with money you: Get as a gift! Find on the ground! Earn from a part time job!

But Remember, don’t break your bank…this is your savings until the end of the semester! Focus on your goal!!!

Did you meet your Goal (At the end of the semester)?

If you didn’t: What kept you from

meeting your goal? What would you have

changed? What can you take away

from this project to help you be successful in the future?

If you did: What made meeting your

goal successful? What would you change

to make you more successful?

How can you use the success from this project to help you meet your goals in the future?

Bibliography:

http://www.examiner.com/x-30795-Plano-StayatHome-Moms-Examiner~y2010m5d2-Craft-of-the-Week-A-Recycled-Soda-Bottle-Piggy-Bank?cid=edition-rss-Plano_TX