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Sent from reader, Kira:

My daughter is 4 years old and doesn’t have a lot of interest in learning. I decided to help her letter recognition by having her send emails. I used another couponer’s idea to write to companies about the products we use. My daughter came up with the products she liked or had suggestions for (Kraft Mac & Cheese, Tyson Nuggets, and Quaker Oatmeal). She has eaten Quaker oatmeal almost every day for nearly three years so she was super excited when PepsiCo (owners of Quaker) answered her message within a week by sending her a bunch of goodies. She loves her t-shirt, bowl, and coupons they sent. Not only does this make her love Quaker even more, but she is excited to write more letters and to go shopping with her coupons.

HAPPY FRIDAY! 😀

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Comments 47

  1. Lisa

    That’s great. I just have my kids scan the coupons and help clip them. This is even better!!! They are already cheap like me!!!

    • julie

      SCAN coupons? You can’t copy coupons.

      • Shel

        I think she means “scan” as in “skim”…or look through them real quickly for products their family uses. 🙂

  2. Queenmum

    Such a great idea. What a cutie pie!!

  3. J

    She’s beautiful! Good idea mom!!

  4. Valery

    Aw:) awesome:)

  5. Bev

    She adorable!!! Good job by you to make learning fun for her!

  6. Heather C

    That is so precious, and a fabulous incentive!

  7. Bcbebs

    Too cute!

  8. Rita

    Awesome Kira!

  9. cami

    So cute! What a great idea 🙂

  10. Katie

    What a cutie pie!!! And how sweet of the company to send her all that stuff.

  11. Teri/FLA

    What an adorable, smart little daughter you have. I know you must be proud. Great way to teach! 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

  12. Richelle

    Awe! I love the idea and the your little girl is precious! Raising that girl right, saving money.

  13. vivian

    omg, super cute! what a great idea, way to go mom!

  14. Michelle

    My husband works for pepsico and they really seem to love their customers and employees… Super cute!

  15. Lori Stevens

    What a cute idea! I love it when companies respond so positively!

  16. SoxGirl1029

    So cute 🙂 She looks so happy in her little shirt 🙂

  17. Rachel

    Adorable!

  18. JD

    Can we say youngest couponer on hip2save?! 🙂

  19. Daphne

    Great idea and she is so cute! Love when learning is fun!

  20. Eve

    She is beautiful.

  21. Tracy

    She is such a cutie! And what a great idea. Yay to Quaker/Pepsico for sending her fun stuff.

  22. ashley

    Adorable 💗

  23. Kristie

    That is such a smart idea! How adorable!

  24. joni

    wonderful way to learn and encourage a child. Adorable young lady and t shirt!

  25. Jessica W.

    That is so wonderful!! What a great idea to have your daughter help you! You said that she doesn’t have much interest in learning, but I hope this will encourage her and make her want to learn more things! That was also such a creative way to help her learn the recognition of letters and words. And she is so adorable!!! Thanks for sharing!!

  26. Heather Cooper

    Friday cuteness overload!!!!

  27. Jenn M

    She is too adorable. Thanks for the great tip with another way to include children in the saving lifestyle.

  28. martha

    that’s wonderful! you’re teaching her to be a saver!

  29. Ashley

    She’s so cute and that’s such a great idea! Thanks for sharing!

  30. Momo

    This is so cute! You sound like a wonderful parent.

  31. Lin

    What a cute couponing buddy!

  32. Leighton

    Precious little girl- melts my heart.

  33. Janell

    I love this story and the way you found to teach your daughter. Not all children learn the same and this is wonderful!!

  34. Amber

    Super cute story

  35. Briana

    Cute!!

  36. amanda H.

    Awe! Great idea mom! I see more coupons in her future 😉

  37. Allison

    I love it! I think this would be great to use in a classroom as well. I teach special needs and I’m always looking for new writing activities that incorporate life skills. 🙂

  38. Melissa

    What a clever way to get around your daughter’s disinterest in learning! I have 3 kids, and they are as different as night and day. God gave them their unique personalities and so I quickly learned that I can’t assume that what works for one child will work for another. Now I have twin grandsons. It is the same story!

  39. Delaina

    How adorable! My daughter knows what coupons are and loves to go shopping with me. She is 8 and has Down syndrome. I hope one day she can do her own couponing!

  40. Stacey

    She is adorable! And what a fun idea! I LOVED getting stuff in the mail when I was her age.

  41. April

    She’s so cute!!! I loved when my daughter was that age and she would call my coupons “tickets”. That’s so great they sent some goodies!!

  42. Becky W

    What a cutie! Nice job!

  43. JA

    What a sweet girl! And the shirt is a keeper for sure.

  44. Amy

    great way to teach her

  45. Suzanne H

    Good job getting creative with learning Mama! This really makes me like Quaker (PepsiCo) even more – how wonderful to send all of those goodies!

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