How to Teach Your Kids the Value of Thrift Shopping
The excitement of a treasure hunt. The variety to choose from. The thrill of discovery and the joy of spending a fraction of your budget…
What do these things all have in common? Thrift shopping, of course! You can teach your kids important life lessons while thrift shopping, like getting the most for their money. But what other values can they pick up while shopping at a local thrift store?
The value of creativity
Thrift shopping sparks the inspiration to stretch creative thinking. Walking through the store, you kids may see a bunch of items placed on shelves. But can they reimagine them in a new way? For example, they can repaint a wooden trunk and turn it into a spot for their books. Colorfully printed shirts will look trendy converted to homemade pillowcases on their bed! At a thrift store like Ohio Valley Goodwill, the arts and crafts possibilities are endless!
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The value of helping others
By choosing to shop at Goodwill, you teach your kids the value of giving back and helping others. Explain to your kids that shopping at and donating to Goodwill is a way to help people get jobs and take care of their families. Tell them that’s why you choose to support the Goodwill mission!
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The value of individuality
Trends come and go, but a person’s uniqueness never goes out of style. It doesn’t cost much for your children to create their own look when they’re thrift shopping at Goodwill. Encourage them to try new styles and express their individuality with their clothing. They’re not likely to see that look on anyone else. And if they decide to change it up, they can donate those items right back to Goodwill!
The value of controlling their own money
What better way to teach your kids the importance of saving and managing money than by thrift shopping? When your kids pay a fraction of retail costs on clothing, accessories, toys, and other items by thrift shopping, they are learning to manage money and take control of their spending. Thrifting is a valuable lesson that can help your kids save better and spend smarter throughout their lives!
The value of taking care of the planet
Buying secondhand from a thrift store saves something from ending up in a landfill and something new from being produced. Every time you shop in a thrift store, you teach your children the importance of reducing, reusing, and recycling items to protect our planet. Your children will see that many used items look just as good as those brand new ones off the shelf!
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Ohio Valley Goodwill is your Cincinnati Thrift Store!
With 18 retail stores in and around Greater Cincinnati and an ever-changing selection of clothing, accessories, and household goods, you and your kids can have a boatload of fun thrift shopping at Ohio Valley Goodwill! Best of all, every purchase you make from our retail stores supports the Goodwill mission to change lives through the power of work. Head out to your nearest Ohio Valley Goodwill location today and enjoy teaching your children these valuable life lessons!
