Treasure Box

Dan bought the kids cute treasure boxes on his first trip to Phnom Penh. One for each: a puppy, a fish and a dragon. The kids love them and use them to store their money, but really the compartments in them are only about 3 in x 1 1/2 in x 1 in. So not big. We have to fold and refold their money and cram it in until we can get the lid to close and stay. Not ideal. And Kylie gets into it and takes her money all over the house. Again, not ideal. So, I've been wanting to figure out some other kind of thing for the kids to keep their money in.

Then, on Monday a middle school neighborhood girl dropped off some stuffed animals and a Hello Kitty jewelry box she no longer wanted! It's perfect, if not my taste, with 3 deep drawers for the kids to keep their money! So, I painted it last night! It turned out so cute! The middle picture is what it looked like this morning - and I had to get out more paint because those white sides were just mocking me...Check it out: