Making a 5 year old work is....????

So instead of just buying Austin a new DS, we are making him work for the money. He filled our wood box yesterday and he is supposed to rake leaves at Grandma's. We are giving him a little bit of money every time he does something that he doesn't normally do. Our hope is that making him work for the money will teach him a little more respect for his games. This has been a difficult task, he complains more than he works but he still got the job done!

Kids Are...???

You finish the title! Austin (my wonderful child) likes to play his Nintendo DS while he is in the bathroom. Well I knew it was bound to happen sometime, He dropped the DS in the toilet. Needless to say, It no longer works. So now do I buy him a new one for Christmas or not? Let me know what you think!!!