Shopping with Anika

Anika has asked me repeatedly this week to "Play the lady". What she means is that we play cashier and she checks me out about a thousand times. I've purchased clothing, groceries, pictures, world peace. . . but she never gets enough of it. I'm afraid it might be difficult to teach the concept of money when it is so convienent to use plastic. (She is imitating mommy after all. . .) It is too easy for her to see Mommy go to the store, select what we need, walk thru the check out lane, and take it home. Any thoughts on teaching stewardship to a two-year old? (We certainly do live in a disposable, fast food culture. This just becomes more obvious to me as I raise my children.) Anyway, perhaps I'm drawing too much from a 2 years old innocent desire to mimic the adult world (and I really think she just likes the motion of swiping a card and making the beeping noises:-))

Anika scanning the object to be purchased:
Anika swipes the card (thru the couch cushions!)
Anika returning the credit card: