Family's $1,800 savings is turned into confetti after child grabs stack of cash for craft project

An unsupervised 3-year-old child turned nearly $2,000 in hundred-dollar bills into an unexpected arts-and-crafts project — stunning her father. Anthony Kalejaiye, 34, was left "shocked" after walking into his living room to find his daughter Amelia, three, happily cutting up a stack of cash — with the total damage later calculated at $1,800, news agency SWNS reported. The money had been stored as part of a stash of hundred-dollar notes typically used during Nigerian family celebrations, where it is customary to shower guests with cash during festive displays.POPULAR AMUSEMENT PARK BANS GUEST FOR LIFE AFTER ROLLER COASTER STUNT VIRAL VIDEOKalejaiye had been preparing to head out to one such event and had taken out a separate stack of one-dollar bills — unaware that his daughter had managed to get her hands on the much more valuable notes.But instead of toys or paper, the toddler had repurposed the crisp bills into confetti-style craft materials.This is the moment that Amelia Kalejaiye's father, Anthony Kalejaiye, walked in on his 3-year-old daughter to find her cutting up nearly $2,000 in $100 bills for her arts and crafts projects. (SWNS)The father, of Barking, London, said he was left speechless when he entered the room to find the chaotic scene unfolding.CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE STORIES"At first I just didn't know how to react," he told SWNS. Anthony Kalejaiye, 34, holds his young daughter.He was left "shocked" after walking into his living room to find his child happily cutting up real money.
(SWNS)"Nothing prepares you for this kind of situation!"He added that he was "definitely shocked and angry."CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTERHowever, he said, "it really just taught me to keep a closer look at where we keep the cash."He later learned he could recover the money by informing the bank about what had happened.Kalejaiye said the incident taught him a lesson about where he keeps cash lying around the house.(SWNS)He said, "I looke...