I gave my nine-year-old niece my LV Pochette Accessoires in Damier Ebene as a reward for her hard work. She is very proud of that bag and carries it with pride because she knows she earned it. She has always loved that bag, and I didn't carry it anymore. And I would say she has definitely earned it (had fun while doing it though). When she was seven, she toured with the national production for the Sound of Music for a year, then played on Broadway in Amelie, and now she is in the new production for Frozen which just finished premiering in Denver before moving to Broadway early next year. She loves every second of it, but it is extremely hard work. The kids on these shows work harder then most of the adults do. Not only do they have to be at the performances to perform and attend all rehearsals, they also have to go to school. She has been working with a tutor for about four to five hours each day (not including the weekends). I visited her in Denver last weekend, and during the week, she really only ever had time to eat breakfast and lunch with me. She doesn't get up until almost 10:30AM, then she had tutoring starting at noon until about 5:00PM, then a bit over an hour to eat dinner, then back to the theater for the night's show. She didn't get out of the venue (signing autographs, etc) until after 10:30PM. Then she eats dinner and relaxes for a while. She gets in bed around midnight and repeats it again. The only day she has off is Mondays. She LOVES what she is doing but it is VERY hard work. She is also one of the only kids I know who already has a nice-sized retirement account from money she has earned herself. So did she earn that bag? Yep, she sure did. Probably worked harder for that bag then many adults work for their stuff.
