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February 25, 2011 at 9:30 pm
alice
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I am looking for some creative ideas for chore charts. I’ve tried the normal grid chart with stickers or check marks, but we have sooo many chores it’s difficult to do. For example, the kids have “after breakfast chores”, “after lunch chores”, “before bed chores” and then there are things to be done on different days of the week (weekly type chores). There ends up being such a large amount that I think I need something more creative that can handle the larger amount of chores than “brush teeth and feed the dog” type of charts.
Any help is appreciated!!
February 25, 2011 at 9:46 pm
Jenna
Member
I have really been blessed by Managers of Their Chores by Teri Maxwell. We have been using her system for several years and it has been easy to adapt. We also do chores 3 times a day! Money well spent in my book.
February 25, 2011 at 9:50 pm
alice
Participant
Is this something that can be seen by the kids? I’m looking for a something my kids can see and be responsible for..not something that only keeps track of it for me. Can you tell me more how it works? I looked at it a while back, but I can’t remember anything specific.
Thanks!
February 25, 2011 at 9:57 pm
Jenna
Member
Yes, it a system that you develop (using her book) and then the kids take over from there. Basically, it is a little chore chart of sorts that they wear so they can’t lose track of where they are and you can easily check in on them to monitor their progress as well. It is wonderful for keeping mom hands off once the training period is over. Even my 3 year old can do hers by herself. Instead of using words I just drew little pictures to remind her of what to do.
February 25, 2011 at 11:52 pm
Rachel White
Participant
From one of my blogger email newsletters, I was sent a neat idea that I think reflects a version of the CM Organizer. Here, you can read through it determine if you like it; it’s free. I’m going to give a try.
Rachel
February 26, 2011 at 2:44 am
aylin
Participant
I made a chore chart that is posted on our fridge and has lasted for over a year and is used daily….by a 6-7 year old boy. It’s lasted so well and you can make it as big as you want. I laminated a pictoral list which I made by printing out pictures and attaching them to cardstock and putting the whole thing through the laminator. Then I attached moveable check marks, also laminated, with brads. He moves each check mark off the chores every morning and back again when he’s completed that chore. It’s great. Nothing to lose.
I used google images and microsoft to do mine, but I’ve since found a website that makes this kind of project easier – mrsriley.com
February 27, 2011 at 3:14 am
Andrea Visscher
Participant
I second the suggestion of Managers of their Chores. We just began implementing it around the first of the year, with good success. It is very clear and thorough, and the wearable ChorePack is a great idea.
February 27, 2011 at 6:59 pm
Doug Smith
Keymaster
I once read about a family that wrote chores on popsicle sticks and put them in a jar for each child. The children would draw a stick out, do the chore written on it, and then put it in a jar for finished chores. It’s a nice visible way to see what needs to be done and the progress. You could use both written descriptions and a picture for younger children.
February 27, 2011 at 8:32 pm
thepinkballerina
Participant
I’ve found cute ideas online for flower pots chore chart and a fish tank! We
made our flower pots from colored paper cups and cut out flowers
we printed online and glued to a green painted Popsicle “stem.” then I printed
chore pics from free clip art and cut/glued to each flower. Put in each
child’s chores for the day in their flower pot and they take them out
after chore is completed. I have a central pot to put those in. Fish aquarium
same concept by decorating a shoe size box and paper fish with chore
pics on them.
HTH!
Tara
February 27, 2011 at 10:49 pm
Sara B.
Participant
Thanks for the popsicle stick idea, Doug! This was exactly what I needed as I’ve been trying to think of a way to make them more independent with their chores, but I didn’t want/need anything fancy that would take me forever to put together. I am waiting for the glue to dry on my 2nd jar and popsicle sticks. I printed out some clip-art for each chore (no words for my 4yo, with words for my beginning reader, and just words (no pics) for my advanced reader), and then pasted them to a halved index card. Then I glued those to the popsicle sticks. I am using empty baby food jars with a paper glued around it with their name on it. I will also make an extra jar for “done” chores. Easy to replace over time, easy to add one more as the next child is ready for their own chore jar. Love it! Thanks again!
Sara 🙂
February 28, 2011 at 11:38 pm
AussieMummy
Participant
We considered the popsicle stick idea for a while! It seemed like a colourful and fun way to go about it, but in the end we decided to use flip charts. It gave us a way to separate morning, afternoon, and evening chores! They hang up perfectly in the dining room and are even small enough for the kids to grab and take with them as they are about their chores. 🙂
March 1, 2011 at 1:44 pm
alice
Participant
Thank you for all your responses! Here is what I’m going to try. I have made a paper sheet which lists there chores to hang on the refrigerator and they can put a sticker on each space as they complete it. It is more of a generic list…and kind of a schedue of our day as wel. Here is an example for my 7 yo.
Room chores, set breakfast table, clear table, clean kitchen, brush teeth, school, set lunch table, clear table, quiet time/school, help mom(weekly type and extra chores), set dinner table, clear table, evening routine.
What I am also doing, is each child will have one of those cheap, small photo albums that you slide photos in. I am putting a detailed cleaning list in that book for their room chores. For example, this is what their album will have in it. Room Chores: Get dressed, put dirty clothes in laundry room, pick up toys, put books away, make bed, etc..it is a detailed list they can follow. This way I will have a list hanging in the kitchen so they can see the day at a glance, but the details will be in the book in their room. Another idea I had heard about was taking a picture of the room in it’s “clean” state, so your child can easily look and compare to see if it is clean to Mom’s standards! 🙂 I’ll put the “clean” photo in the album and they the next few pages will be the detailed list they can follow.
Hopefully it will work out ok!