Hello! It's been a while. Recently, we've started chore charts in the Simmons household and I wanted to post about it. We were sort of in a post-holiday slump and the boys were doing hardly anything except drifting from one play-activity to another, with an admittedly daily dose of Netflix thrown in. I listened to a recent Raising Playful Tots episode about simple Monterossi stuff to do at home on the cheap, and though chore charts weren't mentioned, I was inspired to finally follow through on making some charts like I've been talking about for months. (This show regularly inspires me!)
I made my charts with a mix of google image search, Photoshop, and Microsoft Publisher (I loooove doing this sort of thing). I made one for each boy and a really simple one for Lucy (just to get her in the habit and because she loves doing Big People stuff).
I'm pretty pleased with how they came out. :) I printed each one out on a piece of regular white paper and then covered it with contact paper and hung them on a wall in the kitchen. When we finish a chore, we cross it off with a dry erase marker.
So, in practice, how does this work with three-year-olds? I wanted a chart that they could "read" for themselves, even though I'd be helping them with all the jobs. Sam's chart isn't shown, but he has the same selection of jobs but at different times/days, so they're getting to work with me one-on-one for each task. It honestly doesn't take that long, it keeps them busy and involved, and helps me keep up with stuff around the house! I told them when we first hung the chore charts up that they were big enough to help take care of the family and the place where we lived.
We check the chore chart right before or after breakfast, around lunchtime, and right before dinner. Here's a rundown of each picture symbol and what it entails for them:
Dishes - Clear the table after we eat. They gather dishes into a Rubbermaid bin, a lot like a busboy would. They can throw it all in there-- leftover food for the trash, dishes, utensils, cups-- and I'll sort it out in the kitchen. They can carry the bin to the kitchen.
Posted by swissarmymama
3 Comment(s)
- Sarah Walkup said...
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This is great! And even though I don't have kids (yet) I want to read posts on both of your other ideas.
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2/3/14, 10:34 PM
- Melitsa @ Raising Playful Tots said...
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Love how these turned out! Little here a little there :)
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2/12/14, 7:42 AM
- Selena Campbell said...
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Hi Audrey,
I hope things are going great for you in your new home, and that you have a blast visiting the retreat with your mom this weekend coming.
I nominated you for a Liebster Award, which helps to connect blogs and readers. You can check out my post here:
http://glencampbellclan.blogspot.com/2014/03/nominated-for-blog-award-how-nice.html -
3/29/14, 11:39 AM
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