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Char, from Casual Keystrokes made a summer chore chart just for her kids one year that I think many will like. I like that she added her children’s pictures on this to help those that may want to argue, each child has their own chores they are expected to do.

The Charming Cards lady mentions the MomAgenda and how it has 50 tear out sheets and five spaces for chores. This would be great to write up and tape to bedroom doors or the tv set.

For me and my family we basically write out a chore list for the next day per child and hang them on the door. We give a list of chores (basically what they normally do) with one or two assignments to start off with.

Example: SoccerBoy has to do dishes and kitchen counters, then read 3 chapters of a book he picked out to read. Course I had to do a writing assignment as I don’t want them to slack off on either reading or writing and he must to a brief summary of what he read for that day. He does have the option of writing a blog entry as well, this however is more for fun because each child has a blog that they reactivate every summer and love trying to make money from google on it.

Pick chores you think your child will be able to do, here’s a list of age appropriate chores. Once all chores and assignments are done they are basically free to play or hang out with friends on the street. Keep in mind kids like to see that they will be rewarded for their hardwork so give them something they will enjoy in the end. In our case it is playing outside or video games, but only if the chores get done.

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Making that Summer Chore List

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There are several fun ways you can get your children to take part in their part of the chores you need done. Always keep in mind if they really don’t want to do it you can state one of the following:

-  No video games, TV, computer games, etc. (whatever hurts them)

-  No going outside until it is DONE. (that’ll get them)

-  You want to be grounded? Stick to it though.

-  Take their cell phone away if it poses a problem.

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Char came up with a Summer Chore Chart, take a peek at it and see what you can do to make it fit your Spring/Summer Break.  One thing Char found out one afternoon was that she could have fun giving her kids chores and they had fun as well. Yes, believe it or not you can make chores fun.

Draw a Chore:

-  Cut out strips of paper and write a chore on each one
-  Toss the strips in a bowl
-  Draw a strip
-  Let each child know they can NOT trade with the others.
-  Set a timer and see who comes back to the room first, completely done.

This of course can definitely be competitive, but you will get a clean house a lot quicker than normal. Now if you have small kids you may want to do everything except when it comes time to draw a room. When that time comes have one of them pick one strip of paper and see which room EVERYONE cleans together.

When the timer goes off, (we set our timer for 15 minutes) we get a 5 minute break and then draw again. Once all the rooms are done we pick from another bowl of something fun to do.

Just a thought. How do you get your kids to have fun with their chores?

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Making Chores Fun