Now their responsibilities are clear as day. I wanted something that would be flexible, that I could change as needed. So I spray painted a cookie sheet and hot glued down some ribbon. I Mod Podged their names, and the To-Do and Done papers to the painted cookie sheet. Then I wrote all the chores (I've been adding things all evening) on various pieces of paper from my scraps pile. Finally I stuck a piece of magnetic tape to the back of each chore. I added a few buttons on for decoration, then I was done.
The best part of this was that I already had all of the materials I needed. I just rounded up a bunch of stuff from my crafts supplies, grabbed my least favorite cookie sheet and got to work. Simple but effective. The kids really like moving each task from the To-Do area to the Done area. I guess it's the same as how I like to cross things off of my to-do list. There's some satisfaction in seeing that it's done. We'll see if they're as enthusiastic tomorrow, but at least my house is clean tonight...
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Great idea!!!!! I love that you recycled the cookie sheet, and I adore visual reminders of my own things to do.
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:) Laura
BRIL-LI-ANT. How DO you come up with these ideas? I'm totally going to copy this one when Lane gets older.
ReplyDeleteEmily, I loved this idea when I first saw this in your dining room. Well finally, I have decided to do the same thing! Thanks for the inspiration, and I hope you don’t mind if I borrow some ideas.
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This is a great idea...I love that it is flexible, that's the kind of system we need around here
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