I finally finished up the job cards for my kiddies! Phew!! Here is the jist of this program. Every morning and/or afternoon I put a few jobs in each of my kids' drawers. They do the job and upon inspection, they put the job card in Mommy's drawer. At the end of the week, I tally up all the little amounts in the bottom of the card {that's how much they get paid} and then a $$ amount is distributed. Please don't turn me into CPS cause I am super cheap. We have always told the kids that doing jobs around the house is just part of being a member of this family. However, some of the kids are getting old enough where they need to learn a little about the value of a dollar, tithing, and frankly, I'm just tired of picking up after everyone.
Step #1 - Go to My Computer is My Canvas and order the job cards from her Etsy shop. You can choose to have them personalized, or you could just print them and write out what you want.
Step #2 - Laminate the cards, cause you know they will be getting some love.
Step #3 - Figure out a 'mailing' system that works for your family. I found this DARLING box thing {not really sure what you call it} at Hobby Lobby. I'm not going to lie, it was kind of pricey, so make sure you use their 40% off coupon on their website. But, I had done this system a few years ago and used little $1 Valentines mailboxes from Target, but my kids liked to do tote them all over the house and they got ruined pretty quickly.
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| See all those jobs in the bottom box? That's a whole lotta work I don't have to do! Another fun thing to do is put treats in their boxes too. |
I have to say that this has worked better than I could have ever imagined! My kids now ASK me for more jobs in their drawers! Seriously!
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| I printed some blank cards too so I can add jobs or little notes to my babies. So fun! |
Have fun and Happy Chores!!
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