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Easy DIY Kids Chore Buckets

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I woke up the first day of summer this year to one of my sons playing on his iPad. I said “Hey, I thought we were going to start off summer right with our chores?” and he said, “Already done, check out my bucket.”. Whoa!! They still work!

These are great for my kids to visually see what chores they need to complete for the day. They love to complete the chore and hear the satisfying plop when they drop the clothes pin into the bucket. These chore buckets have really worked in our house.

Last year I made these buckets the day before school was out and we used them most of the summer. They are a great visual reminder to the kids of what they need to do before we start our lazy summer day. I put them away during the school year. We don’t do morning chores during the school year since we wake at 6:15 for the school bus at 6:50. That is way to early for me to even try to have them do chores as I can barely get myself out of bed much less them. 😉 I am so glad I remembered the buckets this summer.

I am just about the least crafty person you know. These things are so easy that even I can do it. I think the kids like to move the clothes pin off the sides and plop them into the bucket to show they are done. It is a satisfying sound to hear the pins hit the bottom of the bucket.

They have 3 chores that are mandatory every day:

  • brush teeth
  • brush hair
  • make bed

For the boys, I always add one chore plus one educational project, these vary between the following:

  • clean up room
  • vacuum downstairs
  • clean one room of baseboards with Magic Eraser
  • one page from cursive handwriting book
  • one math worksheet
  • 10 mins of math game on ipad
  • dust a room

For Britton I have an easy chore such as:

  • line up shoes at garage door
  • clean up room
  • put books back on bookshelf

Here are your supplies:

  •  Bucket – I bought ours at the Dollar Tree but here is a cute one if you don’t want to head to a store. Painted Bucket

  • Clothes Pins – once again at the Dollar Tree or craft store but here is a link.
  • Sharpie – Use a thin tip on the clothes pins.

These are great for my kids to visually see what chores they need to complete for the day. They love to complete the chore and hear the satisfying plop when they drop the clothes pin into the bucket. These chore buckets have really worked in our house.

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  1. Theresa says

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    What a fun, creative way to get kids to do their chores! My kids have to brush their teeth, and it doesn’t count as a chore. Brushing hair, though, that’s a major chore to them!

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    • Carolyn says

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      One of my kids likes to keep his hair brushed and to the other 2 it is torture. 🙂 I have to double check the teeth brushing, mine try to skip it. 🙂

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  2. Lora says

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    This is a cool idea! It’s simple and affordable and I know my son would LOVE dropping the pins in the bucket when he was finished.

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  3. Greta says

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    Such a creative idea and so easy to make!

    Greta | http://www.gretahollar.com

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    • Carolyn says

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      Thanks! I am all about easy. 🙂

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  4. Gurk @ The Women Talk says

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    What a fun way for kids to get the chores done!

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  5. Terri Steffes says

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    Clever idea. Anything that helps keep track of chores is a good thing. I love the clothespins, it helps with a child’s pinching grip. Good job!

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  6. Rebecca Bryant says

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    This is going to be awesome. i can use this to help keep kids organized this school year.

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    • Carolyn says

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      Great idea. Let me know how they turn out. 🙂

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  7. DANI CC says

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    These are amazing. Think we are going to make these but to keep track of our blog tasks. Thanks for the idea!

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  8. Rese says

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    Great idea to use the buckets. I actually used clothes pins a couple of years ago with tasks written on them as well. This actually works really well.

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    • Carolyn says

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      Great minds think alike. I never thought a bag of clothes pins would be so great.

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  9. Amber Nelson says

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    This is just what I was looking for! I need this for my kids!

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  10. Eva / Kid Minds says

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    What a creative idea for getting these chores done. My kids are pretty good about doing their chores. They derive a great sense of accomplishment from crossing things from their To do list. (I think they are taking after mommy. lol)

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  11. Paula says

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    This is such a great idea! We have used a morning checklist in the past, but I think there would be something so satisfying about dropping the clothespins in the bucket!

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  12. Reesa Lewandowski says

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    I am loving how cute these chore buckets are! So fun, maybe it will make the kids want to do their chores LOL!

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  13. Ron@MichiganHousesOnline says

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    Great idea. Might become a good start for my kids to start cleaning up 🙂

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  14. christina aliperti says

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    I am going to make these for my nieces. I am sure they will get more excited about doing their chores and their mom and dad will be happy too.

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  15. Debra says

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    What a fun way to do a chore chart! We do something similar, but with a door hanger on their door. It works great!

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  16. Terryn Winfield says

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    What a fabulous idea! I have 6 kids and am always looking for creative ways to present their daily chores. I have never done anything like this, thank you!

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  17. Whitney S says

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    I don’t have kids, but I think this is a great way to teach kids about doing chores and accountability. Such a great idea!

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  18. Sara Buckner says

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    This is such a good idea for getting your kids to do their chores! Chore lists are a thing of the past!

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  19. Cara (@StylishGeek) says

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    You make chores really fun! I wish I thought about this when I was training my daughter with chores. We used the stars chart…and it worked for a little bit, but yours is so much more fun to do!

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  20. Patty says

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    Really fantastic idea! I love how it is so simple!

    Blessings,
    Patty

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  21. Wen Schange says

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    What’s up it’s me Fiona, I am also visiting this web site regularly, this web page is truly nice and the users are genuinely sharing good thoughts.

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    • Carolyn says

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      Thank you so much for the kind words. I’ll keep working on good content.

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