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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!
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.
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!
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. 🙂
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.
Such a creative idea and so easy to make!
Greta | http://www.gretahollar.com
Thanks! I am all about easy. 🙂
What a fun way for kids to get the chores done!
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!
This is going to be awesome. i can use this to help keep kids organized this school year.
Great idea. Let me know how they turn out. 🙂
These are amazing. Think we are going to make these but to keep track of our blog tasks. Thanks for the idea!
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.
Great minds think alike. I never thought a bag of clothes pins would be so great.
This is just what I was looking for! I need this for my kids!
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)
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!
I am loving how cute these chore buckets are! So fun, maybe it will make the kids want to do their chores LOL!
Great idea. Might become a good start for my kids to start cleaning up 🙂
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.
What a fun way to do a chore chart! We do something similar, but with a door hanger on their door. It works great!
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!
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!
This is such a good idea for getting your kids to do their chores! Chore lists are a thing of the past!
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!
Really fantastic idea! I love how it is so simple!
Blessings,
Patty
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