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Chore sticks

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For a couple of months now Little Miss has been dying to have chores and earn pocket money.
I’ve been promising to discuss it with Crafty Daddy and make decisions.
So I finally did (- one happy 6 year old here 😉
Of course, there had to be some crafty-ness involved…
I was inspired by Thirty Handmade Days to make chore sticks.
The kids coloured in the end of the sticks and I wrote the chores on the other end.
Then they have a jar each and as each chore is done each day they turn the stick over.
I also have a jar with sticks for each day of the week.
At the end of each day, I flip that day’s stick if they’ve done all their chores.
Then the sticks are ready for the next day.
The extra 4 jars are for the money – one each for “Save” and “Spend”.
They’ll also put aside a share for giving at church on Sunday morning.

 

 

 

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  1. That's such a cool idea? Are those tongue depressor sticks? Cool 🙂 Makes me look forward to my boy being old enough for pocket money.

  2. They are like tongue depressor stick, Jodie. I found them in a craft shop for only a couple of dollars for 50.

  3. That is such a cool project!~ Thanks for sharing and popping over my place too!

  5. Great idea!!! So creative, anything that helps and is cute, right? Have a great day!
    Bonnie

  6. Lovely idea! Anything that makes those chores seem like fun has got to be good!

  7. This is such a great idea! Im sure they will have a great time with this, making chores so much for fun.

  8. What a fun idea! I bet your daughter is loving this! My son loves to earn money by doing his chores too! Oh what money can buy!lol Thanks for linking up to Hoo's got talent!

  12. I am looking for a new chore system. What a great idea!

    XOX
    Jen

  13. I am totally inspired. My daughter is always asking to help with things, but since she is only 5, I never really let her (much). This would be fun for both of us.

  14. Whoa, what a great idea! Much more interactive than a simple chore chart. I'm taking notes for my future kids…

    Thank you for linking this up as well!

  15. This would probably make chores a lot funner! Cute idea! thanks for linking up! 🙂

  17. What a fabulous idea! I love that you include giving to the church.

    Thanks for sharing at Saturday is Crafty Day!
    Laura @ along for the ride

  19. my daughter is just getting to the age where she is old enough to do chores, this idea is awesome! Can't wait to put it to use!

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