I was taught a fun lesson by my children about the power of music. After dinner dish duty is a must in our home. A couple of my older kids turned it into a jam session. They’d sync their electronic device to a speaker and just sing. It was a fun bonding time for them. […]
Jobs by Number a Versatile Job Chart
Are your kids at the point where their schedules differ enough that set job charts aren’t working? Try having a versatile chart we call “Jobs by Number.” You create a list of all the regular jobs that need to happen at your house and assign each job a number. Here is an example: Jobs by […]
Summer Ideas for Fun, Learning, and a Bit of Order
It is beneficial to have a plan going into summer. Below are links to some of our top ideas that will lead to a memorable summer break: Reading and Learning (Links) Family Reading Goal –work together towards a goal. This is great for a family with all different reading levels. Book Bingo –printable bingo sheets […]
Job Jar –a way to change kids’ focus
“Mason, quit bothering Lynsie. Run and find something else to do.” Well, a lot of times the pestering persists. What then? “Mason, do you need to draw a job?” At that point, Mason either heads off in a new direction or draws a five minute job out of a jar. The “Job Jar” is an […]
Watch Out Clutter
Do you clean your house and then before nightfall, the clutter has returned? It happens to all of us. A fun solution may be to invite Chester to your house. “Chester” made his appearance at our home many years ago. I can’t recall exactly where this idea came from, but here it is: You get […]
Job Search?
My kids got used to me assigning them certain tasks to do and, to my horror, it appeared that they couldn’t see what needed to done without direction. In an attempt to change, we started “Job Searches.” A job search is looking for something in the house or yard that needs to be cleaned or […]
Step by Step Cleaning –motivating pictures
Let your child take a “before” picture and then clean for ten minutes. Take another picture. Look at the pictures together. What progress was made? Is there still work to be completed? Let them work on cleaning for another ten minutes and take another picture. Before, during, after…. Picture taking can be a fun incentive […]