Chores.

So it is high time the kids start helping around the house. I bought a wipe erase calendar board, at the beginning of the week I write down one chore for them to do each day, this is above and beyond the normal pick up clothes, brush your teeth, etc., by now those just come as habit..sort of! So I am having them do some actual housework, like helping me fold laundry, sort and match socks, vaccum, sweep or even put away the dishes.

The other day I had them both on put away the dishes duty. This is what my cupboard looked like when they were done:






I love that the plastic kids plates are stacked on the very top shelf of the coffee cups, when clearly they go on bottom right shelf where the rest of the kids plates are. Or that fact they they put cups inside the bowls. But hey who am I to complain, I didn't have to do it! So it went fairly well last week, but Ellery already asked if once a week they could have a 'free' day. I told her not until I get a 'free' day!!