Reusable Chore Card Checklists

I just love how my children "forget" to do their chores.  To solve my dilemma, I made these little babies.  While I was at it, I made some for myself to make life easier.

I'm not sure why but I seem to get more things done if I have a checklist right in front of me.

 

Anywho, what you will need to complete this project:

 

A printer and printer paper

Self Laminating 5x7 sheets

Dry erase marker
Eyelets (optional)
Ribbon (optional)

 

 

What you will want to do first is make a list of all of your chores you want to include on your checklist. 

I did mine by daily for each room, then weekly chores to complete, along with a chore card for each child.

Below you will find some ideas for your everyday cards.

 

Sweep Floors

Mop Floors

Wipe down surfaces

Take out garbage

Pick up any clutter

Load/Unload dishwasher

Shake rugs

Wipe out microwave

Wipe down counters

Take laundry to laundry room

Replace hand towels in bathroom

Straighten rugs

Disinfect handles

Make beds

Put clean laundry away

ect.

 

For my weekly chore cards I have things like:

Deep cleaning the bathroom 2x a week

Wash bedding

Mop all floors 2x a week

Vacuum carpets

Wash windows

Sort/Treat Laundry

Laundry 2x a week

Wipe down walls

Plan a weekly menu

Make a shopping list

Throw away 7 things

Dust

Clean out fridge

and a spot for any additional things I want to get done that week

 

 

 

Once you have an idea of what you want on your card, type it up and print it out on your computer.  Cut them down to a 5x7 size to fit in your laminating sheets.

 

 

I used the Scotch brand ones and they worked out really good.  They were very easy to use.  Just read the directions on how to use yours as other brands may be different.  I got the glossy kind so that it would work best with the dry erase markers.  I put 2 lists together back to back so that I could save laminating sheets.

 

 

 



Once I was done with that, I put some eyelets in so that I could run a ribbon through and hang them up.

 

 

Once your done using them for the day, just wipe off the dry erase marker and hang them back up for the next time.

I have them hanging right on the pantry door so that the kids will see them everyday and there won't be any more of the "forgetting". 

 

 

Cost of this project:

 

$5.34 for the laminating sheets at Walmart

Printer paper, ink, marker, eyelets and ribbon I already had on hand.

 

 

 

 

 

 





Christmas Planner

Christmas is right around the corner so I thought it was time for me to get organized.  I am one of those people who likes to have lists so that I remember everything otherwise I end up buying the same things over and over again.  Usually I just use a notebook dedicated to Christmas but this year I found these awesome printables over at Bella Caiden and Life Your Way.

 

What you will need for this project:

 

3-ring binder

Dividers

Hole Punch

Printer/Paper/Ink

 

I bought a red binder and left it plain.  I didn't want to advertise to my kids that this was my Christmas binder because I knew that they would be peeking otherwise.

 

 

 

On the inside these are my categories.  You could use different ones but this is what is easiest for me.

 

1.  Baking- A list of recipes and who I am baking for.

2.  Made with Love- Handmade gifts that I want to to make, who they are for and when I want them completed by.

3.  Ideas- I have a page for every person with ideas for gifts and stocking stuffers.

4.  Internet- This is to keep track of all of my internet purchases.  I buy alot on Amazon every year with my Swagbucks and other sites so this will help me make sure I get all of my shipments.

5.  Stockings- This is where I write down all the stocking stuffers that I have purchased for each person.

6.  Gifts-  I have one page for every person that I am buying for this year.  I write down the gifts that I have already purchased, where I bought it from, how much it cost, if  I need to purchase anything else to go with that gift and if I have wrapped it yet.

7.  Receipts- In the back of my binder I have an envelope to put all my receipts in for the gift that I have purchased in case I need to return or exchange something.

I still need to add a section for Christmas Cards that I will be sending out.

 

 

This really has already made a HUGE difference as far as being organized goes.  Hopefully this season won't be quite as stressful because I have it all right here in my handy dandy binder.

 

 

Cost of this project:

$1 for the 3-ring binder from Dollar Tree

$1 for the dividers from the Dollar Tree

 

Printer, paper and ink I already had.

Don't forget to include your mailman/mailwoman, newspaper delivery person, bus driver, teacher, coaches, neighbors, ect.  I seem to always forget at least one of them every year no matter how hard I try not to.