In celebration of the new school year, I am giving away my customizable children’s chore chart printables.
Whew, say that ten times fast!
My favorite way to get back on track after the craziness of summer is a good schedule and chore charts for the kids, much to their chagrin.
Its a tough job, but somebody’s got to it, right, moms?
I am often asked by friends to email them the chore chart I made for my kids, so here is the printable version of my children’s chore chart as a little end of summer gift to you.
Actually, this girl has loved children’s chore charts from the beginning and not just for the school year, how about every day, all day?!
When my kiddos were little, say under the age of five, we used the Choreganizers kit.
They could earn “mom money” and “dad dollars” during the week and then on Sunday, I would set up the Chore Store. This was just a collection of any tiny treats or toys that I had come across that they would enjoy. Sometimes I would find things from the Dollar Tree or a garage sale and put those in there.
Everyone would get a little basket and come shop my store, we even had the check out counter on the coffee table with a cash register (my adding machine) and shopping bags. They learned how to converse with a checker and still to this day, follow the same etiquette they practiced at the Chore Store.
Eventually, their first chore charts fell apart and I made them this one for about $15.
It is just a board with hooks on it, I nailed trim around the edges to finish it. The picture frames are from the Dollar Tree and are hot glued into place. After I painted everything and added the words, I designed some simple cards with vintage pics to represent each chore and then laminated them. Once each chore was accomplished the card was moved from the To Do hook to the Done hook.
(Click the button below for a copy of all my vintage chore cards and customizable checklist.)
Once, everyone in the house was reading well enough, we moved to our current set up at the bottom of the stairs.
This one is a simple table I made in pages that can easily adjusted and reprinted, as needed.
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The best part to me is how aesthetically pleasing it is. Always a must in my house!
The frames were the cheapest 8×10 frames I could find at Walmart. After spray painting them gold and adding the printed chore chart, the glass became the perfect surface for dry erase pens!
Here are my favorite dry erase pens.
I found that sweet little wall hanger at a rummage sale for a $1 and it is the happily holding pens and the eraser all day long.
Click on the button below to receive your copies, if you haven’t already.
Also, here is a link for some age appropriate chore ideas.
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Very cool system!!!
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Thank you, Pamela, it has worked well for us all these years!
I’m thrilled you’re sharing your chore chart, Sarah! I loved seeing them in person and can’t wait to implement them into my home.
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Oh, you are so sweet, I loved having you over! You have it on good authority that these charts are functional/ pretty in a house. (wink)
These are amazing Sarah! I’m going yo have to do this!
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Let me know how it works, Tori! So glad you like them.
That is absolutely adorable Sarah. It looks like artwork , but functional artwork. What thought and beauty has gone into these chores. I am hosting a new link party called Sweet Inspiration and would love to have you join us. It runs Fridays 10am est to Tuesdays.
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Oh, those are wonderful compliments! Thank you so much and yes, I will be at the party. Thank you for the invite!
Sarah! This is one of my favorite things about your home. I have always loved it on your wall. Thank you for sharing!
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Krista! That means so much to me, thank you for telling me that! I hope that you love them for your family as much as we do.
I may need to make the tags for Bennett. What a great idea for the ones not reading yet. Thank you!
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Oh, the chore cards would be perfect for Bennett. And so cute in your house!
xoxo
Such a genius idea, I love the way you did it too. I was getting kinda tired of the whole chalkboard chore list for kids. This is perfect!
Thanks so much for sharing these at the DI & DI Link Party. Have a great week!
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Thank you for hosting your wonderful link party! I’m glad you liked the new idea for chore charts. I love how low maintenance they are.
Cute idea! I have a chore chart but it was a generic one purchased from a store. I like this idea a lot better!
Kate | TheOrganizedDream.com
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Kate, I’m so glad you like this one, I’m all about coordinating with the decor! (wink)