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Posted: June 27 2009 at 12:40pm | IP Logged Quote Chari
Let's put together ideas for what to put in our workboxes. Even if you do not use workboxes, feel free to add ideas. You can separate the indoor and outdoor chores.

INDOOR CHORES
Take a shower
27 Pick-up (Fly Lady)
All belongings off floor in bedroom
Clean windows
Vacuum
Hang laundry
Move laundry
Fold Laundry
Clean spice rack
Mop floor
Wipe appliances
Clean refrigerator
Dust book shelves
Dust all pictures
Collect trash


OUTDOOR CHORES
Feed animals
Sweep garage
Clear yard of debris & animal droppings
Pull garden weeds
Throw ball for dogs
Brush dogs
Feed chickens
Mow the lawn
Water flowers
Shovel snow


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Posted: June 27 2009 at 1:23pm | IP Logged Quote Willa
How would you include these in workboxes? Would you put in a card or have a place for the chores supplies on or near the shelf?

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Posted: June 27 2009 at 4:21pm | IP Logged Quote CandaceC
I often put a card with directions on it inside our workboxes.    Or a card with directions and a tool that might be needed for a chore...



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Posted: June 27 2009 at 5:22pm | IP Logged Quote Chari
How could I have forgotten:   

Clean bathroom

for whoever's turn it is.

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Posted: June 29 2009 at 7:23am | IP Logged Quote Becky Parker
Last year I wasn't able to add chores to our workboxes. Mostly because our school room is in the basement and I wasn't upstairs to supervise the chores that were (supposed) to be getting done! I set up a second system for chores, on a much simpler level. I used a bulletin board with hooks for each child. Each day I hung cards (colored coded for each child) with each of the different chores that child had to do on them. As he or she finished a chore, the child would put that card in a "finished" basket. I've always used chore charts so I thought this might be "overkill", but my kids loved it. I think having a card to put in the "finished basket" was motivational. Once again though, I had to be prepared. If I didn't have thier chore cards on their hooks, they thought they didn't have any chores for the day!

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