They Work Hard For the $

Someone recently told me a quote that really gave me a kick in the butt! They said:

"Lazy moms do everything for their kids!"

I had to think about it for a minute, because I'm slow like that, and then it hit me! It IS so much harder to take the time to show your kids how to do a job, then monitor to make sure they're doing it right, then reminding them to finish it, then hearing them complain, then, then, then....you just do it yourself! Because then it will take less time and will be done perfectly, right? Well, because I refuse to be a lazy mom with kids who don't know how to put dishes away or make a bed I decided it was time to get some chores going asap!

Ideally I'd love a list of chores to be done each day for a week, but in our house some days don't allow time for that and sometimes the dishwasher needs emptying and other days I just do it so when I saw a picture of these chore cards on Pinterest I knew they would fit our family well! I can't take any credit for the idea and I would have loved to have downloaded and printed them, but I couldn't find the website and so I just created my own on photoshop.

This way when they do a job, they can punch a hole and keep track of what they've done and then be rewarded for that when their card is full! When a card is full, each reward might be different, it could be money, get a shake, go to a movie, have a late night, etc.

Hopefully this will help someone else like they've helped us! (and hopefully your kids will beg to do an extra job just to get another punch like mine have) Let's be honest, any little thing done around the house is so helpful and I'll take whatever I can get! Plus who doesn't love a punch card!

Here's to never being a lazy mom again!

Download and then print on standard size (card stock) paper. I like to send mine to print at a copy store for better ink quality.
Boy Chore Punch Card
Girl Chore Punch Card