Chore Box

I have seen plenty of posts about Chore Boxes on Pinterest and Face Book, so I made up my own. My middle son (12) has pleaded diplomatic immunity toward the box. lol Sorry, it applies to all the young people in the house (maybe the older ones, too :))

My version of our chore box is kinda a conglomerate of different ones. I decided to write my own little poem for the front. To me, it makes it more personal and unique. (My children's names names are erased for privacy).

I wanted something that would hold up so, I chose to use popsicle sticks for the chores. They are being held in a upside down water bottle. The kids are able to twist off the cap and whatever falls out, is their chore.

The Angry Birds idea came from my youngest son. While out yesterday, I saw the Angry Birds fruit snacks at Wally World. My son noticed that there are cut outs on the box- so we cut them out and used them to decorate our chore box :)


Also, when introducing this at our family meeting, it was also explained that every Friday evening at about 6 pm, the box will be cleaned out- whether the contents are emptied in the trash or taken to Goodwill that is right up the street from us :)

Does it work? Well, I haven't implemented it quite yet, but it appears to be helping already. They are really thinking before they walk out of the room and leave things lying around, which is exactly what I wanted!