So chores are the same every where. They always need to be done and nobody wants to do them. So I set up a system, being as I'm the queen of my domain, and so far it has been working. First of all after a few to many hours on pinterest I was inspired to create some magnetic charts for the girls to use. Something that would get them excited. This is what I put together.
First I bought some smaller sized cookies sheets from the dollar store ($1) 
Then I ran some scrapbooking type tape runner across the sheet. Then I had picked out some papers that I liked and cut them down to size to fit the back of the sheet. (I forgot to take pictures)
Next I had gotten 3 different colours of stick-on rhinestones from the dollarstore as well. ($1 for each package) 
I managed to get 8 craft magnets for $1 as well.
So here you cans see that I've gotten the magnets all put together and I think they are beautiful! Let me just put a little disclaimer in here. I have never been good at paper crafting. I have always left that up to my wonderful sister. I have a hard enough time just cutting paper straight. So I think this is beautiful because I did something with paper and it doesn't look like I was drunk or using the plastic edged toddler scissors.
In this picture you can see some of the mess that I had created while being creative! I love creative mess.
The finished projects.. 
Each child has chores that are specific to them. Some that have to be done in the morning and some that have to be done after school. If you get all of you chores done in the day then you can retrieve something from the confiscated pile. 
Now let me explain the confiscated pile. The confiscated pile is items that have been gathered up from around the house that shouldn't be out. These are items that they are supposed to put away specificially. (ie: putting their shoes away, putting their back packs on their hooks, or toys they were told to put away and either didn't get picked up or only got put half away, maybe in the right room but not away) Sometimes I give a warning... "That better get picked up before it gets confiscated." Sometimes it just gets thrown in the pile. 
First I bought some smaller sized cookies sheets from the dollar store ($1) Then I ran some scrapbooking type tape runner across the sheet. Then I had picked out some papers that I liked and cut them down to size to fit the back of the sheet. (I forgot to take pictures)Next I had gotten 3 different colours of stick-on rhinestones from the dollarstore as well. ($1 for each package) I managed to get 8 craft magnets for $1 as well.So here you cans see that I've gotten the magnets all put together and I think they are beautiful! Let me just put a little disclaimer in here. I have never been good at paper crafting. I have always left that up to my wonderful sister. I have a hard enough time just cutting paper straight. So I think this is beautiful because I did something with paper and it doesn't look like I was drunk or using the plastic edged toddler scissors.In this picture you can see some of the mess that I had created while being creative! I love creative mess.The finished projects.. Each child has chores that are specific to them. Some that have to be done in the morning and some that have to be done after school. If you get all of you chores done in the day then you can retrieve something from the confiscated pile. Now let me explain the confiscated pile. The confiscated pile is items that have been gathered up from around the house that shouldn't be out. These are items that they are supposed to put away specificially. (ie: putting their shoes away, putting their back packs on their hooks, or toys they were told to put away and either didn't get picked up or only got put half away, maybe in the right room but not away) Sometimes I give a warning... "That better get picked up before it gets confiscated." Sometimes it just gets thrown in the pile. Felicity's chart was more designed to help me help her get her day started right. She has to eat her breakfast, make her bed, get dressed, and do her hair before she can watch a movie.
Just a reminder, keep watching as I'm going to have a give away sometime before Christmas!
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