Oh I already miss lazy summer days!!! Getting the kids up and out the door in the mornings can be exhausting! Some mornings I feel grumpy before 8 am! I hate being the nag, but I feel like I am constantly on them to brush their teeth, put on their shoes, etc. You know the routine. I know I am not alone here.
Well, last week we had a meeting (I'm on the Enrichment committee) to plan our Super Saturday. We were looking for a few other ideas and came across a fun idea I borrowed to help my girls get ready in the morning. Jessica and I went over to Michael's and picked out some flowers and a couple of pots. We bought paint, so the girls could decorate the pots how ever they wanted.
They were very creative and I think they came out really cute!
Each flower represents a morning task. Take Shower. Get Dressed. Eat Breakfast. Brush Teeth. Make Bed. Make Lunch. Hair Done. They can do it in whatever order they want, but they can't put their flower in the pot until the task is complete. It helps them remember all the things they have to do and they are so excited to see how pretty it looks when they are ready for school! The first day, when it was time to go, Lauren started running up to her room. "Wait! I have to make my bed!"
Ahhh... yes. Beautiful idea.
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LOVE it!! I love silly things like that when the kids get all into it! Granny made all the kids "prayer rocks" last year for Christmas and Maddie LOVED hers!! She would purposefully get in bed and smack her head on the rock laying on her pillow with a huge grin on her head and say "OH, I need to say my prayers" and in the morning look down to make SURE that she stepped on it and would exclaim again, "OH! I can't forget to say my prayers!" So cute.
GREAT IDEA!!! I am going to copy this one!!!
I'm copying this one also. My girls will love it. Now, what about my boys....any ideas?
No, I wish I had a great idea for buys! With Austin, I'm just doing a star chart. Not nearly as exciting! I thought about doing some sports related thing, but he thinks he is to old for any kind of cute dispaly1 :-) Let me know if you come up with anything.
That is the cutest thing. My girls would love that, I'm going to try it. We just started a new chore "system" after having the same one for several years. We are only into week 2 of it, so if it sticks for longer I'll be happy. I will blog about it one of these days.
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