Now that you have all printed your free printable chore charts, the “sanity saver” I have for you today is to make a Chore Chart Command Center so you have a functional way to display them. You don’t want your chore charts be “outta site, outta mind”, but you also don’t want an eye sore!
The idea I am using this summer is a simple dry-erase board.
I used some vinyl lettering to distinguish spots for certain lists, but I left enough room to stick our chore charts to the board with a magnet.
I have a space for our daily schedule, outlining exactly when mealtimes and snack times are because my kids like to ask for something to eat whenever they are bored.
I have a space to outline our weekly calendar so the kids know what activities they can look forward to:
I have a space for my To Do List, because I am a list maker:
Underneath each printable chore chart, I have a place to write-in my kid’s weekly chores- the ones they rotate each week:
Here is what the board looks like as a clean slate:
So there you have it! As I mentioned in a previous post, I like to switch things up a bit to keep the kids from getting bored, but for now, this is our system and it is working out quite nicely!
Stay tuned for one last “sanity saver” next week where I will show you how I keep snack times from being chaotic and taking over our entire summer!
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Love dry erase! Such a great way to cut down on paper clutter in the house.
Thanks Emily!
What a fantastic idea – this couldn’t have come at a more perfect time. I am trying to figure out how to ease my children into chores!
Good luck Rhonda!
This is EXCELLENT! Everything in one place, love it! did you use a 2 by 3 ft board? if so, what fonts and such did you use, I’m so doing this! Thanks for inspiration!!!
Thanks Abbey! And yes, it was a 2×3 white board and the font I used was Courier New (for the type-writer looking font) and Will & Grace for the other font. You can get that font for free on dafont.com. Hope that helps!!!
I have my dry erase board and supplies ready to go – but realized you might have a different plan for the school year. Does your “command center” change when the kiddos return to school?
The daily schedule will change, but everything else stays the same!
Thank you!!