Ten Ways to Turn Your Child’s Chore Time into Fun Time

You want your child’s bedroom closet cleaned up because it looks like something an alien would live in. Of course they hate the “cleaning up” idea.  Have your child arrange all the clothes in the closet by color - like a rainbow. They learn about the rainbow, how to match colors and you get to weed out things that don’t fit any longer.

Tired of the pencils, crayons, markers and other debris all over your house. Fed up with all the boxes your kids have left in a heap on the floor.  Build a playhouse. Doesn’t have to be fancy, but you can get wildly creative. Decorate the outside of the box with crayons, markers, or glue and bits of fabric. That gets everything off the floor and gives your kids a fun place to play. Hint:  nice day outside? Have the kids do their building outside on the back lawn and have a picnic.

Sick of picking the toys up every day? Donate old toys and games to a local shelter or charity. Let your child pick the games and toys. Tell them where the things are going and other kids will get a chance to play with them.

Need help in the garden but your child isn’t interested in helping pull weeds. Have them collect flowers and anything else that catches their fancy, then scrapbook with your child to showcase their treasures.

Fed up with trying to figure out how to get your child to pick up his clothes? Try a guessing game.  Have him guess how many socks he can pick up fast.  Help him a bit. If he does it in a certain amount of time, he wins. Wins what? That’s the fun part!

Is your child messy with his crafts? Won’t pick things up after he’s done? Let him make special cards or pictures with the materials. Make it a game. Just watch those craft materials vanish and your space get tidier. In the process, you’re going to have a blast.