Royal Duties

Making the bed in the mornings for Hannah sometimes takes all day! I had given Hannah some "responsibilities" for her to do each day. I know she is only 4 (3 then), but I want her to learn that she is part of this family and household and she needs to contribute. I also want her to learn to be responsible for her own things/room. But boy is it a chore... for me! I was looking for ideas of how to instill a chore chart/system with Hannah and came across this wonderful idea from Prepared Not Scared. (One of a gazillion ideas I love from that blog!) There's nothing like princesses to help things get done!Hannah responsibilities are to get dressed and put her pajamas away, make her bed, brush teeth, clean her room, check her bunnies (get them food and water), and a daily chore. The daily chore is something that I help her with each day. I use it as a way for her to help me get things done I need to do and also teach her how to do them. For example, every Monday we take out the garbage. Hannah also helps fold laundry, weed, do dishes, wash windows and mirrors, etc. I really like the hands on approach of this chore "chart." Each chore is written on a princess that starts in the "to do" container. When the chore is done, the princess gets to move over to the castle for the princess party... the "done" container. After all the princesses are in the castle, Hannah can put a star on her chart. And if she has stars for the entire week she gets to pick a prize. We went to the dollar store and bought some prizes like a coloring book, stickers, a little doll, a calculator (yes, Hannah picked them), and a game.

"To Do" container:"Done" container front side:"Done" container back side:Hannah's star chart:It doesn't run smoothly everyday... but we are getting there. Hannah's bed is usually crazy even after its made, with many wrinkles and the sheet hanging out the bottom. But I'm grateful that she is learning and she is getting better and better at her royal duties!