Trying Something(s) New

For several months now I have been trying to figure out how we could give our children an allowance but make them earn it at the same time. We have tried several systems in the past but it never worked. During my research of ideas I came across this blog post.  Her system seemed like it would work for us!  So, I made my own modifications...and we will start week 1 tomorrow!

I made these charts.....framed so that we can use dry erase to change the last chore each week and reuse the charts!  They will mark a square when the task is completed with a good attitude!  If they fill in all squares they will earn $5 (25 cents per square).  If they miss more than 1 then it will drop to $2.50 and if they miss 3 or more then they will not receive their allowance.  I know this sounds harsh but, I think it will work....I will post an update once we have tried it for a few weeks! 

Another thing we are putting into place is laundry day!  Both of my kids have mastered the art of laundry, so beginning this week, they are responsible for their own clothes...washing, drying, folding, and putting away! They will no longer be able to blame me for the lack of clean clothes!!!  My other hope is that the princess will began to grasp the importance of only putting dirty clothes in the dirty clothes basket....we shall see.