- Toddler and Children's Chore Chart -

A while back, I posted this post on a Chore Chart idea.

I've come up with an additional idea

and wanted to share it with you today.

 

 {Purchase Here}

This Chore Chart has the same appeal and idea as the other,

it's just faster and easier to make and change.

 

Each chore chart design comes with a set of matching

square and rectangle labels.

You can either write the chores on the labels,

or tape pictures onto them as I did below. 

 

Then as your child completes each chore,

they are able to slide it over to the "Done" side.

Easy for the toddler, child, or parent to see what's

completed and what is needs to be finished.

 

 

I laminated the chore chart and labels

and glued magnets onto the back.

It stays on our fridge where my daughter and I

can work on it together in the mornings.

 

 

At this point since she's only 3,

I've given her three chores.

1) Read a book (or rather look at a book...)

2) Make your bed

3) Star represents a special chore mommy needs help with

 

For more ideas or cute pictures to make your own labels,

click {HERE}.

 

These chore charts are for sale in my store,

either in the {Digital Format} or {Printed Format}.

I'm happy to personalize it too!

 

 

I'd love to hear any comments or suggestions! 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Easy Utensil Training for Toddlers

Many of you may have already used this trick
to help your toddler learn to eat;
but I just figured it out for myself
and wanted to share this easy tip with others.

My daughter is to the point where
she can connect the spoon to her mouth,
but she can't keep it level on the way there.
She wanted to badly to {do it herself}
but was getting frustrated when there was
no food once the spoon reached her mouth.

One day she was being extremely picky.
In an attempt to make her cereal more tempting,
I squeezed in a tube of hot pink Gogurt,
since she loves yogurt.

The cereal stuck to the yogurt,
which in turn clung to the spoon!
It "survived" the bumpy ride to her mouth
and she was able to feed herself.
And I love that it was a healthy twist!

I'd read that mashed potatoes is another
wonderful training food,
but I love that yogurt can be mixed with
so many things and creates a yummy meal for my daughter.

If you have another other tips or tricks,
please comment because
I'd love to hear your ideas!
Thanks for stopping by.

  

Marker Saver

So my cute toddler loves to color with markers...
and then put the lids back on {by herself}.
She doesn't want mommy's help
and I'm totally fine with that,
except for when she tries to put the lid on upside down.

Do you remember doing that as a kid?
I'd go to put the lid on
and realize I'd just smashed one of my markers
because I hadn't been paying attention.

One day in an attempt to save a marker,
I placed a sticker on it to try to help her
and it WORKED!

Now she knows to place the end with the sticker on it

down towards the marker to snap the lid on.
Cheap, easy and I think a cute way
to save your markers from getting smashed.



Do you have any other ideas?
I'd love to hear them!
Thanks for stopping by!

   

Cheap Dry Erase Crayons

So the cute {Quiet Books} made by
coloring or activity pages slipped in sheet protectors
are all over Pinterest.


Here's a cute example.

I went ahead and made some for my 1 year old
and bought the Crayola Dry Erase Crayons...

{Purchase Here}
and honestly, I didn't really like them.

They work great as a dry erase crayon
but my dislike came from the fact that
the crayon is:
1) Incredible Soft
2) Quite expensive

My one year old is just learning to color
and so staying on the paper doesn't always happen.
These crayons come off on everything
including clothes, hands, fabric, furniture...
I felt like I had to be just as careful
as I would if I handed her a marker.

For older kids,
these would probably work great;
but for my one year old,
it was a lot of work.

Plus they aren't that cheap.
They sell for over $5 on Amazon
and I paid $4-something at Wal-Mart for mine.

Then I found a post that mentioned using
Crayola's Large Crayons instead.
{I did try using Crayola regular sized crayons too...
they do NOT work for some reason.}

{Purchase Here}
and they WORKED!

These crayons are not as soft so they
didn't come off on her hands and everything
as easily as the dry erase crayons did
AND
they are so much cheaper!
Around $2 on Amazon or $1-something at Wal-Mart.



And they can be wiped off with a paper towel!





I hope this is a helpful post for some of you out there
because I can't tell you how excited I was
to not only find something cheaper,
but that worked better.

I'd love to hear your thoughts!
Thanks for stopping by!

 

Awesome Deal!

Also a quick reminder that
for those of you who

would like to download

ALL of the July Clipart,

you may download here.

It will also be archived

on the Other Freebies Page.

My clipart has no 

Terms of Service so enjoy!

To scrapbook my photo albums,
I use http://www.lulu.com
and they have an AMAZING deal
going on right now.



For every new book you publish,
they will give you up to
$25 off!
You only pay shipping
which is usually around $3.99.

I made a blank baby book
consisting of 30 pages
for my daughter to fill in all her special moments
and it was only $3.99!
It turned out great so I'm going to hurry
and go order more for my
future kids.



You can either use their
Photo Book area which
averages $.50 a page
or I just use their regular
book publishing area which
makes it only $.20 a page.

So go check it out!