Job jars are just what I needed to help my kids have some sort of routine this summer. I got this great idea from a friend’s blog. Megan has 4 cute girlies and they’re getting chores done with these great Job Jars.
With 6 sticks for both my kids, I wrote a specific job on each. My son’s sticks are blue and my daughter’s sticks are pink, of course! You can make your jobs fit your routine and age of kids. Once the job is done, the stick gets turned with the colored side down. Here’s what I chose to write on our sticks:
Make your bed
Get dressed
Clean your room
Brush your teeth
Give Mom a Hug
Mom’s Job Choice
So far, our Job Jars are working great and my kids respond very well to them. We don’t use these everyday, but at the crack of dawn when they’re wanting to play with friends, or watch TV, or play computer, they have to go to the Job Jars first. It’s great. Thanks Megan!
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WOW – THANK YOU FOR THAT!!! I have been trying to sit down all summer and establish a chore & behavior chart but still haven’t found the time!! I am running out to get some sticks this morning!!!
So simple, yet so brilliant!! I think I am also going to use a second jar for behavior (maybe green as a bonus for good behavior and red for bad). I’ll have to play with that system!
I especially like your “mom’s choice” stick as everyday comes with a new priority!
I subscribe to alot of blogs (including yours) and I gotta tell ya, yours is one of my FAVS!!!
Thanks for sharing your wisdom. ^_^
Oh, thank you! I was going to make a chart tonight, but have been having a hard time coming up with how it will work. This is great, and simple enough for me to keep up with!
what a GREAT idea! I am putting mine together TODAY! My kids have been doing chores for a while now but this will be easier than a chart. Love it thanks!
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I love this idea too! I use Daily Routine cards for my son so that he knows where and what he’s doing for the day. But I’ve been looking for something for jobs. This will be perfect! Thanks!
great idea! i’m gonna do this for my 7 yr old so we don’t have any more whining about it! even my 2 year old will like this w/ super simple stuff!
Very cute idea!!!
This is great. I have come up with tons of different ideas for job charts, list, etc. but this is very simple and seems easily workable. Thanks for the post and congratulations on your new addition.
So that’s where I saw that! I was telling the boys today that I saw this idea that we were going to start using. I told them I couldn’t remember which blog, but that we were going to use it. They know what to do, but they are such visual learners that they just need the little visuals to help them remember what they have and haven’t done. This was a great idea!!
We love these Job Jars. We just used them this morning in fact and the house is so much more calm and clean! I’ve loved them and hope you will too.
omg, this is such a cute idea, i’m going to use it for myself :D
though im like 15 already, LAWL.
So glad you did the jars! I love them too. My girlies have been doing theirs faithfully. It really has made a difference in what my house looks like too. The morning runs so much smoother and they know just what to do. I also don’t feel like the bad guy because when they ask me if they can go play all I have to say is did you flip your sticks and their jar answers for them. Love them too. Love your blog too. Do you have a button?
This is the greatest idea! I’m totally going to incorporate into our Summer routine!! Thanks!
This is GREAT! Another mom just posted your link and I had to check it out. I am sooo going to do this! Thanks!
So, how many jobs do the kids have to do before allowed to play with friends, watch TV, go on the computer? My kids are 4, 10 and 13…and there are plenty of jobs to be done. I wouldn’t consider “give Mom a hug” as a job, but maybe it’s more of a chore for my 13 year-old. I like that idea! :)