Today we brought an entirely new level to my 3-year-old helping with major chores.
Before today I never would have considered asking Maggie to carry a laundry basket up our stairs but today...I did. That's right, I ask a short little, 25 lb, almost 3.5-year-old to carry 3 days worth of our entire 5 member family's laundry up the stairs. And she LOVED it!
Here's how we did it:
- I attached a simple 4ft piece of twine to on handle on our laundry basket
- I piled the children's laundry on the landing 1/2 way up the stairs
- Mags then fill the basket up as much as she liked (and was able to heave up the stairs)
- After loaded, we strung the twine across the laundry (holding in the items)
- When it was through the other handle, Maggie then pulled it thus toting the load up the stairs
- She ran down the hall way pulling the basket behind her yelling, "Mommy! It's like a wagon!"
- Finally she dumped their clothes (a load at a time) into her bedroom floor where we later sorted and put it away
- {We continued this same procedure with Matt's and my clothing to our bedroom}
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Share with us fun ways you involve your kids in daily chores?
Sweet big girl, helping Mommy and doesn’t really even know! 🙂 I can’t wait to see you all! Great ideas! I tagged you in some chore ideas on Pinterest. Did you see them?
I love when she enjoys helping around the house. Just have to keep it fresh!
Can’t wait to see you either! What’s the count down to now?
I haven’t seen them…yet. I grounded myself from pinterest until I accomplished some stuff ;o) I’ll be allowed back on Soon!
16 days!! I should probably ground myself.
YAY! Super soon yet so far aways.
I’m sure you’re accomplishing tons even with pinterest ;o) Crafty woman!