Chore board

The other day I was getting after Mackenzie to clean up her mess and she got mad and said "It's not fair!! Bailey doesn't have to clean up her messes!" So we talked it over and decided we should make a chore board, and give the kids a chance to earn an allowance. They have always had to keep their rooms clean and clean up their own messes. we've also let them do extra chores to earn money to buy some of the things that they want but this will be more consistent. They can see on the chart what is expected of them and they are responsible to do it. It puts the responsibility on them, lets them make the choice. And if they choose not to do it, then they know what will happen. I sat down with them and let them choose what they thought their chores should be. It looks like a lot but it's really not. Their chores are: be nice to each other, be happy, brush your teeth, set the table, (which isn't really a chore-they fight over who gets to do it everyday, obey mom and dad, if you don't, you go to your room, make your bed, keep your room clean (they clean their rooms before bed and anything that doesn't get put away gets taken away. They have to earn it back.) The last chore is help mom keep the house clean (ex..dust, clean the coffee table with windex, help put laundry away, ect.. They do one thing every day)
When they do the chore, they put a magnet on the square. At the end of the day, if they have magnets on all their chores, they get a star. And at the end if the week if they have 7 stars, they get $2. If not, they get .25 cents per star. Avery's chores are be happy, and take a good nap everyday. Mine are: play (that's the chore Gavin gave me) Mackenzie said.. "You don't have chores because you already have to do everything." so my chore is "do it all and love it." Dallas's are "Play" (also from gavin) and go to work (from Kenzie), put dirty clothes in the laundry basket, not on the floor. If they are on the floor, they aren't getting washed. And, "Enjoy every day." They had a lot of fun making the chore charts, ad have been very excited to do them. It has made a big difference. I don't know how long it will last, but I will take what I can get.