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Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Let's 'Owl' be Kind!!
It took me all of a day to realize that my kids needed some encouragement to help them get along after school was let out for the summer. I made this owl chart with the saying Let's 'Owl' be Kind. I went with an owl theme to match their CHORE CHART. I just used a sharpie and a poster board and went to town. I let my kids color some owls I printed off!
SO it is pretty simple if I catch them doing something nice for their sibling, or doing something nice in general they can put a sticker on the tree. It is a simple way to shift the focus from thinking of your own needs to thinking of the needs of your family, and working as a team. Our one rule is you can not tell mom when you have done something nice, but you can tell me if you have seen a brother or sister do something nice. When the tree is full we will do something fun as a family!
It does not solve all of the worlds problems, but it does help!
How do you help your kids get along during the summer?
I like to LINK To these parties!
How do you help your kids get along during the summer?
I like to LINK To these parties!
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So funny. My grandma did the same thing with us! But she called them brownie points and if/when we hit the designated amount of points she would make us a special treat to eat, Usually about once a week. It was fun to "spy" on our sibilings looking for the nice things they did.
ReplyDeleteI love how simple this one is. I remember the good ole days of making charts and sometime they were just too much! This one is A+ on my scatle.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea, Carlee!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea!
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Super great idea! Love it!! I have an only kiddo, but she has so many friends over all the time...I think this could work with them too. (It's like I have 4!)
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