I love the idea of a chore chart but I don’t love what a chore chart looks like. Don’t get me wrong, I know they are useful and that kids like colorful things, but having rainbow stickers pasted on my wall isn’t my favorite thing. Instead, we use painted chore coins” in our house with a magnetic back. This system can be used on any metal surface, here we used an old serving tray so that the chart” can be toted to the table or up to the kids rooms when they are at work and hung easily out of the way when it’s not in use (the back of the tray is magnetized as well!)

Things you’ll need:
Wooden Coins, two sizes
Paint, two colors
Sticky backed magnetic sheets
Vinyl letters, a pen or stencils

Things to do:
1. Coat both sides of the coins in paint with each size coin being a different color. Here we made a larger coin for each chore and a smaller chore for each day of the week.

2. Write, paint with stencils or apply letter stickers to each of the larger coins to indicate which chore or duty your child needs to fulfill. Also create a larger coin that says DONE!
3. Add a monetary amount (25 cents, $1, your choice) to the smaller coins” for the amount your child earns for each day of completed chores.
4. Cut a square of magnetic sheet for each coin and attach it to the back side.

5. Spread your coins out on a magnetic surface. As your child completes a chore they can move it down with the DONE! Coin. At the end of the day they receive their money coin for the day to help keep track of what they earn over the course of the week and can add it to the DONE! area. (This is great for money skills too!)