Job Jar

Those idea boffins at Martha Stewart have been working overtime again, this time with an ingenious way to get the kids involved in doing the chores over the summer holidays without you getting a headache. Behold, the Job Jar. 

Type or write up your to do list and on bright coloured paper and have your little darlings chose their fate. To make tasks less tedious for everyone, print them on strips of paper, color-coding to distinguish "grown-up jobs" from "kid jobs." On chore day, have everyone draw and complete a job.

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