It’s A Family Affair: Stop, Drop & Organize
September 19, 2007
Do you remember back in school they had a Stop, Drop and Read portion of the day? Well, when the teacher called it out you were to stop whatever you were doing, drop it neatly on your desk, grab a book and read.
Well, why not do the same with organizing. We all know it isn’t just us moms that tend to let things pile up. We may have a spouse, significant other, kids, pets and more that help to keep the house unorganized and at times cluttered.Why not create A Stop Drop and Organize time 1 time on Saturday and 1 time on Sunday (just for 10 minutes each).
You can get everyone to participate.. Yes a toddler too :) Simply get some note cards, and write down some chores on them (chores that can be accomplished in 10 minutes) have each family member pick a card then “get to it”. You can gear the tasks towards the person’s abilities (e.g. while older kids can help out with cleaning up the kitchen or bathroom, a toddler may be responsible for putting away his/her toys.) Pick your card, set the timer and everyone goes their separate ways for 10 minutes and does there best job.
Just think.. in a household of 4 people you are getting for great tasks completed in just 10minutes.So, do you think you can do that? How you think you family would react?
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My 2 kids love helping me do the housework, they’re 2 and 4. I’ve always encouraged them from an early age to tidy their toys away, it’s worked really well, they just do it. So when they see me dusting or hoovering they end up fighting to join in! I’m sure it won’t last.
Giving them a task each that is theirs is a good idea and I will definitely give that a go. It’s the little one that I have to watch, because she does like to tidy things into the bin!