Chore Chart DIY

Now that our daughter Emerson is officially THREE I decided it was time for a chore chart.  Really I probably could have made one of these a long time ago. 

 I have seen chore charts all over the stores and saw a few cute ones on Etsy but decided to make my own and save some money. 

 I went to Michaels and bought a magnetic board (pink because everything has to be pink right now), letter stickers, small adhesive magnets and small wooden tiles.  I already had modge podge and paint brushes at home.

I then measured the larger wooden tiles in the bag (about 1.5 inch square) and created an excel spreadsheet where each cell was the size of a tile.  I split the cells into two parts so I could have both words and an image for each chore.  I found the images either in clip art or online and did a simple copy and paste.  If you would like the template I used feel free to contact me and I will email it to you.  I printed the cells on card stock so it would be easier to work with and stand up to all the modge podge with less wrinkles.

I attached each image to a tile with a thin layer of modge podge and then after allowing that to dry I applied two coats on top so they would stand up to dirty little toddler fingers.  I want Emme to move each tile on her board as she completes them.

After the modge podge was dry on front I attached the sticky magnets to the back of each tile.  I used the glitter letters to put Emerson's name on her board as well as one side for "To Do" and one side for "Done".  I used a simple dry erase marker to draw a line down the center of her board.  I am deciding if I want to do that with a sharpie or use a cute border of some sort.

The finished Chore Chart!

How it works: 

Every day I will choose the chores I want Emme to accomplish and put them on the "To Do" side of her board.  The ones that do not need done that day I will just stick elsewhere on the fridge so we do not lose them.  Then as she accomplishes each task she will get to move the tile to the "Done" side of the board.  If all her tiles are on the right side by bedtime she gets to pick a treasure from her treasure box (also used in potty training) or get a treat from the candy jar.

We then hung it on the fridge tonight and added a few of Emme's favorite princess magnets to make it extra special.