Sure, getting kids of any age involved with the household chores can be a challenge, but it’s important and provides them with the perfect opportunity to learn what responsibility and hard work means. The trick in getting kids to do their chores without all the hassle, is to make the chores fun, even if it means you have to relax your rules a bit. 

Here are a couple tricks to make your kids wish it was chore time all the time:

• Let your kids pick their favorite CD and sing together
• Give cash rewards by developing play money, designating values to tasks and letting your kids cash in for prizes
• Race to beat the clock or each other
• Make it a game, like “Red Light, Green Light”  where you call out “Green Light” to get the kids to put their toys away as fast as they can and then “Red Light” and they will have to freeze and do something silly
• Create a “Wacky Wheel of Chores”  by dividing tasks into a wheel and letting your kids spin to choose their chore of the week

Organize it all using these free chore chart sites. Your kids are bound to have some fun and learn valuable lessons along the way.

Have your own tips on making chores fun? Share in the comments—we’d love to hear!