My One Creative Project for the Year!

Okay, so everyone knows how NOT crafty I am. I try, but to no avail. I have been wanting a new job chart for my kids and an FHE board, but did not want to spend a lot of money, and yet I didn't want them made out of cardboard either. I really like the magnetic boards but they are pricey. So I tried to think of a better way. Well, I finally did! I found some cheap (around $10) magnetic white boards at Walmart and I added a few things and I am proud at how it turned out. So....yay! My one creative project for the year is finished!! These pics aren't very good because the boards are hanging in the hall and it isn't very wide, but I think you can see them well enough.

This is the job chart. The days of the week go across and their names go down. I did four so I don't have to redo it when Kate is old enough. Their chores are listed in the Monday slot of each of their rows. They are individualized. What I like is that they are in control. If they have done all their chores for the day then they move the magnet to that day (notice that TJ has the whole week filled in, Brenden a few days, and Alyssa not at all.....age but mostly personality!) I don't have to do it, they do, and that is what I wanted.

In between is our family mission statement and the Proclamation. We spent a lot of time putting together our mission statement and I think it turned out great.

Then on the end is our FHE board. I think it turned out cute. I love that already it has kept me more organized. I think of the lesson one week in advance so I'm not scrambling for something at the last second like I was doing before.

So there you go.....my craftiness for the year... hooray!!