I did it! chores

When we were at the homeschool convention, the one booth that stole Daddy Richards' attention was the I did It chore system. We have been trying to get the girls more productive around the house without the nagging reminders. Each of the girls have their own chart and they have different color-coded chores to do through out the day.
Morning - brush teeth, feed dogs, make bed...
Lunch - clear plate from table
Afternoon - quiet reading
Dinner - clear plate, bath, brush teeth, ready for bed...
Extra - Say something nice to your sister, clean your closet...

The kit came with a set of chore cards and then blank cards to add chores specific to your household. Each night the girls go through their list and then, get token for the items they placed into their I did it box. We also can say at a specific time during the day, are all of your orange cards gone and have them check to see what their chores were instead of listing all of the things we want to see them get accomplished in a day. There is a graph and a cylinder for us to keep track of their tokens. Top prize - 250 tokens = trip to Gattiland, 25 tokens= movie. The girls helped us decide on the prizes with some encouragement from mom and dad. It has also cut down on them wanting to watch movies during the day b/c they have to spend their tokens in order to watch one now. So, far it is working great. LE remembers to feed the dogs each morning, she is usually dressed before Ben and I are, and both have become excellent at cleaning up after themselves. Bella is still getting the concept with a little help, but she has no problem remembering to get her tokens each night.