Ping Pong Balls Make Chores Fun!

I love to browse Pinterest every night while I watch television.  I pin and re-pin everything I have to have, make, etc.  Some things are not exactly the most practical, like the super awesome heat sensitive shower tiles (who wouldn’t want to take a shower with the Northern Lights all around?!?). A week or so ago I came across the idea of putting various household chores on ping pong balls and throwing those balls into a jar.  I’m always trying to get the kids to help around the house.  They, of course, always ask for money…which irritates me.  I feel that as a member of the household, they should have certain “jobs” that they are expected to do just to help with the flow of the house.  So I decided to put this ping pong jar together.  It couldn’t hurt.  I already had the jar at home and the ping pong balls are super cheap on Amazon!

*As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases*

How to Make Ping Pong Ball Chores

The chores I wrote on the balls are:

1. Wash Kitchen Chairs
2. Clean Bathtub
3. Sweep the Kitchen
4. Clean Bedroom (written on 2)
5. Clean Toilet Upstairs
6. Pick Up Family Room
7. Wipe the Kitchen Cabinets
8. Clean the Bathroom Sink Upstairs
9. Wash Kitchen Counters
10. Dust Family Room
11. Dust Living Room
12. Clean Toilet Downstairs
13. Wash Kitchen Table
14. Clean Bathroom Sink Downstairs
15. Put All Shoes Away
16. Wipe Down Fridge Doors
17. Wipe Down Oven Door

So today was the first day we tried this.  I explained what we were going to do to the kids on the way home from school.  I had each of them close their eyes, reach in the jar and choose a ping pong ball.  Bella chose “Clean the Bathtub”.  She was jumping up and down (seriously).  Zachary chose sweep the kitchen floor.  Each kid did their chore without a complaint at all.  In fact…when they were done, they asked to choose another ball!  How awesome is that?

Once all the chores in the jar have been done I told them we could have a special treat (a slurpee, ice cream, etc) and then all the balls go back in the jar and we start over!  Definitely give it a try!  For some reason, when you write a chore on a ball…it makes it more fun!