{my little helper}

lately i have been giving noah little chores to do throughout our day.  {now i use the word "chores" lightly} i have him help me set the table which he seems to actually really enjoy.  i give him the silverware {minus knives} and the napkins to place at each persons place setting. he puts the big spoons and forks at mommy and daddy's seat and the little ones at his seat and on graham's highchair tray.  


i have also had him occassionally help me clear the table after dinner as well.  i pick one or two little things for him to carry into the kitchen for me.  these are items that if dropped wouldn't cause a major disaster or cause a ginormous mess.  he also takes his sippy cup into the kitchen when he is done with it after each meal.


at the end of our day when he is changing into his jammies i have him take his dirty clothes and put them in his hamper.  and sometimes i have him help me gather all of the dirty clothes out of the hampers when we are getting ready to do laundry.


i figure this is a good age to start teaching him to help out around the house a little and for him to have a few responsibilities.  so i am curious, do any of you have your little ones do any little "chores" at your house?  i wanted to implement a little chore chart and maybe put stickers by a task once it is completed.  he loves stickers so i figure this might be exciting for him.  has anyone done this with there kids?


i think i am going to use the above pictured chore chart.  and you can use it too! just click here to download your own chart.

{image+chart  via ModEco Kids}