Shelley's Box for Saturdays

Talking to another mom in Faribaut, Shelley, had a great idea.  She said that when she picks up toys that her kids leave out, she puts them in the "Saturday box".  

Then, when the kids say, "where is my MP3" or "where are my cars", she replies, "In the Saturday box."   

The kids then know they cannot get those items until Saturday.  Each Saturday, they empty the box, put it all away and then start fresh.  Innovative!  Thanks for sharing!!

This Southern Minnesota Mom used this idea recently.  After many urges to pick up their items that seemed to suddenly scatter across the house, I picked them all up and put them in a basket at the end of the hall.  To get their items out, they had to do a chore first and then they could take them out of the basket.  

I am sure there are a ton of ideas out there.    Feel free to share and as always, thanks for connecting.