2020 Covid Chore Challenge

Normally, we do Summer Chore Challenge when school gets out. Nothing is normal these days, so, effective immediately, we are starting Covid Chore Challenge. As a result of our big road trip last year, we didn't do a 2019 Summer Chore Challenge, so my kids have been pestering me to get going on this year's lists and tracking poster. They chose the poster's orienteering theme, but any map making mistakes are completely my fault.

Covid Chore Challenge is pretty much the same as regular summer chore challenge, but starting earlier and with the potential to dove-tail into a regular chore challenge in a couple months. If you're not familiar with regular chore challenge, I've written more detailed blog post about them in the past, so click HERE, HERE, or HERE.

As a quick summary, the idea of chore challenge is to focus on training. Each kid has a list of 15 individualized chores and tasks to learn/accomplish. It takes a while to complete any task, but once a task is finished, they move up a step on the tracking chart. They get a small prize when they finish 3 tasks (along the lines of a Dairy Queen Blizzard), a bigger prize after finishing 7 tasks (something around $7-$10), and a grand prize when they finish 10 tasks (something around $25). If everyone reaches the grand prize, then we get a big family party.

Since everything this summer has been cancelled and the months will be 2,345 days long, part one of the chore challenge will last from May 1-June 30. Anyone who has reached the grand prize level of part one will have the opportunity to participate in part two (which will run July 1-August 31). That level will carry over unfinished tasks/chores from part 1, plus 10 or more new tasks/chores. The kids are really excited about the potential for double to prizes.

 I think they'll all be successful. They're super excited about getting started and are all fully invested. Except perhaps Nellie. This is her first chore challenge and she seems to think she should get a prize for every little thing she does. Whoops!

So, here are their lists for part one...

Aubree (age 14) (Note - I had a hard time coming up with tasks for Aubree, because she's been super self-motivated during this lockdown. She has some weak areas we're addressing coughcleaningcough, but otherwise, I decided to go ahead and reward her for some of the great things she's already been working on).

1. *Clean bathroom
2. Algebra 2 on Khan Academy
3. Mop Kitchen Floor
4. Exercise at least 30 minutes (30 times)
5. Cook 10 Meals
6. Mow Lawn
7. Indexing (100 batches)
8. Practice Violin (60+ minutes, 50 times)
9. Finish Music Theory Course
10. Vacuum Car Interior
11. Practice Driving
12. Bathroom Affirmations
13. Duolingo (40 times)
14. Write at least 10 blog posts
15. Floss teeth

Bryce (age 12)

1. *Wash Laundry

2. Mop Kitchen Floor
3. *Clean bathroom
4. Blog Posts (10 posts)
5. Run 2+ miles (12 times)
6. Iron Clothes
7. Chop Vegetables
8. Wash dishes
9. Floss teeth
10. Less than 3 strikes (24 times)
11. Cook or Bake (10 times)
12. Use the Vitamix
13. Practice Piano (30+ minutes, 50 times)
14. Finish School work and chores by 1pm (20 times)
15. Take Out Recycling

Thane (age almost 10)

 

1.  Sweep kitchen

2. Finish Creative Writing            

3. *Clean bathrooms

4. Dust

5.  Jog 2+ mile(s) (12 times)

6. Vacuum Car Interior

7. Practice Piano  (20+ minutes, 50 times)

8. Spelling Practice (20 times)

9.  Floss Teeth

10.  Load Dishwasher

11. Cook or Bake (10 times)

12.  Fold load of laundry & Hang Up Clothes

13.  Peel Vegetables

14. Vacuum Upstairs

15. Learn to Tie a Tie

Graham (age 7)

1.  Vacuum Downstairs

2.  Make Bed

3. Sweep kitchen

4.  Jog with mom or dad (8 times)

5. Tell time (analog) and identify coins 

6. Finish Math U See Beta     

7. Learn to ride a 2-wheeler    

8.  Floss Teeth

9. Make own lunch

10. Take Out Food Waste

11. Help Clean Playroom without fighting (20 times)

13. *Wipe-down Bathroom

14. Fold load of laundry

15.  Piano Practice (40 times)

Nellie (age 4 1/2)

1. Wipe-down Kitchen Cabinets

2.  Memorize address and phone number

3. Vacuum Stairs

3.  Make Bed

4.  Walks or hikes with mom or dad (20 times)

5.  Set the table

6.  Help Clean Playroom without complaining (20 times)

7.  Sanitize door handles/light switches

8. Fold towels & washcloths

9.  Put away clothes without complaining (20 times)

10.  Teach Your Child to Read Lessons (20)

11.  Practice on Balance Bike (16 times)

12. Empty garbages

13.  Wipe own bum

14.  Unbuckle Car Seat
15. Stay in own bed 

* = required tasks 
As always, if anyone would like a copy of the checklists, send me a text or message, and I will email them to you.