FHE Chore Charts

Memorable Monday Moments

"Evolution" of assignments

Once the kids were old enough, we decided it was important for them to participate. And the easiest way to do that was with a simple "chore wheel" - kind of like one found here. For a long period of time, one of the assignments on our chart was to share a talent. This wasn't necessarily singing a song or playing the piano, although that was definitely allowed. We saw a lot of pictures, lego creations, soccer or hula hooping demonstrations, and even recitations of the alphabet or times tables. The one I remember most is a 2 year old demonstrating "karate moves" using his little Power Ranger figures.

When our little paper wheel finally disintegrated, we used a typed agenda in a plastic page protector with wordstrips taped on top that we'd rotate each week. Here was the agenda:

Presiding: (always Dad)

Welcome: (rotated among everybody, along with the other assignments)

Opening Song: (chosen and announced by the welcome person)

Pianist:

Music Conductor:

Opening Prayer:

Announcements:

Lesson:

Closing Song:

Closing Prayer:

Refreshments:

Another important part of these early family nights was teaching the children to lead music. It's a skill that our missionaries and seminary students (which means everybody!) have really appreciated having.

Because our agenda plan worked so well for us, when the RS made these cute FHE assignment charts (the assignment was written above the peg, and the family's names on the hearts for rotation), we turned ours into a reminder of our family motto.