We have Family Home Evening on Sunday nights because that's when Craig is home. Tonight we talked about doing chores and how each of us needs to do our part as a member of our family.
Logan and Bergen already do some things around the house, but we've decided to set aside a certain time for chores each week in order to be more consistent. We'll be adding regular dusting, and vacuuming to their chores as well as taking out the garbage and loading/unloading the dishwasher. And they are excited!
After that we talked about how nice it is to live in a clean house and to be able to have friends over on the spur of the moment without having to run and pick up toys! They had that experience last week and l-o-v-e-d it. Craig and I also explained that we appreciate it when they clean up after themselves.
And then... we talked about doing secret service.
Secret Service is doing something for someone without being asked, just because you want to be nice. It was funny because while we were talking about it, Craig got up and took Logan's church shoes into his room without saying anything. When he returned Logan wasn't sure what he'd done, but Bergen had seen it, so she did something for someone else. Then it became a game.
After some oven s'mores for our treat and a little more discussion we read the scriptures, had family prayer and the kids went to bed.
I love nights when we have Family Home Evening!
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Family Home Evening
Posted by Gigi at 10:40 PM
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This was our topic this week, too! Chores, chores, chores. It was to motivate me to do mine, too! For example, I just cleaned the toilet. Yuck. The things I do to set a good example. ;)
Wait wait wait - you had S'MORES for dessert and didn't invite me?!?! :)
Way to go! Sounds like a very effective lesson and quickly learned. Knowing you two the kiddos will always have fun experiences doing chores.
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