tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25502633.post6793722610918624888..comments2024-03-22T14:58:07.239-05:00Comments on Ordinary Time: My big blue IKEA bagthecurrysevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08932092243753160814noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25502633.post-37723678539867440932013-10-10T13:23:59.060-05:002013-10-10T13:23:59.060-05:00We did this but they had to do a chore to reclaim ...We did this but they had to do a chore to reclaim something. It really revealed to them AND me what they cared about :-)<br />~~SusieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25502633.post-29460204768210725052013-10-09T13:22:55.507-05:002013-10-09T13:22:55.507-05:00I do something similar at our house. We do a quick...I do something similar at our house. We do a quick clean up before every meal and bedtime to give the kids a chance to pick up their things. Anything left out gets put into "Mama's basket". I keep the basket in the pantry and the kids can't have the things in it until I clean house on Saturday. Anything they don't come and claim then gets thrown away. The only problem is that they get a little lax around Friday because they know they can get stuff back the next day, but it does keep the clutter under control for most of the week.csmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04439615092702553284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25502633.post-55756943819915625302013-10-07T11:43:05.131-05:002013-10-07T11:43:05.131-05:00I tried something similar with clothes in my girls...I tried something similar with clothes in my girls room. My criteria was if they could go a week without losing anything, they could retrieve something from the bag. <br /><br />It didn't work so well. I ended up having to buy sets of new underwear because evidently those are really not high priority clothing. We changed systems then so as to not make that a habit.Lucynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25502633.post-24718667468817599172013-10-07T11:14:07.167-05:002013-10-07T11:14:07.167-05:00I read a variation of this this morning that we m...I read a variation of this this morning that we might employ. Each kid has a receptacle (this would admittedly be easier for smaller families) that is kept in the same location. Into it goes all stuff they've left lying around. It is emptied (as you do) once a week, always at the same time. The idea was that individual receptacles are less overwhelming for the child digging through their stuff. Either way it is done, this is a fantastic idea!Paula F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02528889540081514519noreply@blogger.com