It was a little bit of a panicked morning compared to usual. We drove down the road on the way to school and my pre-preppie exclaimed, "I forgot my bag!". Indicator on, ready to pull over, I exclaimed, "I didn't get it either!" Then, a calm six-year-old boy's voice said, "It's OK...I've put what she needs in the boot!" Like I always say, my kids are not perfect but I my six-year-old is one of those kids who is thoughtful and organised FAR beyond his years.
If you've got school-aged children, you'll know that mornings can be a real rush, but something that has absolutely revolutionised our household in the morning is our beloved 'tick list'.
As I mentioned, I have one child who adores knowing 'the plan' and following it through. My second child is a free spirit, a constant dancer. She has the imagination of a champion and needs to be reminded that there even is a plan!
Enter (insert cool Top Gun or Star Wars music here): the Tick Chart. Through the combined efforts of Pinterest, our love of order and my exceptionally limited tech skills, I have created a chart of morning tasks my children both tick off every morning. The benefits are many but include:
To make life easy for you, I’ve included downloadable tick lists for you to simply print off and get started on.
> Download the list in words
> Download the list in pictures