Age Appropriate Chores for Kids – Kids Cleaning Checklist

January 10, 2023Leave a comment

While we all know kids are more than capable of turning your house upside down, it’s important to remember all they are capable of as well. With guidance and grace kids can become great household helpers. To help give you a starting point, I’ve grouped different chores according to age group. While some of these chores are done daily some may happen once a week or once a month. Chores are a great opportunity to give kids a job, something to do when they need a little redirection, and believe it or not when they need some quality time with you. Even if you end up re-wiping a table or folding, it’s the point that they are learning important life skills, and the more they practice the better they will get.

For an easy way to keep kids on track, check out our PRINTABLE CHORE CHART FOR KIDS HERE!

**One big disclaimer with this one is that every family and kid is different. If you’re looking to get your kids more involved in keeping your home clean, I’ve rounded up a few basic chores according to age group. Every child has different abilities and every parent has different comfort levels so please adapt this to fit your own family.**

Chores for 2-3+

Put clothes in hamper
Throws out their garbage
Bring cups and snacks to sink or counter
Tidies up space, crayons back in box, workstation pick up

Chores for 4-5+

Declutter and take part in donating toys they don’t play with
Clear dishes
Put away toys in appropriate places
Put laundry away in appropriate drawers
Empty lunchbox after school
Wipe surfaces
Make bed
Pick up sticks
Rake leaves
Choose outfits for next day or week

Chores for 6-8+

Fold laundry
Hang laundry
Load dishwasher
Feed pets
Wash windows
Wash baseboards
Disinfect screens and handheld devices
Make breakfast (cereal, toast, fruit, yogurt)
Checks backpack for library books, homework, projects, sporting equipment

Chores for 9-11+

9-11+
Learn to complete laundry cycle
Empty dishes
Prep lunches
Learn to prepare meals, oven and stove basics
Pack snacks and water for sporting events
Vacuum
Take out trash
Snow shovel
Helps manage calendar and to-do lists
Cleans up after pets
Puts away groceries

Kid Cleaning Ideas by Age – Kid Cleaning Hacks / Kid Chores by Age @madebykidsco #madebykidsco #chorechart

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Valentine’s Hug Basket Ideas

January 5, 20231 Comment

Made by Kids Co presents our Valentine hug baskets! We’ve made this a Valentine’s tradition in our house by getting little Valentine treats and trinkets and creating fun Valentine hug baskets for friends and neighbors. The kids love assembling these easy Valentine’s gift baskets and passing them out to their friends. From fidgets to chocolate, we’ll list everything we have in our Valentine’s hug baskets below complete with links!

What’s in our Valentine’s Day Gift Baskets for Kids:

Everything except the fortune cookies and custom pop-its are available at both the Dollar Tree and Amazon. I have Amazon links listed below because the Dollar Tree requires a larger quantity purchase for online orders. Everything is available in-store at the Dollar Tree as well!

Heart Container – Amazon + Dollar Tree
Valentine’s Day Fortune Cookies – Amazon
Candy Heart Bracelet – Amazon + Dollar Tree
Heart Bead Necklaces – Amazon + Dollar Tree
Ring Pops – Amazon + Dollar Tree
Hershey Kisses – Amazon + Dollar Tree
Chocolate Hearts – Amazon + Dollar Tree
Wood Craft Heart Sign – Amazon + Dollar Tree
Paint Brushes – Amazon + Dollar Tree
Red Craft Paint – Amazon + Dollar Tree
Class Valentine’s Day Pop-its – Amazon

Made by Kids Co. DIY Valentine’s Day Hug Basket Ideas / Dollar Store Valentine’s Day Basket Ideas for Kids

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Ultimate List of Snow Play Ideas

January 4, 2023January 5, 2023Leave a comment

There’s so much more to snow than just making a snowman. While that’s on our list below, I’ve also rounded up some creative snow play ideas for those seemingly endless winter days. From snow kitchens to painting snow, here’s our round-up of some of the best snow play ideas for kids. Happy snow playing from Made by Kids Co!

SNOW PLAY IDEAS FOR KIDS

Make a snowman
Make a snow coffee shop
Create a snow kitchen
Use sand toys to play in the slow
Go sledding
Go snow tubing
Go to the park in the snow
Paint the snow
Color the snow with food coloring
Take a snow hike
Have a mini photoshoot
Have a campfire in the snow
Make snow ice cream
Open a pretend snow restaurant using plastic cups and plates
Create a snow sensory bin for babies and toddlers
Create a snow fort
Make an igloo
Create a snow racetrack for matchbox cars
Use toy dump trucks to load and unload snow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhlDtCZgVME&t=11s

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12 Days of Christmas Books

December 10, 2022Leave a comment

We have a fun and free Christmas tradition to start with your family this year. Each year in December, we round up all of our Christmas books in the house. I choose 12 and wrap them in Christmas wrapping. The 12 nights leading up to Christmas, the kids open one a night. Even though they are books we already have, the kids get so excited to unwrap a new book each night. You can also store the books with your holiday decorations to keep them out of sight and together for the next year. We always end with The Night Before Christmas on Christmas Eve!

If you don’t have 12 Christmas books on hand, library books work great as well. They don’t cost you anything and after the kids have read them, you can return them to rent a new one the following year. If you’d like to start a Christmas collection of children’s books, we’ve rounded up a few favorites to purchase below!

Happy reading and Merry Christmas!

12 Classic Christmas Books for Kids

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIZyvK6rtmA

Super Easy Vanilla Cake Recipe – Kid-Friendly Christmas Cake Recipe

December 9, 2022December 11, 2022Leave a comment

Holiday baking burnout is no joke! This 7 ingredient cake is so easy to make with kids and you won’t spend hours in the kitchen baking and cleaning up. You can even make a couple and let each kid decorate their own. With 10 minutes of prep time, you’ll have a quick and delicious cake in the oven in minutes. Decorate your Christmas cake with red sprinkles, faux Christmas trees, edible glitter, or colored frosting. The possibilities are endless and this makes for a super fun Christmas break activity. Keep this recipe handy for an easy birthday cake too!

https://youtu.be/-VSLBOlxGx0

This recipe yields one layer of cake.

If you’re looking for an easy vanilla cake recipe, look no further. This is literally the easiest cake you can make outside of a box cake. 10 minutes of prep time and you have a fluffy, vanilla cake that’s great for a quick dessert, birthday cake, or any time of the year.

Prep Time:
10 mins

Cook Time:
30 mins

Total Time:
40 mins

Servings:
12

Yield:
1 9-inch square cake or circle pan

The Easiest Vanilla Cake Ingredients

1 cup white sugar

½ cup unsalted butter

2 large eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 ½ cups all-purpose flour

1 ¾ teaspoons baking powder

½ cup milk

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F / 175 degrees C.

Grease and flour a 9-inch square cake pan or circle pan. You can double this recipe for a 2-layer cake.

Cream butter and sugar together in a mixing bowl. The trick to a light and fluffy cake is a light and fluffy creamed butter and sugar mixture. If it isn’t creamed before adding the eggs, the cake will be dense.

One at a time at each egg. Mix between each egg. Add vanilla.

Combine the flour and baking powder in a separate dry ingredient bowl. Add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients and mix well. Add the milk and stir until smooth.

Pour your batter into the cake pan.

Bake in the preheated oven. The top of the cake will spring back when lightly touched. Use a cake tester or toothpick to test it. The bake time will range from 30 to 40 minutes.

Remove from the oven and cool completely.

Easy Buttercream Frosting

Prep Time:
10 mins

Total Time:
10 mins

Servings:
8

Yield:
2 1/2 cups

This recipe is for one layer cake, double for a 2-layer cake)

Ingredients

½ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature

4.5 cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted

1 ½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract

2 tablespoons milk

Food coloring, or as needed (Optional)

Directions

Cream butter in the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment. This will make sure your frosting is smooth and fluffy. Gradually add in confectioners’ sugar until fully mixed. Add in vanilla extract.

Add the milk and beat for another 3-4 minutes. Separate frosting for different colors if desired. If you’re only using one color of frosting, mix in 3-5 drops of desired color and mix well.