Saturday, March 2, 2013

The Lazy Day

I give my kids coupons for Valentine’s Day.  These coupons then expire in one year, on Valentine’s Day of the next year.  I can’t remember where I got the template.  I did change out all the text on the coupons to fit our family.

Coupons

I smile as Valentine’s Day approaches and last minute, hoarded tickets are used.  A favorite ticket is the “Lazy Day”.  The kids can stay home from school and basically have a lazy day doing whatever they want to do.  They LOVE it!

Some days the kids will say, “I don’t want to go to school”.  I simply ask them if they want to use their Lazy Day coupon.  They of course say no and want to save it for the perfect day.  Then I don’t have to deal with a fight to go to school.

Both of the boys used their lazy days the first of February before they expired.  I spoiled them a bit with their favorite fast food for lunch.  Chik-fil-A for Jacob and Sonic for Nathan.  They settled in with the X box and had quite a lazy day!

Lazy Day

Don’t we ALL need a lazy day once in a while.  A day that we can do whatever we want when we want to.  I think I might take a Lazy Day!  :)

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7 comments:

  1. mommaerikaMarch 2, 2013 at 7:26 PM

    These are great! I love the Lazy Day and I think my kids would totally go for the no jobs for the day! Thanks so much for sharing! Do you have a post about how you do jobs/chores/allowance? I have 4 kiddos: 10, 8, 5 & 3 and we are stumped. I'd love to know what works for you :)
    Erika

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  2. mommaerikaMarch 2, 2013 at 7:26 PM

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  3. UnknownMarch 2, 2013 at 7:30 PM

    We are still using this system. It works for us.

    http://mymixofsix.blogspot.com/2010/08/work-chart.html

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  4. Jamie M.March 2, 2013 at 8:03 PM

    I love these!! I will have to save them for next year. I think my kids would love to have a lazy day and a chore free day.

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  5. lindsyMarch 2, 2013 at 10:34 PM

    I love this! I only have one in school so far, but yes, we could all use a lazy day once in a while.

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  6. mommaerikaMarch 3, 2013 at 7:02 PM

    Thanks for the link, Shauna :) I'm curious about consequences. We have some chores that are non-paid, just part of being in the household, room tidy, make bed... But I am not sure how to make sure they're done. Do yours lose money for jobs not done - how much? And are they paid more for weekly jobs? I'm not sure how to do this without nagging all day long.

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  7. AnonymousFebruary 14, 2014 at 5:04 AM

    Thanks Shauna! These are fantastic. And now I'm dying to see your job chart...

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