Preschoolers doing laundry?!
I am a firm believer that people underestimate the abilities of little kids! In our house everyone pitches in, learning the routine basically by watching, all their little life. WHO SAYS littles can do laundry? Who says they can't do chores! I mean, come on they make messes, by golly they can at least TRY and help clean them up right?! So this picture you see here, I caught Benn and Kate with my cell phone, doing the laundry all on their own accord! I had to not laugh while taking this shot! Poor kids, already know what the mommy wants done, without even being told to do it!
* Benn (Age 5) climbed up on the 2-step stool
* Kate (Age 4) brought over a basket
* Benn threw down the dry clean clothes into the basket
* Kate took them to the couch.
* Kate handed Benn the wet clothes from the washer
* Benn put them into the dryer
Side Note: I love love love my Kenmore stackable mega heavy duty W/D. One load in this mamma is like two loads of a regular washer and dryer! Good thing Robert got this for me after baby # 4..... I have to do 2-3 loads a day in THIS MACHINE just to keep the piles at bay. If I don't oooooo babbyyyy what a mess! Laundry can take over like The Blob in short order. You do the math...it adds up qwik, if I didn't have this machine OR I didn't do my loads everyday! Now......add in at least one extra load right now since Joshua has severe reflux! OI VEY!
posted by Jenn @ 9:54 PM
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OMG Mine have done chores since day 1! I use to carry them in slings, front packs and backpacks as I cooked and cleaned, once they could walk they stood and would help me "load" the dishwasher...really only recommend if you have corell or plastic lol. But by kinder. they were making their beds, which meant you just throw you stuff from floor to bed, helping sort and do laundry etc. Now at 17, 12 and 10, they can make dinner and such. Its a huge help and I don't understand why people keep their kids from doing chores, it's an important life lesson just like learning to read and do math!
I wonder what my kids did for chores, I must have been missing something, lol.. The next thing you know Kate will push Benn in the dryer and start it, lol. Please NO....
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