Stay busy and calmGood for siblings
Helper Jobs Jar
Pull out a slip, do one small kind job, and feel very important.
- Ages
- 2–8 yrs
- Play
- 5–20 min
- Prep
- 5 min
- Mess
- barely any
- Energy
- lively
- Where
- anywhere
You’ll need
Things you probably have at home.
- paperGet it on Amazon
- a penGet it on Amazon
- a jar or a cupGet it on Amazon
Optional
- stickers to decorate the jarGet it on Amazon
How to play
Before you start: Tear the paper into slips and draw one small job on each: feed the pet, water a plant, match the socks, set out the spoons, give someone a hug.
Before you start: Fold the slips and drop them in the jar.
Let them shake the jar and pull out one slip.
Work out the picture together and say the job out loud.
Do the job with them the first time. Next time they lead.
Thank them the way you would thank a grown-up.
Pull another slip, or save the rest for tomorrow.
Make it different next time
- Let them think up new jobs and draw the slips themselves.
- Add a few slips that are kind jobs for other people, like drawing a picture for a neighbor.
Cleanup: Used slips go back in the jar.
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Bean In A Jar
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- a clear jar or glass
- cotton wool or paper towels
- water