Reusable Monthly Cleaning Chart Plus Free Printable!

I’ve told you before that I am not a Susie Homemaker. Knowing that about myself, I have to be intentional and organized about keeping a relatively clean and organized home. I’ve shared my homemaking binder with you, and I want to share my cleaning chart with you!

When I started thinking about a cleaning schedule, I knew I wanted it to be simple, all on one page, and where I would see it constantly as a reminder. I did some research and compiled a list of chores that covered nearly everything that would need to be done to keep the house clean and organized. Then I sorted those chores into daily, weekly, biweekly, and twice a year. Finally, I sat down at the computer and designed the chart.

I will warn you that I don’t require an immaculate house all the time. The chores are spaced out pretty well. Most days only have 1 major chore listed in addition to the daily chores. Saturday is kept pretty light, and Sunday is reserved as a day of rest. No additional chores are planned for Wednesday because I usually spend that day away from home–plus who doesn’t need a catch up day! The chart covers 4 weeks.

BONUS: Writing your sponsored child is included so you are reminded to write at least once a month!

How to Make Your Reusable Monthly Cleaning Chart:

I love to cross things off a list, but I don’t like having to repeatedly print out my list. So I decided to make my chart reusable.

Materials:

• Access to laminator or a page protector sleeve
• String/Yarn
• Hot glue gun
• Dry-erase Marker
• Magnets (I just cut up an old one)
• Hole Punch
• Scissors
• Printed copy of the Monthly Chore Chart (Click to Download)

1. Laminate your Chore Chart.
2. **Hot-glue magnets to the back of chart.
3. Punch hole in top right corner of chart.
4. Cut string at least as long as chart.
5. Hot-glue dry-erase marker to one end of string.
6. Tie string to chart.
7. Post on your refrigerator or other magnetic surface!

 

**Be sure to use magnets strong enough to hold the page and marker**

KEEP HOT GLUE GUN OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN AT ALL TIMES!

 

Be careful to use a dry erase marker. I recommend black (even though I have a red one in the picture!). Black tends to erase better. At the end of each week, you can erase your check marks for your daily chores. Then at the end of each month, you can erase your check marks for the monthly chores. At the end of each year, you can erase your check marks for the TAY (Twice a Year) chores.

 
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