Saturday, July 11, 2009

Paper Popsicles Blog Hop

It's time for the Paper Popsicles Welcome to Summer Blog Hop!!!


Paper Popsicles is having its first ever blog hop, so you'll be asked to hop from blog to blog featuring yummy eye candy with a summer theme...and of course what's eye candy without a little blog candy...so just leave a comment before you hop along to the next blog and you just might pick up a prize!!! Each blog will feature a secret word...these words needs to be collected and then put together to form a phrase. This phrase will then need to be emailed to paperpopsicles@gmail.com by Sunday night, July 12 at midnight Central time to be eligible for our grand prize.

So......lets get started!!!
If you are joining me from Jen C's blog great...you are hopping right along...if you just stumbled upon my blog...you won't want to miss a thing, so hop on over to the Paper Popsicles blog to get you started.

Here's a special project I made for the Blog Hop using a past Paper Popsicles kit. I love PP kits...they are such great deals and I have never been disappointed by them! If your kids don't already have a handy chore chart, summer is the perfect time to get one started since they are at home more than the school year!

I have been wanting to make something like this for awhile and I finally got to it! This is a chore chart for Joshua. It will hang on his door and at the end of each day, if he has completed all of his chores and moved them to the "done" area, he will get a reward. (But I haven't quite figured that part out yet. I am thinking about a quarter a day for his piggy bank. Any suggestions??)

Supplies needed:
Chipboard/cardboard (I just used the packaging from some page protectors.)*
*You will need one piece that is 11"x11" and a few other pieces in any shape for the "chores."
Patterned Paper- 1 - 12"x12" sheet plus some scraps
Adhesive
Letters stickers/ stamps and ink
Velcro
Optional-thread and needle
Other embellishments
Ribbon

Directions:
1. Adhere 11x11 chipboard onto the back center of your 12x12 paper.
2. Cut off the corners of the paper to make it easier to wrap around the chipboard.

3. Fold over the edges and adhere the paper to the back of the chipboard.
4. Design your chart and chore pieces as desired.
5. Add velcro to the chart and chores. I actually secured them with a needle and thread because some of my velcro wasn't very sticky.
6. Hang up and watch your child get excited about doing his or her chores! Joshua promptly let me know that he picked up his toys and then went to make his bed. LOL


While you're here...let me tell you a bit about my favorite online store and message board:
~Did you know that the Paper Popsicles blog features a new card challenge every Wednesday? ~Did you know that every month we have weekly theme challenges hosted on our message board?
~Did you know that we have a monthly sketch challenge?
~Did you know that we hold auditions each month for our next guest designer....details can be found on our message board!!!
~Have you seen the kits in the store? Did you see there is one main kit, two mini-kits, and a card kit each month?
~Have you been over to see the design team and guest designer's galleries to see their amazing work done with the fabulous products offered in the Paper Popsicles store?

Now...for my secret word...it is @"AT"

Before you hop on over there...be sure to leave me a comment here so you are entered into the drawing here on my blog.... next...be sure to keep on hopping and collecting words for your secret phrase by checking out Kayla's blog next... don't forget to send an email with the secret phrase to paperpopsicles@gmail.com at the end of the blog hop....and good luck!

55 comments:

  1. This is so CUTE! What a great idea! I love creative wall hangings, and this one is cute and functional! Great job!

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  2. This turned out great Stacey!

    Rewards ideas...what about stickers and so many stickers adds up to a trip to one of his favorite places, a park, a pool, etc.? I also like the quarter for the piggy bank idea!

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  3. So very Cute Stacy!! Love this idea. I think this is the year we start to give our son chores. He loves to help daddy with the trash (not quite tall enough to handle the big trashcan or trash bag by himself but he loves to help.)

    Thanks for sharing!!

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  4. I LOVE IT!!!! This is such a great idea and can be adapted to anything. I'd love to make some for the classroom for center time. Thanks for sharing the details with us. As for rewards - as a teacher (we know kiddos love stickers) Maybe different color stars are worth a certain amount, etc... And the quater is a great idea too!

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  5. wonderful idea,
    love the paper you used,
    Hugs
    Angie

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  6. Awesome project - I may need to do this for my daughter.

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  7. Love the chore chart!! I need to make one for my Joshua!! Thanks for sharing!!

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  8. oh I love this! such a fun and cute idea!!! happy hopping!

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  9. Wonderful chart Stacey...you never stop amazing me with your fabulous ideas!!!

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  10. WOW Stacey!! You always amaze me!! I just LOVE this chore chart...totally going to make one of these too!!

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  11. Such a cute idea!!! Love your blog!

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  12. I have been thinking about starting a chore chart for my 3 year old and this is so easy and adorable that I just might give it a try!

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  13. That chore chart is cute. My mom always had really fun, creative chore charts for us and it's one of things I remember about summer.

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  14. This is sooo clever! Love this idea! It turned out sooo cute!

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  15. What a fun idea, love the color scheme. ;)
    A quarter sounds great, or maybe a special treat once a week?

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  16. Great chore board. Have a great summer.

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  17. I'm sure Joshua doesn't care much for your project but it's awesome. Maybe I need to try this for my husband!!!!

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  18. This is great! I don't have kids to make this for, but as a teacher I can see some classroom charts that could be made in a similar way. Thanks for sharing!

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  19. Cute, cute, cute!!! I love the quarter idea and I was going to mention the time to add up to going to the park or someplace else that he enjoys, but I noticed that Kayla beat me to the mention. ;P

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  20. Great idea! I wonder if I make one for my boyfriend will he make the bed:)

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  21. Love the Choreboard idea!! Very cute!!

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  22. Stacey! This is SO, SO CUTE!!!! What a GREAT idea!!!!!!

    sandipeiffer@circlepi.com

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  23. what a wonderful idea!!
    TFS!!
    Monique

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  24. That is a great idea! Love this!

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  25. Very cute and creative!
    Hugs, Christine

    Christinenicole@att.net

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  26. I love blog hops and all the ideas! Thanks for the chance at the candy!

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  27. What a great idea! Love that the job is velcrowed!

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  28. now if there was something to make them actually do the chores!!!
    But seriously, great idea!

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  29. Great idea! The reward system always works!!!! Love PP kits!

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  30. Stacey, what a lovely message board and certainly a very useful idea. Best wishes, Kym xxx

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  31. Don't know if it makes the work easier, but it's a nice chore chart!

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  32. I have a suggestion: Gave him time alone with you. He'll get a lot of great memories with this. Like every day all chores are done he gets 15 min. After a while he will have enough for an afternoon with you.

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  33. Beautiful colors! What a lucky little boy!
    At our house we give a quarter for every year of your age and at 8 we added another 2 dollars (and some yardwork, too!)

    TFS...and the hop

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  34. This is absolutely delightful. I may have to make one of these for me for my scrappy space. Thank you for sharing.

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  35. I LOVE this project! It is practical and adorable at the same time! I would love to incorporate something like this into my classroom. Easy to see what has been done/not done. I guess I it is too early to make one of these for my boys? (they're almost TWO) At the rate I work, I should start on it now!

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  36. What a great project! This is cute and very useful. I was using a chore box, but think this idea may be easier for the kids to follow.

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  37. Love this choreboard and can't wait until I can make one for my grand-daughter - she'll love it!

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  38. That is soooo cute and a really great idea!!! I think I'm gonna have to give this one a try (jotting down in idea book). Such great inspiration!

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  39. Great idea. How about stickers, little hot wheels, or some m&m's as rewards?

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  40. Great idea. A piggy bank sounds good to me!

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  41. What a great idea! I've been trying to come up with a pretty chore board. I'm going to have to borrow your design!

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  42. Your instructions are great, I am going to try this. Beautiful!

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  43. very cute idea for a chore chart!

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  44. Love the paper, it's perfect for your job chart.

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  45. what a great idea my sister could use that for her kids
    how about one hour of game time or a day out if he makes it the whole week

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  46. What a great idea...I so have to make one of these!

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  47. Great project. Love the idea.

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  48. That is SOOO cute!!! I am thinking I will be lifting this idea for my boys!

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