15 Tips to Ignite a Veggie Revolution In Your House

15 Tips to Ignite a Veggie Revolution In Your House

It doesn’t seem to matter where I travel these days, I have a knack for finding vegetables.

Whether it’s using tools like Yelp or inquiring about the farmer’s market, I’m usually able to sample local foods AND fulfill my desire for LOTS of food. That’s right part of my veggie love comes from enjoying feeling full, which a big plate of veggies will do.

Since one of the most frequent questions in the Clean and Lean Project is about how to learn to like vegetables {participant or family}, I thought I’d share some of the tips that have worked for me.

That’s right this VegHead {is this a real term? I don’t know, but I like it} used to shun most veggies unless they were covered in cheese!!

Now if I’m traveling and don’t have some veggies at each meal, I start craving them. David knows the signs…it’s time to eat and I start scouring every menu because it must be one that includes a veggie packed meal. Not to say that isn’t balanced with a delicious amount of chocolate later.

Re-Market the VeggieVegetables have a bad wrap. It’s totally undeserved, but many kids refuse to eat veggies because they’ve been toughed as “healthy”. Those kids turn in to adults who think healthy foods must taste awful and granted the over steamed broccoli of our youth didn’t do much for making veggies seem exciting.

Here are some ways to generate interest:

• Go to the farmer’s market – the colors make everything seem so appealing!
• Ask kids to pick out one fruit or veggie each time you visit the store.
• Involve the family in making dishes {kids like eating what they’ve invested time in}.
• Play with your food! Change the perspective from “you must eat these to have dessert” {which implies veggies suck and sugar is good} to veggies are fun. How many peas can they get on their fork? Make faces or shapes with the veggies.
• Remember it takes up to 5 times for your taste buds to adjust {hence why you might not have liked something as a kid, but enjoy it now}
• VOLUME – Shoot this may only work on people like me, but I like to eat in VOLUME so knowing that eating more veggies means a bigger meal makes me feel full and happy.

Taste Bud TipsNow that we have some interest going, the food better taste great or the next go round will be a fight. You’ll get your family to eat more vegetables in no time!

• Find a hummus you love then experiment with chopped peppers, broccoli, cauliflower or baby carrots for a snack in the afternoon.
• Start with a sweeter vegetable like carrots or sweet potatoes, as those flavors will be more enticing initially than the smell of brussel sprouts.
• Glaze your veggies before roasting with: honey, minced garlic, ginger and balsamic vinegar
• Puree’s are a great way to start introducing new flavors. i.e. butternut squash puree in your meatloaf or spinach puree in your tomato sauce. Most people won’t notice the addition, but will then be more open to trying vegetables after realizing they ate some and enjoyed it. Checkout Deceptively Delicious for tons of recipes with puree’s.
• Add some veggies to an existing meal! i.e. broccoli in your macaroni and cheese, shredded zucchini in your muffins, shredded carrots in your oatmeal. Most of the time these little additions won’t change the flavor, but they get everyone to used to seeing more veggies.
• Stir fry veggies with just a little EVOO, garlic and onions. Especially for kids who love to dine out, serve with chopsticks or fortune cookies to turn it in to a at home Chinese meal {the experience is part of why we love food}
• Smoothies. Come on this wouldn’t be a blog post of mine if I didn’t recommend you try the green smoothie. I’ve got a whole guide on how to start increasing the veggies in them and what flavors are best.
• Grill it! Summer time is a great opportunity to toss some veggies on the grill with your burgers or brats. First it associates them with something you love, but it also adds a flavor you just can’t get with baking.

MORE IDEAS

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12 Healthy Foods You’re Overeating (hint they aren’t veggies!)

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15 Real Food Ideas for Baby’s First Solids

15 Real Food Ideas for Baby’s First Solids

Even the most mainstream nutritional advice today says to minimize or avoid refined white carbs, like white flour, white pasta, and white rice.

So then WHY on earth do they recommend a refined, powdery, white rice cereal for baby’s first food? It’s positively baffling. Rice cereal has practically no nutrition, and 6-month-old babies don’t even have the required enzyme (amylase) for grain digestion. It’s just not a good choice, friends.

There are many better choices for nourishing (not to mention delicious!) first foods for baby to enjoy. We went the rice cereal route with our firstborn, but once we learned more about real food (including real food for babies!) we did things drastically different with our second and third kids.

We ditched the rice cereal and started offering real foods via baby-led weaning when they started showing an interest and could sit up on their own.

When we couldn’t do homemade food (like when out of the house) we would often use pouches of fruit and veggie purees like these ones from Plum Organics® – certified organic, non-GMO, minimally processed whole ingredients. I would hold off on the blends that have grains until after a year old, but the veggie-fruit combos are great for starting out.

Here’s a list of fifteen of the first foods that we offered in the transition to solid foods. Keep in mind that this was a gradual and slow transition that took months (my babies didn’t really eat a lot of solids until after their first year).

15 Real-Food Ideas for Baby’s First Solids

1. Avocado (high in healthy fats – perfect for baby’s developing brain!)

2. Steamed carrots with butter and sea salt

3. Soft-cooked egg yolk with a pinch of sea salt (I usually scrambled it)

4. Applesauce

5. Plain yogurt

6. Banana

7. Homemade muffins (grain-free for the first year)

8. Organic, non-GMO puree pouches (great for on the go)

9. Large chunks of soft meat

10. Homemade broth (this can be mixed in with other foods for a nutrition boost!)

11. Sweet potatoes, steamed and cut in chunks, or mashed with butter and salt/pepper.

12. Herbs and spices. Okay, technically not a food in and of themselves, but they deserve a spot on the list! Babies don’t need to eat boring and bland food – jazz it up with herbs and spices!

13. Berries (awesome finger foods)

14. Winter squash, steamed with butter and sea salt (mashed or in chunks as finger food)

15. A wee bit of homemade sauerkraut juice – an amazing and natural source of probiotics. Just a dribble of the juice to start out.

Introducing solids to a real food baby doesn’t have to be a bland, boring, or highly-processed experience! Give your babies whole, real foods to help them develop great lifelong eating habits.

What was/is your baby’s favourite first food?

Disclosure: this was post was sponsored by Plum Organics, but the content and opinions are all mine! I only partner with companies that fit the mission of Red+Honey.

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15 Healthy Breakfast Ideas for Kids

15 Healthy Breakfast Ideas for Kids

I don’t know about you, but I’ve always found it hard to keep breakfast both healthy and interesting. This year I’ve been trying out lots of new ideas to shake things up a bit in our household at breakfast time so today I’m sharing 15 of my healthy breakfast ideas for kids. These ideas are all very easy and mostly very quick to make, but I’ve tried to make this post more useful by splitting the ideas into three groups – breakfast ideas to prepare in advance, quick breakfast ideas to make in a hurry, and easy breakfast ideas for when you have a little more time. All of these ideas are suitable for the whole family, as well as kids of course.

Breakfast Ideas to Prepare in Advance

Frozen Yoghurt Bites – I’ve shared two versions of these delicious and healthy frozen yoghurt bites on the blog so far and they’ve both been a big hit! Made from just fruit and yoghurt, these are great eaten ‘as they come’, or you could throw them onto a bowl of granola or cereal for a delicious crunchy breakfast. The recipes can be found here: frozen fruity yoghurt bites recipe and frozen banana yoghurt bites recipe.

Healthy Homemade Granola – This is so easy to make, much lower in sugar than most shop bought granolas and great because you can customise it with any dried fruits, nuts or seeds to suit your taste. It’s also a fun project to make with children – you’ll find a free printable child friendly recipe over on the blog post: healthy homemade granola recipe. Make a big batch to last you all week and beyond!

Fruit Salad – another easy and healthy breakfast idea that can be customised to suit your tastes – make up a big batch and keep it in the fridge to use for several days worth of breakfasts! Serve on its own, with a dollop of natural yoghurt or sprinkled with crunchy seeds. Try my easy rainbow fruit salad recipe, healthy rainbow fruit sundae recipe or the fun red and green Christmas fruit salad that I made last year.

Frozen Banana Bites – another fun recipe to throw into the freezer the night before – these frozen banana bites make a great breakfast food, especially in the summer, and kids will love making them for themselves! See the blog post for another free printable recipe sheet: frozen banana bites recipe.

Help Yourself Snack Pots – These are a great idea for busy mornings, make them up in advance then just grab and go as needed! You can find full details and lots of food ideas to pack in the blog post here: easy and healthy breakfast snack pots.

Quick Breakfast Ideas to Make in a Hurry

Cereal with Fruit – There’s nothing worse when you’re running late than having to think about putting together a healthy breakfast, but luckily there are lots of ideas that can be made in no time at all whilst still avoiding overly sugary cereals. By far the easiest breakfast is a bowl of cereal of course, but if you want to keep it healthy, hunt out cereals with a low sugar content such as shredded wheat (which has no refined sugar added at all) and jazz it up with a handful of fresh or dried fruit.

Toast and Honey with Sesame Seeds – Whip up this delicious toast in a matter of minutes, simply toast the bread, spread with a little honey and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Sesame seeds are really good for you, with several great health benefits including being a source of protein as well as many essential minerals, including calcium (great for anyone on a dairy free diet).

Porridge – You may think that porridge is a bit time consuming for busy mornings, but trust me, it takes literally two minutes to make in the microwave and is well worth the minimal effort! Top with jam and sesame seeds, a drizzle of honey, a few dark chocolate chips or some fresh or dried fruit to make it more interesting (we particularly love chopped banana on ours). Visit the following blog post for my easiest ever porridge recipe!

Banana and Peanut Butter Tortilla Roll-ups – This is my go-to breakfast when I’m rushing out of the door having forgotten to eat breakfast in the morning chaos! It takes seconds to make, can be eaten on the go and is really quite delicious! To make, simply open out a wholemeal tortilla wrap, spread liberally with peanut butter (I use a sugar free brand), peel a banana and lay it down the middle then roll up the wrap around the banana, folding in the ends to keep it in place. Peanut butter and banana also makes a delicious sandwich filling or topping for toast if you don’t have any wraps.

Cream Cheese and Jam Sandwich – Although this sounds an odd combination, we tried these sandwiches recently on the recommendation of a friend and they were absolutely delicious! A great way to get an extra portion of calcium in, use wholemeal bread for a healthier breakfast. These sandwiches can be eaten at home or on the go.

Easy Breakfasts that Take an Extra 5 Minutes

Homemade Smoothies or milkshakes – We are a massive fan of smoothies in our house, not least because they are so easy to throw together! I have shared several different smoothie and milkshake recipes here on the blog, all of which are super easy to make! You can find some of them here: healthy berry milkshake recipe, storecupboard peach and coconut smoothie recipe, four quick and easy smoothies and milkshakes.

Cheese on Toast – We love cheese on toast in our house! My favourite way to eat it is with sliced tomatoes under the cheese and a sprinkle of herbs on top, but you could also try finely chopped red pepper or spring onions too – an easy way to help sneak one of your five a day in to breakfast!

Breakfast Sundaes – These take just a minute or two to put together and feel like a real treat – you could even serve them up for a healthy dessert! Get the kids involved in making their own too – see full details here: DIY breakfast sundae recipe.

Pancake Muffins – These couldn’t be easier to make – no hot frying pan needed, just mix them up and throw them in the oven! You can find the full recipe here: healthy pancake muffins recipe. Serve them warm, fresh from the oven, or pack them up for a tasty breakfast on the go.

Eggy Bread Fingers – Get the kids cooking a tasty weekend brunch with these delicious eggy bread fingers. You can serve them up with some crispy bacon and tomato sauce, or try a lovely healthy fruit salad and a dollop of natural yoghurt on the side. You can find the full recipe and a free printable child friendly recipe sheet here: eggy bread fingers recipe.

I hope I’ve managed to provide a bit of healthy breakfast inspiration in this post! For lots more kid friendly breakfast ideas, check out the breakfast ideas and recipes section here on the Eats Amazing blog, and why not follow my Healthy Breakfast Ideas Pinterest board too?

I hope you found this collection of breakfast ideas useful! For more delicious breakfast ideas, check out the Healthy Breakfast Recipes section here on the Eats Amazing blog or follow my Healthy Breakfast Ideas Pinterest board for fresh and seasonal inspiration all the year around.

What’s your favourite healthy breakfast?

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15 Easy Clean-Eating Snacks (Paleo, Real Food)

15 Easy Clean-Eating Snacks (Paleo, Real Food)

I am one of those types of people who need to eat every three hours or I get hangry (hungry + angry) and become a monster. It’s like I’m a totally different person, and I either go silent or lash out. Once I have a few bites of some clean-eating snacks, I can see straight again and all is well.

I remember when my sister and I were growing up, my father would make us keep granola bars in our bags/pockets/anywhere for easy access. Over the years, I’ve continued to keep food with me wherever I go and am not shy about making sure I get to eat frequently.

I know it’s worse when I’m stressed or battling adrenal issues, and fuelling my body continuously is just another tool to get my glow back!

Now that I’m more aware of what my body needs nourishment-wise and what it doesn’t need because of dietary restrictions/health problems, I’ve come up with some go-to snacks whether I’m at home or on-the-go.

Here are some of my favorite easy, nutrient-packed, clean-eating snacks:

1. Stuffed dates – medjool dates are amazing by themselves, but stuffing them with tasty treats takes them over the edge

2. Plantains & avocado are an old stand-by. Use the plantain chips to scoop out the fresh from half of an avocado (sprinkle pink salt on the avocado for even more oomph)

3. Smoothies, smoothies, smoothies

4. No-bake energy bars or balls – here’s my favorite: Pumpkin Energy Bars

5. Hardboiled eggs + avocado, fresh fruit, plantain chips, cherry tomatoes, sliced cucumbers, and pink salt

6. Pumpkin bars – combine pumpkin, medjool dates, and cashew butter for a light, cake-y bar

7. Coconut yogurt powerbowls – I make my own coconut “yogurt” by blending up fresh coconut meat or coconut milk (full fat) from a can. Top with bananas, berries, seeds, dried fruit, nut/seed butters, cacao nibs, and more for a satisfying snack

8. Kale chips, apple chips, and plantain chips are great options for some healthy crunch

9. Trail mix of your favorite dried fruit, nuts, and seeds – I like mulberries, goji berries, walnuts, pecans, and chunks of 99% dark chocolate

10. Larabars, RxBars, and That’s It Bars are great on-the-go options

11. Berries and cherries with seeds, cacao nibs, nut butter – I like to use frozen raspberries and cherries and top them with hemp seeds, cacao nibs, and a drizzle of tahini

12. Fresh papaya (or mango or pineapple) drizzled with coconut butter and sprinkled with cinnamon for a tropical twist

13. Brownies made with nut/seed flours – try these Dark Chocolate Superfood Brownies

14. Guacamole and fresh cucumber, jicama, or plantain chips or try sweet potato “nachos”

15. Chia seed puddings topped with fresh fruit – try this Mango Coconut Chia Parfait or this Blended Chocolate Chia Seed Pudding.

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15 Delicious Ways to Use Chocolate Chips and a Big Enjoy Life Chocolate Chip Discount!

15 Delicious Ways to Use Chocolate Chips and a Big Enjoy Life Chocolate Chip Discount!

I shared this last year, but am re-sharing today to be sure you all see the awesome Enjoy Life Chocolate Chip deal happening right now!

It’s always fun this time of year to find discounts on my favorite Enjoy Life Chocolate Chips! Companies avoid shipping them out during the summer months because they arrive in the mail messy and melty. Therefore the price always goes up when it’s warm. But winter? Well, this is one reason to like winter. If we can’t enjoy warmth and sunshine, at least we can enjoy chocolate. (One must choose to seek joy in all circumstances.)

Today I found that Amazon is offering huge discount!!!

Why the Enjoy Life brand? Because they are soy free, dairy, and nut free. They taste just as yummy as any other brand, and we have the benefit of avoiding soy! I keep these on hand at all times!

Right now (but who knows how long this price and coupon will last??) you can get a 6-pack of the chocolate chips for just $18.60! That makes each package just $3.10 – and amazing price for these gems!

Want some chocolate chip recipes?

Malachi has been helping in the kitchen more lately, thanks to the Kids Cook Real Food course. At this point, he’s mostly motivated by dessert – as in, he would prefer not to “waste time” making boring ol’ scrambled eggs or ranch dip. I’m going to need him to get over that very soon, but to keep it light today I asked, “What do you want to make?” His answer? “FUDGE.”

Okay then.

I had him make this Peanut Butter Honey Fudge recipe, but with almond butter instead of peanut butter. It doesn’t get any easier than this 3-ingredient recipe. Though we’ve decided that the result tastes more like a Tootsie Roll than fudge. Still awesome.

Our other favorite recipes that include chocolate chips are:

Giant Breakfast Cookies

Chocolate Chocolate Chip Muffins

Coconut Flour Muffins

Baked Oatmeal Cups

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

(…which can also be made into Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread.)

Peanut Butter or Caramel Truffles

Mudballs

There. I gave you 15 excuses to eat chocolate chips. Plus a lovely discount on my favorite brand of chocolate chips. Plus a lot of pictures to make you want chocolate right this minute. You’re welcome or I’m sorry – take your pick.

Some of the links in this post are my affiliate links.

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15 Delicious Dips for Your Super Bowl Party

15 Delicious Dips for Your Super Bowl Party

As is always the case this time of year, I have absolutely no idea who is playing in the Super Bowl. If it mattered to my husband it would matter to me. But it doesn’t, so it doesn’t. Make sense?

What does matter to me is the fun night of fellowship we will have at our friend’s house during the game. Matt and I actually do enjoy watching the occasional game of football. The big buffet of fun foods never hurt my feelings either. I’m all about the dips at a Super Bowl party. I have several I’m thinking of making to share. Here are some of our favorites:

Black Bean Salsa – Five healthy ingredients, it’s like a flavorful meal all by itself.

Cream Cheese Salsa Dip – This is the easiest dip on the planet (2 ingredients!) and everyone loves it.

Easy Veggie Dip – Oh my cucumbers. This is the very best way to enjoy raw veggies. It stirs together in about two minutes.

Healthier Cheese Dip (a Velveeta/Rotel Knock-Off) – Who needs “processed cheese product” when you can have the real deal?!

Hot Spinach and Artichoke Dip – Just like the kind you pay too much money for at a restaurant.

Nacho Cheese Pretzel Dip – Just do it. This is amazing.

Spicy Avocado Dip – My family devours avocados when we quickly mix this up. Hello, healthy goodness.

Easy Cheesy Bean Dip – This also only includes five delicious ingredients. Easy and healthy – that’s how I roll.

Hamburber Sauerkraut Dip – Even if you don’t like kraut, you will love this. It is incredibly good.

Cream Cheese Fruit Dip – This is like whipped heaven in a bowl, perfect with apples and strawberries.

But there’s more! A big part of healthy snacking is healthy dipping. I love that dips can add nutrition as well as help us get the veggies down. In our newest eBook, 227 Healthy Snacks, we’ve included several new dip recipes like:

• Super Easy Hummus
• Green Chili Dip
• Fresh and Quick Salsa
• Spicy Sausage Chip Dip
• Spicy Lentil Dip

Not only will you find these 5 awesome new dip recipes, you’ll find 222 more healthy snack ideas and recipes too. From bars to muffins to hearty cookies to fruit and veggie snacks, you will be totally equipped with loads of healthy snacks to keep your and your family full and nourished! Get all the details about this book here.

Grab your copy and start putting together these easy, healthy recipes!



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15 Chore Ideas for 4-Year-Olds

15 Chore Ideas for 4-Year-Olds

Yesterday, I posted about 10 Chore Ideas for Toddlers. Today, I’m going to share some chore ideas for 4-year-olds.

Why 4-year-olds? Well, because I happen to have a 4-year-old right now. �� However, don’t feel like these chores are only appropriate for 4-year-olds. They’d probably work great for children of other ages, too.

3 Important Things to Remember

1. Children Need to Know What You Expect of Them

If you don’t show your children how to do a job well, you can’t expect them to know how to do it right. Before asking them to do a chore on their own, work alongside them a few times showing them specifically how to do it.

2. Don’t Expect Them To Do It Well–Especially At First

It often takes a lot of repetitive teaching, gentle correcting, and practice before a child can do a job well. Don’t expect perfection–especially when they are young. What matters is that they are putting forth effort and trying their best.

3. Praise 10 Times As Much As You Correct

It’s easy to want to focus on pointing out all the things a child does wrong and where they need to improve. Instead of dwelling on what they didn’t do right, focus most of your energies on praising those things they did well. Encouragement and affirmation go a very long way!

Teach Me to Serve

Looking for more ideas for teaching children to serve? Get the Teach Me To Serve: 99 Ways Preschoolers Can Learn to Serve and Bless Others. This ebook includes 99 ideas for ways preschoolers can serve in the home, in your neighborhood, in the community, and in your church. Many of the ideas were very original and a number of them I highly doubt I ever would have thought of on my own.

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15 Chore Ideas for 4-Year-Olds

Children at this age are probably able to dress themselves, brush their teeth, and comb their hair. If they aren’t doing these things on their own, I’d encourage you to start by teaching them those chores.

1. Pick Up Their Room — Make sure you show your child exactly what a clean room looks like. And if their room is really messy, I’d suggest working with them to clean it and giving them one specific project to work on at a time. Young children are often still learning the concept of staying on task, so you want to make sure you don’t overwhelm them by giving them too large of a task to accomplish then they are ready to tackle.

2. Vacuum — If you have a vacuum with an attachment, they can use the attachments on furniture or small areas in your home. Kaitlynn also can vacuum one room, with a little help from me.

3. Water Plants — Use a plastic watering can (we found ours at the dollar store or you can make one from a milk jug) to make it fun and easy for small hands.

4. Fold Washcloths, Hand Towels, Underwear, & Other Small Items — I often will sort these out from the big laundry pile and make a small pile for each child to fold, based upon their folding abilities.

5. Sort & Fold Socks — Sorting and folding socks can be a fun job for little people. And you can teach matching, colors, and counting with it, too.

6. Put Away Laundry — When the girls help with laundry, I have each of them put away their own laundry plus sometimes some towels. It’s amazing how much more quickly things get put away when multiple people are working together!

7. Dust/Wipe Down Surfaces — 4-year-olds are great at cleaning baseboards, small floor areas, wiping down cupboards, or dusting surfaces. If you have a feather duster, they might have fun trying that out, too!

8. Wipe Down Sink/Toilet — Cleaning wipes work especially well for young children to use. Or, you can spray some nontoxic cleaner onto a rag and let them wipe down the sink, toilet, or floor in the bathroom. Kaitlynn is also learning how to clean the toilet with the toilet brush, with my supervision.

9. Empty Trashes — 4-year-olds are usually big enough and strong enough to tie up the trash bag and haul it out to the garage or back door.

10. Wipe Down Door Handles — Give your child a cleaning wipe or a damp rag and have them wipe down all the door handles. This is a favorite chore at our house!

11. Clear the Table — Teach your children to clear their plates after each meal (our children are still working on doing this without needing to be reminded!)

12. Rinse Dishes/Load Dishwasher –A 4-year-old is usually old enough to stand on a chair at the kitchen sink and rinse nonbreakable dishes (be sure to remove the knives and other sharp or dangerous objects before letting them do this). They can also help to load silverware and other nonbreakable dishes into the dishwasher.

13. Simple Meal Prep — Kaitlynn has learned how to pour cereal/milk, make toast and peanut butter & jelly sandwiches, and pop popcorn on her own. She also often helps me when I’m cooking.

14. Set the Table — Teach your children how to set the table correctly from the time they are young–it’s a skill many adults still don’t know! ��

15. Mop — My dad got the girls child-sized mops for Christmas and they love them. And while Kaitlynn is still working on perfecting her mopping skills, she does a pretty good job at mopping a small area.

My Job Chart

Have you heard of My Job Chart? It’s a free, easy-to-use, online chore chart and reward system for organizing and motivating your kids to learn first hand how to Save, Share, and Spend.

We have used this program in the past when we had some children who were feeling unmotivated to do their chores. We were amazed at how well it worked and would definitely recommend it!

Looking for other age-appropriate chore ideas? You might find these chore lists helpful:

20 Chore Ideas for 7-Year-Olds

What chores do your 4-year-olds do? I’d love to hear other ideas!

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