Magazine Monday: Ping-pong pick up

When I saw this idea in a magazine last week, I knew I had to try it out.

My family could all tell you that I did not enjoy picking things up and doing chores growing up. The only way my mom could get me to do it when I was really young was to make it into a game. I wish I could say I have matured in that area, but I would be lying.

Here is the game:

1. Buy some ping pong balls and write a chore on each one.
2. Gather the family, set the timer for 30 minutes (or however long you think you'll need), then have everyone pick out a ball from the bowl.
3. When you are done with your chore, you pick out another ball, etc.
4. When the 30 minutes are over, everyone counts their ping pong balls and whoever has the most wins a prize.
5. Enjoy the rest of your day with a clean house.

Fun, no? I've got my bowl of chores all ready to go.

You can bet that if you looked through our windows this Saturday, you would find Nick and I running around the house doing as many chores as possible trying to win the prize ; )