Guide Plan Check

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Guide Plan Check

The Guide Plan Check download helps simplify some of the repetitive and time consuming tasks that occur as normal part of daily family life. Each page contains a guide, plan or checklist to be printed out and used over and over again. I have left the pages clear of notes from me, so as to make them more functional. Below is a short description of each page: Pantry Basics Check List You can use this list to audit your pantry before heading to the supermarket, or place it in your pantry and tick items as they run out to build your shopping list as you go. There is room at the end to add other items that you use regularly. Freezer Basics Check List As per pantry basics check list. Fridge Basics Check List As per pantry basics check list. Monthly Menu Plan 4 weekly menu plans that contain family friendly recipes. Head to www.planningwithkids.com to load these into the menu planner and print out the weekly shopping lists. Night Time Preparation Check List A list of 10 tasks that if completed in the evening, will help you have a smoother start to school mornings. Back To School Check List It can be difficult to get your head into school mode during the summer holidays, but this check list takes the thinking out of it for you with activities you need to complete, to be ready for sending the kids back to school. 10 Week Christmas Preparation Plan With this plan you wont feel overwhelmed by the time December comes around. Taking on one task a week, makes the lead up to Christmas calmer and more enjoyable. Guiding Principles For A Happy Family 10 short and simple principles that will assist in keeping family harmony. Guidelines For Successful Family Meetings Family Meetings are one of the best ways to communicate and problem solve with the kids. These guidelines will help you start running your own family meetings. Childrens Jobs Age Appropriate Guide Reduce mum and dads workload and increase the kids independence skills and self esteem by allocating age appropriate jobs to each child. Wishing you the best in organising your family chaos!

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Pantry Basics Check List

Baking Baking powder Bicarbonate Of Soda Bread Crumbs Chocolate Chips Dark Chocolate Chips Milk Chocolate Chips White Cocoa Coconut Desiccated Cream Of Tartar Crushed Nuts Flour Corn Flour Plain Flour Rice Flour Self Raising Flour Wholemeal Golden Syrup Jelly Crystals Marie Biscuits Marshmallows Milk Condensed Rolled Oats Sugar Brown Sugar Caster Sugar Icing Sugar White Vanilla Essence Yeast Herbs and Spices Chilli Dried Chives Dried Coriander Ground Cumin Ground Curry Powder French Onion Soup Mix Ginger Dried Oregano Dried Parsley Dried Pepper Black Cracked Breakfast Cereals Corn Flakes Rice Bubbles Salt Flakes Taco Seasoning Mix Thyme Dried Spreads Honey Cans Beetroot Coconut Milk Corn Kernels Evapourated Milk Lentils Tomato Soup Tomatoes Tuna Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Juices Apricot Nectar Lemon Juice Lime Juice Jam Peanut Butter Vegemite Grains Barley Cous Cous Rice Arborio Rice Brown Rice Jasmine Rice White Sauces and Condiments Barbecue Sauce Chutney Mayonnaise Mustard Soy Sauce Stock Beef Powder Stock Chicken Powder Stock Vegetable Powder Sweet Chilli Sauce Tartare Sauce Tomato Sauce Vinegar White Worstershire Sauce Entertaining Premium Quality Chocolate Coffee Cordial Hot Chocolate Popcorn Kernels Sweet Biscuits Tea Water Crackers Pasta and Pasta Sauces Lasagne Sheets Macaroni Pasta Sauce Penne Pesto Spaghetti Spirals Tomato Paste Oil Cooking Spray Olive Oil Olive Oil Spray Vegetable Oil

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Freezer Basics Check List

Baking Pastry Puff Pastry Short Crust Ripe Bananas

Sweets Ice Cream Raspberries

Quick Meals Meat Bacon Shortcut Rindless Beef Diced Beef Mince Beef Strips Chicken Breasts Sausages If You Can Homemade Biscuit Dough Left Over Bolognaise Sauce Left Over Casserole Vegetables Peas Spinach Mixed Veggies Miscellaneous Left Over Soup Pizza Bases Veggie Burgers

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Fridge Basics Check List

Dairy Butter Cheese Mozzarella Cheese Parmesan Cheese Tasty Cream Cream Sour Milk Yoghurt Greek Style

Other Almonds Eggs

Miscellaneous

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Monthly Menu Plan

Week 1 Day Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Friday: Saturday: Sunday: Meal Pasta With Chicken And Spinach Pumpkin Soup Chicken Stir Fry With Seasonal Vegetables Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff Left Overs Tacos Lamb Chops And Steamed Vegetables

Week 2 Day Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Friday: Saturday: Sunday: Meal Baked Penne With Bacon Slow Cooker Chicken Noodle Soup Moroccan Minted Beef Chicken Schnitzel and Steamed Vegetables Left Overs Souvlakis Sausages And Steamed Vegetables

Week 3 Day Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Friday: Saturday: Sunday: Meal Spaghetti Bolognaise Homemade Pasties Beef Stir Fry Mexibake Left Overs Chicken Lasagne Lamb Chops With Potato Au Gratin And Veg

Week 4 Day Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Friday: Saturday: Sunday: Meal Pasta Carbonara Slow Cooker Tomato Soup Family Meat Pie Roast Vegetable Lasagne Left Overs Fried Rice Slow Cooker Roast Lamb

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Night Time Preparation Checklist

Task
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Set Table For Breakfast Prepare Lunch Boxes Complete School Notices Ensure Clean and Available Uniforms/Clothes Un-stack Dishwasher / Put Away Dishes General Tidy Empty The Bin/s Check The Calendar Make To Do List Wind Down

Extras:

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Back To School Checklist

Task
Uniforms / School Clothes Wardrobes Shoes

Details
Organise and check school uniforms for size, appearance and faults. Include a socks, underwear and hats! Organise kids clothes storage so school items are easily accessible. Check that shoes and are polished Ensure each child has the necessary items for school. Also take advantage of the sales to have an inventory at home for high use items like pencils, glue sticks etc. Ensure all school items area labelled. Complete any paper work that needs to be returned to school. Make a paperwork station, where kids know to bring and collect their forms.

Stationery and Accessories Labels

Paperwork Lunch boxes and drink bottles

Check lunch boxes and drink bottles are all functioning and clean. In the week leading up to the first day of school gradually bring children into their school evening and morning routines. If you walk or ride to school, check that scooters/bikes/helmets/prams are all functional.

Routines

Transport Groceries Goals Extras:

If your children will be catching public transport for the first time, have practice runs and print out timetables. Restock the pantry with all the required items to make school lunches. Help the children set personal and academic goals for the year.

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10-Week Christmas Preparation Plan

Week / Date:
10 wks to go 16. Oct

Activity
Set theme. Review Christmas budget

Notes
Setting a theme make all the other decisions so much easier. For ideas see: http://planningwithkids.com/resources/ Set your self a budget for Christmas and begin tracking expenditure. You downloadable spreadsheet template here: http://planningwithkids.com/resources/

9 wks to go 23 Oct 8 wks to go 30 Oct 7 wks to go 6 Nov

Handmade Gifts

Start making gifts for teachers and friends. If you are after ideas try: http://planningwithkids.com/category/craft/ Add, delete and amend as necessary!

Update Christmas card list Make Christmas family card and childrens cards

Get the children to make their own cards As they then need to handwrite their greetings, they need plenty of time to break up the writing. If you need some inspiration on how to go about it try here: http://planningwithkids.com/resources/ Try making your own gift tags. Some ideas can be found here: http://planningwithkids.com/resources/ Over the year try keeping a gift ideas list the master Christmas template has a sheet dedicated to this. Keep your gift list each year so you can remember what you have bought other recently. Try make your own Christmas decorations tailored to meet your theme. You will find some simple ideas here: http://planningwithkids.com/resources/ With the impending influx of new toys etc, it is a perfect opportunity to take the kids through their things and have them donate some to charity. Create a schedule to organize all the tasks that need to be completed on Christmas day. Some fab Christmas Menu Plans can be found here: http://planningwithkids.com/resources/ With the kids on school holidays it is a fun way to get into the Christmas spirit. Check out http://planningwithkids.com/resources/ for ideas

6 wks to go 13 Nov 5 wks to go 20 Nov

Gift tags and wrapping paper

Christmas present list and shopping

4 wks to go 27 Nov

Christmas Decorations

3 wks to go 4 Dec

Gather toys for giving

2 wks to go 11 Dec

Christmas Day Preparation Plan

1 wk to go 18 Dec

Christmas Treats cooking

Christmas Day 25 Dec

Celebration Time!!!

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Guiding Principles For A Happy Family

GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR A HAPPY FAMILY 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Listen attentively to others. Look for the solution, not someone to blame. Show patience - role model the behaviour you want to see. Be kind to yourself and consider your own needs. There are no have tos or should you have a choice. It is ok to say NO. Make time for play. Give the children (and adults!) some space and independence. There is no need to make comparisons. 5:1 ratio of positive to negative comments.

9. 10.

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Guidelines For Successful Family Meetings

FAMILY MEETING GUIDELINES
Time: Choose a regular time and day. Preferable a time when we are all most likely to be at home and one that will conducive to your kids paying attention. Somewhere that is comfortable for everyone and with minimal distractions. Set the rules for attendance. All family members are expected to attend. If someone cannot come due to another activity, then the meeting can still go ahead and they can give their input prior to the meeting. There are times when a child may state that they do not want to come to the family meeting. I simply remind them that it is their decision as to whether they participate or not, but they will still have to abide by the outcomes of the meeting. Rotating Convenor: Everyone has the opportunity to convene the meeting as it is rotated amongst all family members. Mum or dad assists the toddler and younger school aged children until they get the hang of things. Minutes are taken at each meeting and are always reviewed as first agenda item in family meeting. The minutes are very helpful if you need o clarify decisions and it also puts accountability back on mum and dad. If we agreed to action things, then the children can hold us to account on it as the parents can to them. Time Frame: Determined by the age of the children participating. With preschoolers, aim to have the meeting go for no more than 20 minutes. Their attention and enthusiasm wanes dramatically if you go past this point. Everyone must raise their hand and be acknowledged by the convenor before they can speak. Although we use a formal structure for the family meetings, they are generally light hearted and fun. They are not allowed to degenerate to a complaining session. When raising an item, the family member is expected to state the problem (if there is one) and then put forward a proposed solution for discussion. Quite often the meeting is just more of a sharing time, where kids or adults provide updates to the family on areas of their life or items of interest. However, when there are items that will require some negotiation and discussion, we will give the children advance notice that I will be bringing that issue up at the next meeting. Consensus Decision Making: In brief this means that you must keep working on a resolution until you have one that all family members can agree to. This is critical to the success of Family Meetings. No one should leave the Family Meeting feeling that they have not been listened to or their needs have not been taken into consideration. This does not mean kids get exactly what they want, it actually teaches them about compromise and that sometimes to get agreement they have to make some concessions. It also teaches them to work out what are the key points they must have and teaches them to use persuasive arguments.

Place: Attendees:

Minutes:

Raised Hand:

Agenda Items:

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Childrens Jobs Age Appropriate Guide

Age 2 4 year olds: Aim is not for perfection, but to begin learning to do things for themselves and to contribute to the running of the family home. Will need assistance. Tasks 4 6 year olds The aim is to have the kids knowing their routine of jobs to help out and carry them out without the need for reminding. Some assistance may still be required. 6 8 year olds The aim is to have children now completing these tasks independently. 8 10 year olds Children are now taking on tasks that require greater time allocation and complete a full household task as opposed to part. 10 12 year olds Aim to have a variety of indoor and outdoor jobs for children this age. Take breakfast dishes away from table. Make bed and tidy room. Wipe and sweep up own messes through out the day. Packing away of toys and general tidy. Take condiments to table for evening meal. Take own plate away from the dinner table. Placing dirty clothes in the laundry basket. Return towel to bathroom. Return cereal boxes to cupboard after breakfast. Pack kinder or school bag. Unpack kinder or school bag and hand over any notices. Setting place mats for dinner. As required can help match up socks when laundry is being folded. Assist in the garden with sweeping and raking. Place milk and juice back in the fridge when breakfast has been completed. Empty rubbish bin. Set cutlery for dinner. Put own laundered clothes away. On weekends help make morning and afternoon tea. Cook treats like scones and muffins. Help sort laundry into colour groupings. Stack dishwasher Empty compost bin and clean container. Make drinks for dinner time. Vacuum own bedroom Cook a family meal as required. Assist with folding clean laundry. Help with weeding in the garden. Unstack dishwasher. Vacuum whole house as required. Regularly cook a family meal. Mow lawn. Hang out washing. Put away the groceries

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