The Trip Clip Blog

Occasionally I hear from customers who have used The Trip Clip® in new and creative ways. Heather from WA painted a cookie sheet and used it for her kids’ magnetic checklists. I like how the extra magnets that aren’t needed every day can live around the edges.

From Heather:

“I went to the local thriftshop and picked up a cookie sheet for $1.00 (I brought a magnet with me to make sure it was magnetic). You can buy yours here. Then, I spray-painted it a bright “you can’t ignore me” yellow and screwed it to the wall.

I am not exaggerating when I say that it worked like magic! Not only are my kids motivated to clear off their “To Do” column, but it is a great reminder for me about what they are supposed to have done. ”

Click here to buy the Magnet Bundle.

The Trip Clip has lots of great activities you can print out and use at the grocery store with your kids.

Print these for FREE (PDF),  or use The Trip Clip website to edit them and make them just right for your kids.

I like to take these to the grocery store with a small clipboard and pen to entertain my kids while I get the shopping done. The grocery list is the favorite with my kids, and I always find it’s worth it to take the time to make a custom list just for them so they can truly help me with the shopping.

Which of these activities will your kids like the most? Tell me in the comments below!

Kids hate to clean. Telling my kids that we need to do some cleaning is sure to result in immediate arguments and excuses and attempts to get out of it. And I can’t really blame them.  I hate cleaning too.

I have learned, though, that at least SOME of the hatred of cleaning comes from feeling like the chore is overwhelming and never ending. And after stopping to talk to my kids about why this is, it turns out that they don’t have a good idea of what I mean when I tell them we need to clean. To them, it just seems like an unlimited number of chores that they can’t predict and it just goes on and on with no end in sight.

Enter the Cleaning Checklists!

I created these lists to help my kids know exactly what I mean when I ask them to clean a room. They still don’t really want to do the chores, but the grumbling lessens when they can at least see there is a beginning and an end to the jobs expected of them.

To makes these easy to use, I’ve made them available in a number of different ways.

• You can print the full chart (PDF)
• You can print each room individually
• You can edit the steps to make them just right for your family