“Did you get your clothes ready for tomorrow? Did you empty your things out of the basket on the stairs? Did you brush your teeth? Did you say your prayers?” If you’re repeating yourself every night, you need this printable nightly checklist for children.
Getting my children to remember to do anything without being told multiple times is impossible, y’all. I’m constantly repeating myself and asking the same questions multiple times, to multiple children. I’ve often thought it might be easier to just record myself asking the questions and playing it randomly throughout the evening. My husband really didn’t like that idea.
Printable Nightly Checklist for Children
In an effort to streamline the process of getting the children to complete all the tasks they need to before falling asleep at night, I decided to create a printable nightly checklist to put in their rooms as a constant reminder of what needs to be done. It’s small, it’s portable, and my favorite part, it’s customizable and reusable.
Now there are no excuses; my children know what needs to be done each night before bed. I don’t have to keep repeating myself, they know the expectations. The best part, I still have a voice at the end of the night. It’s a win-win situation, folks.
I’ve used the printable nightly checklist in each of the kids’ rooms, in different ways. I had some spare frames hanging around in the attic, and by placing the nightly checklist inside of the frame, it not only looks great in the room, but when using a dry erase marker, it’s erasable and reusable.
Another way to use the printable nightly checklist is to laminate it and hang it. Laminating the nightly checklist makes it erasable and reusable when using a dry erase marker. I used my two-hole punch to punch holes at the top and then used a pretty ribbon and hung it from the door.
This is definitely not an overnight fix to our problem, but it has made it easier on me. Instead of asking three kids if they’ve completed five different tasks, I can now just ask if they have five check marks on their checklists. I’m hoping this will help me teach them more about responsibility and how important it is to complete tasks given to them.
If you would like to use this printable nightly checklist with your children, just click on the link and print.
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Penelope Guzman says
Love it! I’m going to try it, and it’s terrific because the boxes and spaces are so big, and little kids write big and really would get overwhelmed with tiny lines and too many things to do
LyndaS says
I like that. I should make one pertaining to XBox privileges, like 1) have you done your homework, 2) are your dirty clothes in the hamper, 3) have you taken out the recycling, etc….
Anne-Marie @ This Mama Cooks! On a Diet says
So smart that you put it in a glassed in picture frame and use a dry erase marker! Honestly though, if my kids ignore me telling them what to do, they’ll probably ignore this too. It’s so sad.
Jesica H says
This is a great idea to put in a frame, unfortunately I’m the queen of not enforcing or following through, lol
HilLesha says
I have a chore chart for my son, but I don’t have a nightly checklist. Great idea!
Jamie H says
LOVE this idea! We are constantly trying to remember if we forgot to do something before bed.
Shop with Me Mama (Kim) says
VERY cute idea to frame this and use a dry erase pen!! Love that! You creative gal you!
Jennifer H says
What a great idea! I like the one in the frame w/the erasable option.
Melissa says
Ah, thank you! This is perfect for Hayden.
Mimi says
That’s EXACTLY what we need. I’m constantly repeating what that boys need to do every night to them. A list would make life so much easier! lol
Kathleen says
Definitely going to be printing these out. I just bought dry erase boards for chores, but one for a nighttime routine would be great too.
Lisa says
I love this idea!
Rachel says
Great idea! This would be so helpful!
Stacie @ The Divine Miss Mommy says
This is such a great idea. I am going to make these tomorrow for all three kids. Thanks.
valmg @ From Val's Kitchen says
I love the idea of making it reusable by putting it in a frame and using a dry erase marker. Very creative!
Ty says
This looks so very helpful! Thanks!
Joy Williams says
This is great for keeping the kids on track during the bedtime routine! I am printing it off now!
Kimberly Grabinski says
Oh this is brilliant. I need a morning one too cause my son has morning chores before school (like 5 minutes worth)
Tammy says
That’s a great idea! My daughter thrived on routine so we usually didn’t have a problem getting her to do a nightly or morning schedule, but I know a number of moms who could use a system like this for their kids (and husbands, lol!).
Sara P. (@SensiblySara) says
BRILLIANT! I can’t tell you how often I repeat the nightly (and, let’s face it, morning) to-dos! I am printing this baby NOW!
Michelle says
Very cute! We have a checklist for morning, but I never thought about nighttime!
Notorious Spinks says
This is neat and great to get them started with a routine as well, especially when they are starting school.
Donna says
This will come in handy with our son… we have been giving him more freedoms, with more responsibilities, as well as that there are consequences to his actions. It’s going to be a life-changing year for my new middle schooler. 🙂
Theresa Gould @ Faith and Family Reviews says
We have some of these, not exactly this but close and they are so useful. We also have daily chore charts.
Anne - Mommy Has to Work says
I love this idea! I’m going to do this for my children.