Making housework fun

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Have you tried playing games with the housework to get your family to help out? One that works well if you are just starting this is the 'one thing in each room race', it doesnt matter whether you are all adults or adults and kids doing this, the rules are really simple. You all start at once, and have to each go into every single room in the house and put away one thing properly that isnt in the right place. If you can't do one room (mabe you don't want your 5 yr old putting things away in your bedroom perhaps) then they have to do a second item in another room. So, if your house has 8 rooms you each have to put 8 items away properly. First one back gets a small treat. This can be useful if everyone is slobbing about and you need to get everyone moving for a few minutes. Usually this challenge takes less than 5 minutes and everyone comes back feeling pleased with themselves. Know any other housework games?