Four to fourteen
Helping Cards games adapt to suit every type of family in every kind of home, with children and young people aged between four and fourteen years.
Every home is different. Some people don't have a garden, some people chose not to have a car. We've designed 80 different household chores to cover every chore we could think of. Just chose the cards that suit your lifestyles. If you have specific chores we haven't included, we thought of that too! We've included ten blank cards so that you can write your own chores that match your unique household needs. We recommend the players pick five cards in their hand.
We've included an instruction card as a suggestion, and a get-out-of-jail-free card. Ok, it's not called that but it does the same thing, so we've put ten Excuses! cards in the pack as well. If a player has an Excuses card then they don't have a chore. If they get five Excuses! cards in their hand then no chores at all. Except of course, no chores mean no rewards.
Sometimes, having to do a certain chore is just more than moral flesh can bear, and nobody wants to play a game to end up unhappy. If a player really doesn't want to do one of the chores they chose (and they did, let's not forget) then they can give it back to the dealer. And then they have to chose another two chore cards instead, without the option.
Helping Cards. It's like real life, except more real.
Fun and Learning
Turn everyday chores into exciting family challenges!
Everyone Can Play
The dealer can include themselves in the game. First, decide the rewards, and the number of completed chores the players need to earn their rewards. Next, tell the players and stick to it. The best rewards aren’t bribes. Instead, make the rewards involve everyone, whether it’s a trip to the park, their choice of bedtime story or a ski holiday. It’s what suits your household.
Make The Game Your Own
The dealer can remove cards to suit their circumstances. If you don’t have a garden then you’ll probably want to remove the gardening cards. Some tasks may be better suited to older children, and you know them far better than we do! Just remove the cards you don’t need today. Pocket Money Cards, the first in the series, has been designed with 80 different chores to suit a wide range of household circumstances. There are blank cards so you can write your own chores, specific to your home.
Do The Shuffle….
Shuffle the pack, face down. Each player takes five cards, without seeing what the chore is.
Excuses!
If a player gets an Excuses! Card, they can give it back. If they get five Excuses! cards in one hand, no chores!
I Hate Doing That!
If a player truly, madly, deeply doesn’t like their chore, it’s ok. They can give it return that card to the pack and take two other chore cards. They have to do both of those. Who said life was fair?
Did You Think It Was Over?
Get the players to discuss how they approached their chores and how they got better at them. Get everyone talking about the positive changes that carrying out the chores have made for everyone. The players have exercised autonomy, helped others, worked as a team and earned the satisfaction of knowing they’ve helped other people. You get a tidier, cleaner home, too. How good is that? Everybody wins!
Transform Chores into Adventures!
Encourage responsibility, teamwork, and fun—one card at a time.