How are you encouraging your kids to help out with chores at home this summer?

Summer time means lazy, long days, staying past your bedtime, and endless fun activities, right? but how are you incorporating chores into your daily Summer routine?
I always stress the importance and benefits of sharing the responsibilities at home and doing chores.  However, it is not always the best part of anyone's day and although most chores get done, for the most part they involve a lot of nagging and dragging. Here is an idea I incorporated at home this Summer and so far we're all pleased with the outcome.  I involved the children in the making of a chart with a list of chores that needed to be done around the house along with when and how often they needed to be done.  Once the list was completed, we decided on a $ amount ranging from .25 to .75 that we thought was fair depending on the complexity of the job, to be assigned to each chore.  How does this work?  Simple.  Each kid picks the chores they feel they can handle each day and do them. When they complete their chores, they write a list of what they did and how much they have earned.  At the end of the week, we tally the amount of earned $.  Now here's where things vary a little.  I'm not fond of giving children allowances since I feel that I spend on them daily on things other than basic needs.  Being that it is Summer and those daily expenses increase due to ice cream cravings, movie outings, extra snacks, and other activities, the kids get to "earn" the money to pay for them.  As the children complete their chores each week and tally how much they have earned, then we determine what activities they can afford for the following week.  For example, if there is a movie they want to go watch, they need to complete enough chores to earn enough money to pay for it.  This way they don't get to handle actual money, and they get a sense of responsible spending.  It's never too soon to learn to manage your money.  Not many adults know how much they can afford to spend!  And, I don't even have to mention that the teacher in me is thrilled at the fact that they're getting a daily review of counting, adding and subtracting money😍!  Some of the benefits I have been pleased to have gotten from this idea are that the kids are taking ownership in doing their chores, they are appreciating the value of working hard for what they want, and the value of every hard earned dollar.  They are also more conscious of not making much of a mess around the house and picking up after themselves without being told since they appreciate how hard it us to pick up and clean up.
I'm very pleased with the way this idea is working for us at home.  Do you have any ideas that have worked for you at home with your kids doing chores?  Please share your ideas and experiences on the subject. 😉