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Everyday Meal Planning

Dinner Preparation Task Cards

Put these slips in a bowl and let everyone choose his or her job for the night.

Woman and child preparing dinnerAnna WilliamsRealSimple.com

To enlist help with dinner preparation, assign tasks at will, or print out the Dinner Preparation Task Cards, put them in a bag or bowl, and let everyone choose his or her job for the night.

Here's to being the lucky one who draws "You're off the hook!"

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