css-transition-sample
HTML
<div class="parent_div">
<input type="checkbox" class="mycheckbox">1
</div>
<div class="parent_div">
<input type="checkbox" class="mycheckbox">2
</div>
<div class="parent_div">
<input type="checkbox" class="mycheckbox">3
</div>
CSS
.parent_div
{
background:#333;
color:#fff;
margin:5px;
}
JavaScript
$('.mycheckbox').click(function(){
$(this).parent().css("background","#BEF781");
})