While we all know kids are more than capable of turning your house upside down, it’s important to remember all they are capable of as well. With guidance and grace kids can become great household helpers. To help give you a starting point, I’ve grouped different chores according to age group. While some of these chores are done daily some may happen once a week or once a month. Chores are a great opportunity to give kids a job, something to do when they need a little redirection, and believe it or not when they need some quality time with you. Even if you end up re-wiping a table or folding, it’s the point that they are learning important life skills, and the more they practice the better they will get.
For an easy way to keep kids on track, check out our PRINTABLE CHORE CHART FOR KIDS HERE!
**One big disclaimer with this one is that every family and kid is different. If you’re looking to get your kids more involved in keeping your home clean, I’ve rounded up a few basic chores according to age group. Every child has different abilities and every parent has different comfort levels so please adapt this to fit your own family.**
Chores for 2-3+
- Put clothes in hamper
- Throws out their garbage
- Bring cups and snacks to sink or counter
- Tidies up space, crayons back in box, workstation pick up
Chores for 4-5+
- Declutter and take part in donating toys they don’t play with
- Clear dishes
- Put away toys in appropriate places
- Put laundry away in appropriate drawers
- Empty lunchbox after school
- Wipe surfaces
- Make bed
- Pick up sticks
- Rake leaves
- Choose outfits for next day or week
Chores for 6-8+
- Fold laundry
- Hang laundry
- Load dishwasher
- Feed pets
- Wash windows
- Wash baseboards
- Disinfect screens and handheld devices
- Make breakfast (cereal, toast, fruit, yogurt)
- Checks backpack for library books, homework, projects, sporting equipment
Chores for 9-11+
- 9-11+
- Learn to complete laundry cycle
- Empty dishes
- Prep lunches
- Learn to prepare meals, oven and stove basics
- Pack snacks and water for sporting events
- Vacuum
- Take out trash
- Snow shovel
- Helps manage calendar and to-do lists
- Cleans up after pets
- Puts away groceries
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