Age Appropriate Chores for Kids and Fun, Effective Charts
Chore Chart Printables are an effective tool to teach your kid(s) life skills, make them feel important, and lighten your personal household workload.
Keep reading to learn what chores are appropriate by age group, and then grab a chore chart template to create a unique chart for your children.
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How Kids Benefit from Chores
There are many benefits to having kids help out around the house.
Let’s explore the benefits:
- Makes them feel wanted and helpful.
- Learn Responsibility.
- Lightens the workload on parents.
- Develop work ethic.
- Teaches self-reliance.
Age Appropriate Chores to Add to Your Chore Chart Printables
To have the best chance of success you will need to ensure the chores you put on your chore chart are age appropriate. It is important they are capable of performing the task so they will be successful.
Here is a list age appropriate chores per age group according to WebMD. Look at the chart for your child’s age group and choose a few chores from that list to add to your chore chart.
For additional information about chores for children and families, check out this excellent article on WebMD: “Divide and Conquer Household Chores” by Annie Stuart.
| Age-Appropriate Chores for 2-3 Year Olds |
|---|
| Put Toys Away |
| Fill Pet’s Food Dish |
| Put Dirty Clothes in Hamper or Laundry Basket |
| Wipe Up Spills |
| Dust |
| Pile Books and Magazines |
| Age-Appropriate Chores for 4-5 Year Olds |
|---|
| Any of the chores from previous age groups above, plus: |
| Make Their Bed |
| Empty Wastebaskets |
| Bring in Mail |
| Clear the Table |
| Pull Weeds |
| Use Hand-Held Vacuum to Pick Up Crumbs |
| Water Flowers and Plants |
| Help Unload Dishwasher |
| Wash Plastic Dishes at Sink |
| Age-Appropriate Chores for 6-7 Year Olds |
|---|
| Any of the chores from previous age groups above, plus: |
| Sort Laundry |
| Sweep Floors |
| Set and Clear Table |
| Help Make and Pack Lunch |
| Weed and Rake Leaves |
| Keep Bedroom Tidy |
| Age-Appropriate Chores for Ages 8-9 |
|---|
| Any of the chores from previous age groups above, plus: |
| Load Dishwasher |
| Put Away Groceries |
| Vacuum |
| Help Make Dinner |
| Make Own Snacks |
| Wipe Table After Meals |
| Put Away Own Laundry |
| Make Own Breakfast |
| Peel Vegetables |
| Cook Simple Foods, such as Toast |
| Mop Floor |
| Take Pet for a Walk |
| Age-Appropriate Chores for Ages 10 and Up |
|---|
| Any of the chores from previous age groups above, plus: |
| Unload Dishwasher |
| Fold Laundry |
| Clean Bathroom |
| Wash Windows |
| Wash Car |
| Cook Simple Meals with Supervision |
| Iron Clothes |
| Do Laundry |
| Babysit Younger Siblings (with adult in the home) |
| Clean Kitchen |
| Change Their Bed Sheets |
Free Printable Chore Charts
Now that you have a list of age appropriate chores for your kids, you will need a chart to put them on!
Download and print as many charts as you like from the list below, and then fill them in with the chores you would like your child to do.
1. Chore Chart Printable in Blue
Chore-Chart-Boy2. Chore Chart Printable in Purple
Chore-Chart-Girl3. Chore Chart Printable in Rainbow
Chore-Chart-Generic4. Chore Chart Printable for 3 Kids
Chore-Chart-Multiple-Kids5. Chore Chart Printable for Family
Chore-Chart-Family6. Chore Chart Printable for Family of 5
Chore-Chart-Family-of-57. Chore Chart Printable for Family of 4 – Blue and Yellow
Chore-Chart-Family-of-48. Chore Chart Printable for Family of 4
Chore-Chart-Family-of-4-Colorful9. Chore Chart Printable for Family of 3
Chore-Chart-Family-of-3-Colorful10. Chore Chart Printable for Family
Chore-Chart-Family-Generic11. Morning Reward Chart Printable
Chore-Chart-Morning-Rewards12. Bedtime Reward Chart Printable
Chore-Chart-Bedtime-Rewards13. Rewards Chore Chart Printable
Chore-Chart-Generic-RewardsPro Tip: Laminate Your Chore Chart
Laminating your printed chore chart is a brilliant way to save money on printer ink, and easily edit the chart using dry erase markers.
Check out these non-toxic, low odor dry erase markers by Crayola.
Final Thoughts About Chore Chart Printables
Making your kids do chores doesn’t have to become a chore in itself. Keep it simple.
Choose from the list of age appropriate chores in this article, and then pick one of the super fun and functional chore chart printables to download and print out.
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