It’s never too early to start teaching your kids the value of hard work. Doing so helps them develop a healthy attitude toward their chores and the priceless skill of saving for the future. Here are a few age-appropriate chores and chore charts to inspire your kids to get their work done.
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Toddlers/Preschoolers
Even children as young as 3 and 4 can learn to do simple chores, such as putting away toys, placing dirty clothes in the hamper, sweeping, and helping set the table.
Even children as young as 3 and 4 can learn to do simple chores, such as putting away toys, placing dirty clothes in the hamper, sweeping, and helping set the table.
Magnetic Chore Chart With Pictures
This age group is visually motivated, and it’s easy to make a little drop-down chart with construction paper, stickers, and magnetic tape, so they can see the work they’ve completed — and what they still need to do. “Pay” for each chore with cute stickers or coupons to use for treats like screen time or ice cream.
This age group is visually motivated, and it’s easy to make a little drop-down chart with construction paper, stickers, and magnetic tape, so they can see the work they’ve completed — and what they still need to do. “Pay” for each chore with cute stickers or coupons to use for treats like screen time or ice cream.
Door Hanger Chore Chart
Help your child turn a door hanger into a chore chart with letters that glue or stick on and clothespins labeled with tasks. Give elementary-age kids a set dollar amount for each chore completed. Set up a “payday” at the end of each week. Encourage kids to save for that special item they want.
Help your child turn a door hanger into a chore chart with letters that glue or stick on and clothespins labeled with tasks. Give elementary-age kids a set dollar amount for each chore completed. Set up a “payday” at the end of each week. Encourage kids to save for that special item they want.
Tweens/Teens
Kids this age can do more difficult tasks, such as helping make dinner, vacuuming floors, mowing the lawn, and watching younger siblings.
Kids this age can do more difficult tasks, such as helping make dinner, vacuuming floors, mowing the lawn, and watching younger siblings.
A Work-for-Hire Board
A simple corkboard with real money pinned to it can be a powerful motivator for this age group. Preset amounts allocated to chores of varying difficulty are great incentive to work harder. Help your teen set up a checking and savings account (most banks have free checking for teens who are ready for this step). Opt for a debit card instead of actual checks, to avoid an accidentally overdrawn account, and encourage your child to monitor his or her account balance online.
A simple corkboard with real money pinned to it can be a powerful motivator for this age group. Preset amounts allocated to chores of varying difficulty are great incentive to work harder. Help your teen set up a checking and savings account (most banks have free checking for teens who are ready for this step). Opt for a debit card instead of actual checks, to avoid an accidentally overdrawn account, and encourage your child to monitor his or her account balance online.