Free printable chore chart, plus chores by age
Two pages: a list of chores kids can usually handle at each age, and a weekly chore chart with a column for whose turn it is next. Free to download and print, no sign-up.
How to use it
- Go through the age list together and tick the chores each child already does.
- Pick two or three chores per child and write them on the weekly chart with their name under “Who”.
- Tick a circle each day the chore gets done. Add up points on Sunday if you use them.
- Fill in “Next week” on Sunday night, so the rotation is settled before Monday.
Age-appropriate chores, by age
Every child is different. Treat these as starting points, and do a chore together a few times before handing it over.
Ages 2–3
Short, one-step jobs done alongside you.
- Put toys back in the bin
- Put dirty clothes in the hamper
- Put books back on the shelf
- Wipe up small spills
- Help feed a pet
- Bring their plate to the counter
Ages 4–5
Simple routines they can start to own.
- Make their bed
- Set and clear the table
- Match socks from the laundry
- Water the plants
- Sort the recycling
- Put away their clean clothes
Ages 6–8
Real household help, with a quick check afterward.
- Fold and put away laundry
- Unload the dishwasher
- Sweep the floor
- Empty small trash cans
- Feed pets on their own
- Pack their school bag
Ages 9–12
Whole jobs, start to finish.
- Load the dishwasher
- Vacuum a room
- Take trash and recycling to the curb
- Clean the bathroom sink and mirror
- Make a simple breakfast or lunch
- Rake leaves or pull weeds
Ages 13+
Grown-up chores and helping run the house.
- Do their own laundry start to finish
- Cook a simple family dinner
- Clean a whole bathroom
- Mow the lawn
- Make the grocery list and help shop
- Watch younger siblings for a short time
When the paper chart stops getting updated
Most chore charts work for a couple of weeks. Then nobody fills in the next week, the circles get ticked without anyone checking, and there’s an argument about how many points are owed. The chores room in the rumaloom app is the same chart, kept up to date for you:
- Chores rotate between family members automatically, daily, weekly or on the days you pick.
- A chore can require a photo, and it only counts once a parent approves it.
- Points or allowance add up on their own, with a rewards list you set.
More detail in how rotation and approval work.
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