Free Chore List for Kids
Chore training is mostly through play at young ages. When you read on the list the chores for ages 18-months to 2-years, know that many of those listed are for the middle-side of 2. There is no major expectation in those years, except to have the little ones “play” along, while learning that every family member has a special and needed role in family life.
Gabriel, mashing bananas for bread! At age-2 he’s a big helper.
An advantage to having a big growing family is that the younger children have older siblings as role models. It’s a beautiful thing. Our big boys could almost run the household themselves at this point. Although they don’t run this show alone-we do family chore time together in the afternoons-it’s nice to know that they understand the flow of our household. When I had our last baby, Liam Joseph, my mom was amazed at how the children zipped through the house in the morning, working on their morning list.
Naomi, making deviled eggs. It’s a messy job, but it’s one of her favorites!
This list is very specific to my experience with my family. Every family and child is unique!
Looking for more on chore training? Check out these posts:
Cleaning Schedule for Homeschool Families
Training Young Children in Chores
Awesome list! Thanks so much!!
Have you thought of putting the egg mixture in a plastic sandwich baggie and cutting the corner so she can squeeze it out into the white part? My daughter loves doing this.
Wow, brilliant idea, Theresa! Thank you.
Love this! Really want to start doing this in my household!
Love the idea of giving children chores. They need responsibility to learn and grow. My own have a list and though they groan and complain, you can’t help but notice the look of pride and satisfaction on their faces when they are done.
Beautiful Blog!
Thanks so much for your list!!! I needed some more ideas for my middles (ages 2 & 3). This is GREAT!!! Can’t wait to get started on it with them!
Blessings,
Annette
Thanks so much for the chore list. It really is amazing what young children are capable of (good and bad)! Could you consider putting together a list for teens 12-18? It gets a little iffy with them. Plus any ideas for inspiring teens to help in family chores would be great. Keep up the great blog posts.
That’s a good list. Thank you!
Thank you for this, so encouraging!