Family chore chart with jobs
Twelve common household jobs written in, a column for who does each and a tick box for every day.
Download PDF A4, 185 KBFree printable
Free printable chore chart for kids
A weekly family chore chart with room for twelve jobs, who does each one, and a tick box for every day from Monday to Sunday. Below it: an age-by-age chore list for kids, from four to teenagers.
Free A4 PDF. No email, no sign-up. Print at home in colour or black and white.
Choose your chore chart
Three free versions, all A4. One with common jobs already written in, a blank one to fill in yourself and a black and white ink saver.
Blank chore chart
Fill in your own jobs and names. Works as a weekly chore rota too.
Download PDF A4, 173 KB
Ink saver (black and white)
The blank chore chart in black outlines only, kind to your printer.
Download PDF A4, 163 KBChore list for kids, age by age
Every child is different, so take this as a starting point, not a rulebook. Show them how first, do it together a few times, then let them take it over.
Ages 4 to 6
- Put toys back in the box
- Dirty clothes in the wash basket
- Help feed the pet
- Set out spoons and cups
- Water the plants with a small can
- Match socks from the clean washing
- Carry their plate to the side
Ages 7 to 9
- Make their bed
- Lay and clear the table
- Pack their school bag and PE kit
- Sort the recycling into the right boxes
- Empty the bathroom bin
- Help put the shopping away
- Feed the cat and fill the water bowl
Ages 10 to 12
- Hoover their bedroom
- Load and empty the dishwasher
- Bins out the night before bin day
- Make their own packed lunch
- Hang washing on the airer
- Wipe the bathroom sink
- Help cook tea once a week
Ages 13 and up
- Change their own bed sheets
- Do a load of washing, start to finish
- Cook a family meal
- Mow the lawn
- Clean the bathroom
- Iron their school shirts
- Pick up a few things from the shop with a list
Tips for a chore chart that sticks
Start with a few jobs
Two or three jobs each is enough to begin with. Add more once the first ones have become habits.
Decide it together
Sit down on Sunday and fill in the chart as a family. Children who chose a job are far more likely to do it.
Notice the effort
A thank you and a tick together counts for a lot, even when the bed is a bit lumpy. You can always show them a neater way next time.
Review it weekly
Look at the chart at the end of the week, swap the jobs round and start a fresh one. Pin it somewhere everyone walks past.
A chore rota for couples and house shares
The blank chart doubles as a weekly chore rota. Write the jobs down the side, put a name next to each in the Who column, and swap the names round each week so the bins and the bathroom are shared out fairly.
Living with a partner? Kitty Board gives you a shared to do list where you split the jobs, send a paw nudge instead of a reminder and save up hearts for a takeaway or a lie-in.
Kitty Board
Make it even easier with Kitty Board
Paper charts are a great start. Kitty Board keeps the same chart on every phone in the house, and remembers the repeating jobs for you.
- Jobs that repeat every day, week or month, and clear themselves overnight
- Children tick jobs on their phone or tablet; grown-ups say OK from theirs
- Hearts for every job fill each child's Kitty Jar automatically
- Cheers and paw nudges instead of shouting up the stairs
- Real rewards to save up for, priced in hearts you agree together
Free for you and one family member. Children need no email address.
Chore chart questions
What chores can a five-year-old do?
More than you might think, as long as each job is small and the same every day: putting toys in a box, dirty clothes in the basket, setting out spoons, feeding the pet with a grown-up. The age-by-age list above has more ideas.
Should children get pocket money for chores?
Families do it both ways. Some keep everyday jobs as "part of living here" and pay for extras, like washing the car. Others link a little pocket money to the chart. Either works if it is clear and fair. Kitty Board uses hearts, which you can swap for real rewards or pocket money. How hearts work
How many chores should a child have?
For under-sevens, two or three daily jobs is plenty. Older children can manage a few daily jobs plus one or two weekly ones. A short list that gets done beats a long list that gets ignored.
How do I make a chore rota fair?
Write the jobs down, guess roughly how long each takes and rotate the big ones weekly, so nobody is stuck with the bins for ever. Agree it together and look at it again after a fortnight.
Can I use the chore chart for adults?
Yes. The blank chart works as a weekly chore rota for couples and house shares: jobs down the side, names in the Who column, a tick each day. Kitty Board for couples does the same on your phones.
Is there a chore chart app?
Kitty Board is a family chore chart app: shared boards, jobs that repeat by themselves, hearts for every job and a Kitty Jar to spend on rewards. Children have their own accounts with no email address. Try it now
More help: setting up jobs that repeat, and our free printable reward chart for younger children.
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