Monthly Chores for Kids by Age (the Jobs Nobody Remembers)

Monthly house chores for kids by age.

Your living room is the biggest room in your house. It's also where everybody drops everything. Shoes, backpacks, juice cups, half a puzzle, three remotes and a sock nobody will claim.

There's so much to clean!

The good news: the kids can help with just about all of it. Enlist them, and your living room will be spotless in a jiffy. Or at least before the next round of company.

Here's a guide to living room chores for kids by age, from toddlers tossing toys in a bin to teens cleaning out the fireplace. Kids can do the chores for their age group and every group below it. (For chores all over the house, see Chores for Kids by Age.)

Living Room Chores for Kids at a Glance

Age

2 to 3


4 to 5


6 to 8


9 to 12



13 to 17

Living room chores

Put toys in bins, pick up books, turn off the TV

Put away games with all their pieces, shelve books, wipe the play table, dust low furniture, wipe baseboards

Shake small rugs, empty wastebaskets, dust shelves and lampshades, vacuum with help, wipe smudges, water plants

Vacuum floors and furniture, clean screens and remotes, wipe light switches and doorknobs, clean windows and blinds

Dust the ceiling fan and light fixtures, polish wood furniture, vacuum under furniture, clean out the fireplace

Sweeping the garage is a monthly house chore kids can help with.
  • Sweep the garage floor with a push broom.

Monthly House Chores For Kids Age 6 to 9:

  • Previous chores, plus:
  • Wipe smudges from walls and doors.

Monthly House Chores For Kids Age 10 to 13:

  • Previous chores, plus:
  • Clean bedroom closets
  • Wash out kitchen trash container and surrounding area
  • Vacuum furniture
  • Clean leather furniture with a soft cloth
  • Wipe off the car's dashboard

Monthly House Chores For Kids Age 14 to 17:

  • Previous chores, plus:
  • Dust the ceiling fans
  • Clean the shower curtain
  • Disinfect the sink and drain
  • Sew on buttons and mend torn clothes.