yearly kids chores by age
Which yearly kids chores can kids help out with, given his or her age? Your family's annual household chores list is sure to be very different from my family's list.
Your list will differ depending on so many factors, such as how many kids you have and how old they are, the layout of your home, whether or not you have pets, where you live, and how much (or how little) your family is home.
To give you a guide to create your own yearly kids chore list, I'll offer you mine. I've listed appropriate house chore by age below.
Yearly Kids Chores for Ages 3 to 5:
- Wash or spot-clean baseboards
- Air-tumble throw pillows in the dryer
Chores for Kids Ages 6 to 9:
Previous chores, plus:
- Clean all doormats
- Wash inside and outside of cabinets
Chores for Kids Ages 10 to 13:
Previous chores, plus:
- Wash screens and window blinds
- Wash windows and clean lighting fixtures
- Wash washable curtains
Chores for Kids Ages 14 to 17:
Previous chores, plus:
- Deep-clean carpet and upholstery (teens can make the call to the carpet cleaner for you)
- Scrub or strip and wax
floors
- Wash and polish wood furniture
- Change furnace filters
- Dust and vacuum corners and crevices from high point to low
- Vacuum floors and carpets and move furniture to clean underneath
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