Resources to help you tackle and manage housework

 

 

 

Age Appropriate Chores

 

Age Appropriate Chores

Lists age appropriate chores for kids 4 - 17

 

Age appropriate chores plus tips on getting chores done

Discusses when to assign chores, breaking jobs down, performing chores together, making chores fun, age appropriate chores from ages 2 - 13.

 

Age Appropriate Household Job Chart

Age appropriate chore list from ages  3 - 15+

 

Chores for Kids - Appropriate Chores for Every Age and Stage

List for ages 2 - 13

 

Kids and Chores

Discusses age appropriate chores for children, choosing the right chores, making time for training, writing it down (charts); age appropriate chores, ages 2 -10+

 

 

Chore Management Helps

5 Simple to Set Up Chore Charts/Systems

Lists 5 chore management systems and their pros and cons: charts, box/index card system, shoe organizer, lists, flowers in a flower pot.

 

12 Chore Chart Tips For Success

 

The Online Interactive Chore Chart & Rewards System! (FREE)

Must sign up for a free account.

 

 

Clip art for Chore Charts

Pictures for chore jobs (scroll down on page)

Chore Charts - Magnet

MAGNETS

Magnet Chore Charts (printable)

 

Chore Charts -Cards

Household Cleaning Cards

 

 

Chore Charts -Morning/Evening for young kids   

Blank Morning/Evening Routine Chart

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pre Made Chart - Islamic

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chore Charts - General

 

Customizable Chore Chart Maker from DLTK

 

Sample chore charts

Commercial site, but great ideas for sprucing up your homemade ones.

 

15 sample chore charts/lists created by families

 

Sample Chore/Behavior Chart with a point system (picture)

This is a site for a commercial product but you can probably set up a system like this in Excel or by hand.

 

 

 

Master Task List

I use this to keep track of all the daily chores each day.

 

 

 

 

 

Chore Charts -by Age

 

My first chore chart, blank chore chart, toddler chore chart, primary chore chart, pre teen chore chart, teen chore chart, family chore chart, optional chores chart from Successful Family Chores.com

 

Printable Checklists from printablechecklists.com

Chores for Children Checklist - Ages 2-3

Chores for Children Checklist - Ages 4-5

Chores for Children Checklist - Ages 6-7

Chores for Children Checklist - Ages 8-9

Chores for Children Checklist - Ages 10 +

Chores for Children Checklist - Blank (fill in your own ideas!)

Print out Young Children's Picture Checklist

 

 

Chore Chart for older children by TJ

Includes space for writing deadlines, points/money per job and amount of deductions if a job is not completed on time. Morning/afternoon/evening divisions

 

 

 

 

Chore Charts - by Room

Main chore chart and charts by room

Basic Chore Charts by Room from Chart Jungle

 

Task Instruction Sheet: by TJ

What does clean the bathroom really mean?

How do I wash the dishes? 

 

Avoid misunderstandings (insha Allah) by filling out and posting a Task Instruction sheet for household tasks.

 

 Work with children to set up guidelines and “how to’s” for a clean bathroom, kitchen, etc. Includes space for recording days, times, and materials needed for each job.

Specific Jobs Task instruction sheets and reminder posters, by TJ.

 

 

 

Motivating Kids to do Chores

Motivating Kids to help with household chores

5 Ways to Make Chores Faster and More Fun

 

Psst! Kids Secretly Like Chores by Kelly Nault (PDF)

"Despite popular belief, kids really like to do chores!" Tips for making chores fun and making chores get done.

 

 

 

Chores and Allowance

Allowances and Chores

Collections of helpful articles: the right amount, paying for chores,

 

Allowance tips from parents

A collection of tips from parents regarding how they set up allowances

 

The Right Amount

"What's the magic number — $5, $10, $25, or more? Find out how other parents decide how much allowance is enough." Articles from Family Education.com

• Allowance and Spending Decisions

• Calculating Your Child's Allowance

• Daily/Weekly Allowance Chart

• Good Money Management Begins with an Allowance

• Keep a Money Journal

• Teach the Value of Paying on Time

• How Much Allowance to Give Your Child

• Kids, Allowance, and Chores

• How Your Child Spends His Allowance

• Have You Done Your Chores?

Paying for chores

"Should you give your child an allowance in exchange for helping out around the house?" Articles from Family Education:

• Cash for Trash

• Winning the War on Chores

• Pay By the Chore

• Odd Jobs

Teens and Chores

"Read tips on getting teens to accomplish chores in a timely manner." From Family Education.com

• Why Tweens Don't Do Their Chores

• Giving Orders a Teen Can Understand

• Setting Deadlines for Teens

• Teaching Teens the "How to" of Chores

• Your Teen's Room: Tips for Compromise

• Neatness Counts: Keeping a Teen's Room Clean

 

Cleaning Tips

15 Minute Cleanups for Every Room

 

For how to's for specific cleaning jobs, visit TJ's sister site, Raising Muslim Daughters, Housekeeping section.