Chores WarsChores For Kids By Age
Chores For Kids By Age, With Points That Add Up
An age-by-age chore list for kids 4 to 5, 6 to 8, 9 to 11 and 12 and up. Every list is a full week, and every week adds up to about 200 points, so siblings of different ages earn on the same scale.
How To Use These Lists
Pick the list closest to your kid, then cross off anything that does not fit your house. No pets? Swap in another daily job. Ages are a starting point, not a test: a careful seven-year-old might be ready for the 9 to 11 list, and that is fine.
Keep the points steady and change the work. In Chores Wars, a kid who does everything on their list earns about 200 points a week, and anywhere from 150 to 250 is a healthy week. Younger kids get fewer or easier chores worth more each. Older kids get bigger chores. That way the five-year-old and the thirteen-year-old are playing the same game, and nobody can claim the other one has it easy. (They will claim it anyway. Now you have a table.)
Price rewards against the week. A quick win like picking the movie is about 75 to 100 points, a treat is about 150 to 200, and a big goal like a day trip is 600 to 1,000. If you pay allowance, 40 points to the dollar makes a full week about $5. Our allowance guide shows how to pick your own rate.
Safety first, always. You know your kid. Never assign anything with harsh chemicals, sharp tools, heat or heights to a child who is not ready, and do the first few rounds of any new chore together.
Ages 4 To 5
Short, physical, done next to you. At this age the chore is half the lesson and the Done button is the other half.
| Chore | How Often | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Pull up the covers on the bed | Every day | 5 × 7 |
| Put toys back in the bin | Every day | 5 × 7 |
| Dirty clothes in the hamper | Every day | 5 × 7 |
| Feed the petWith a grown-up measuring | Every day | 5 × 7 |
| Set out napkins and spoons | 5 days a week | 6 × 5 |
| Match socks from the laundry | Once a week | 30 |
| A full week | 200 | |
Tip: Read the orders out loud together. Fewer chores, worth more each, keeps the week fair.
Ages 6 To 8
They can follow a two-step job on their own now. Start handing over whole tasks instead of pieces.
| Chore | How Often | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Make the bed | Every day | 3 × 7 |
| Unload the silverware | Every day | 4 × 7 |
| Clear their own plate | Every day | 3 × 7 |
| Tidy the bedroom floor | Every day | 4 × 7 |
| Water the plants | Twice a week | 6 × 2 |
| Sweep the kitchen | Twice a week | 10 × 2 |
| Fold and put away their laundry | Once a week | 30 |
| Wipe the bathroom sink | Once a week | 20 |
| Help put groceries away | Once a week | 20 |
| A full week | 200 | |
Tip: Morning chores before school, one kitchen job after dinner. Routine beats reminders.
Ages 9 To 11
Real responsibility. They can own a room, a meal job, and their own laundry from hamper to drawer.
| Chore | How Often | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Load or unload the dishwasher | Every day | 5 × 7 |
| Make the bed and tidy the room | Every day | 3 × 7 |
| Pack their own lunch | School days | 3 × 5 |
| Take out trash and recycling | Twice a week | 8 × 2 |
| Vacuum one room | Once a week | 20 |
| Clean the bathroom sink and mirror | Once a week | 20 |
| Do their own laundry, start to finish | Once a week | 30 |
| Help cook one dinner | Once a week | 25 |
| Rake leaves or pull weeds | Once a week | 18 |
| A full week | 200 | |
Tip: This is the age for Special Quests. Put up one big job and let them race for the bonus crate.
Ages 12 And Up
Near-adult jobs. Fewer, bigger chores that take real time, and a real say in which ones they own.
| Chore | How Often | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Wash the dinner dishes | Every day | 5 × 7 |
| Keep their room clean | Every day | 2 × 7 |
| Trash and recycling to the curb | Twice a week | 8 × 2 |
| Clean a whole bathroom | Once a week | 35 |
| Vacuum and mop the main floor | Once a week | 30 |
| Cook a family dinner | Once a week | 30 |
| Do their own laundry | Once a week | 20 |
| Mow the lawn or a big yard jobOnly when you are sure they are ready | Once a week | 20 |
| A full week | 200 | |
Tip: Let them pick their weekly jobs from a list. Ownership beats assignment, and teens play the game too.
Skip The Spreadsheet
You can print these lists and stick them on the fridge. Or you can type, say, or photograph your list, and Chores Wars drafts every chore with a kid, a schedule and points, balanced to about 200 a week. You tweak it and tap Deploy Orders.
From there each kid sees only their own chores, sorted into morning, afternoon and evening. They tap Done, you approve, and the points turn into loot for the game and progress toward the real rewards you set. Want the full picture? Read about the chore chart app or why gamified chores work.
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