Age: 2-4
Wash your hands
Brush your teeth
Put away your pajamas
Make your bed
Pick up your toys
Dress yourself
Clear your place at the table
Wipe up a spill
Help Mother dust the furniture
Set the table
Put away silverware from dish washer or drying rack
Age: 5-7
Leave the bathroom neat
Take the dirty clothes to the laundry room
Put away clean clothes
Neaten your drawers and closet
Help Father rake the yard
Sweep patio or side walk
Help to wash the car
Help to clean the interior of the car
Sweep kitchen floor after meals
Wipe counter in kitchen
Wipe chairs and table legs
Empty trash cans
Clean marks on walls and doors
Shine windows with help
Shine mirrors with help
Scrub bathroom sinks
Wipe counters in bathroom
Clear the table
Help to wash and dry dishes
Load and turn on dishwasher with help
Put away dishes with help
Load and turn on clothes washer and dryer with help
Help to put away groceries
Make your own lunch
Feed pets
Age: 8-12
Pack own clothes for a trip
Trim your own nails
Wash your own hair
Put away groceries
Make simple recipes
Serve breakfast or lunch to younger children
Pack a picnic
Decorate for a party
Polish silverware
Change the bed sheets
Sort clothes and load clothes washer
Load and operate clothes dryer
Clean lint trap on dryer
Hang clothes on the line
Fold and put away clean laundry
Polish shoes
Vacuum floors
Vacuum carpeted stairs
Vacuum couches and chairs
Dust furniture and window sills
Clean walls
Clean front of kitchen cabinets
Clean TV screens and computer monitors
Help to polish car
Help to clean interior of car
Clean toilets
Knows proper use and precautions for cleaning supplies
Clean bathroom completely
Scrub kitchen floor
Clean pet cages and fish bowls
Water indoor plants
Water the yard
Rake the yard
Wash the car
Weed the garden
Age 13-adult
Replace light bulbs safely
Change vacuum bags and belt
Wash windows, inside and out
Clean fireplace
Polish wood furniture and cabinets
Clean out refrigerator and identify spoiled foods
Clean the stove and oven
Plan a balanced meal
Make a grocery list
Shop for groceries
Cook balanced meals
Knows how to treat spots on clothing
Hand-wash delicate clothes
Iron clothes
Basic mending
Mow the lawn
Trim bushes
Polish car
Put gas in the car
Oil a bicycle
Oil squeaky hinges, etc.
Putty dents in walls
Help paint interior walls
Use caulk
Scrape paint
Help paint exterior of house
Strip and Wax floors
Clean bathroom grout