Chores for a young child are often not more than making sure they get through their personal hygiene and possibly a few extra easy jobs so that they can help as an important part of the family team.

A good work ethic can start right now with your young children who are under 5 years old. They will learn this good work ethic from you as you go about your homemaking and housekeeping with a happy heart.

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They will also learn how to do their chores well as you come alongside them and help them until they are old enough to do the set work on their own. This is definitely not the age to stick a chart on a cupboard door and then expect them to get on with the job.

When our children were young our favorite song to sing with them as we went about chore time and cleaning up rooms was the Barney song: “Clean up, clean up, everyone do your share.” It cast such a happy mood over the work and often lifted a sullen countenance when it came to picking up toys.

To get started with chores for your young children, take it slow and just start with their personal hygiene. Then when they are in the routine of those chores, you can add some simple everyday jobs for them like packing away their laundry, taking full rubbish bins to the larger bin and setting a table.

Little ones love cooking and baking so it is always good to include them in your meal preparation and planning, but do not make it a chore yet. Remember all work in the kitchen should be supervised.

Little ones also love gardening. Make sure that you take time to work with them each day in the outdoors. Get them a little spade and rake set, you can even get them miniature gardening gloves these days.

When they are ready to move from hygiene chores you can add some of the following to their chart:

Throw nappy (diaper) away

Empty waste bin

Help to make bed

Deliver clean folded washing to correct rooms

Empty dishwasher of plastic

Free Printable Chore Chart for young children

Here are 3 different versions for your young child.

Child’s Hygiene Chore Chart

More advanced chore chart for your young child.

Blank chore chart template for your young child

Other articles you may be interested in:
Children with bad attitudes about chores?
Lifekskills for Kids
Paid chore systems
Make your own chore chart
Chores for 5 – 7 year olds

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