To answer a question from a reader recently I shared the the table of my kids’ chores on my Facebook Page. It received a great response and also requests for similar tables for the other chores our kids do. Today I am sharing the kids chores which they need to do after school and before dinner. I find breaking down the chores into time zones works well. Remembering to do everything they are supposed to can be quite a challenge for kids, so the more I can fit their chores into the routine of the daily life, the more likely they are to be done. This doesn’t mean for example if the bin needs emptying in the morning, that they don’t do it then. I simply ask them to do then instead and that is their chore completed.
14 year old | 12 year old | 9 year old | 7 year old | 4 year old |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hang up clothes after he gets changed. | Hang up school bag and place lunch box and water bottle on kitchen bench. | Hang up school bag and place lunch box on kitchen bench. | Hang up school bag and place lunch box and water bottle on kitchen bench. | Hang up kinder bag and place lunch box and water bottle on kitchen bench. |
| School notices on kitchen bench. | School notices on kitchen bench. | School notices on kitchen bench. | School notices on kitchen bench. | Artwork out of kinder bag. |
| Time with dog (at least 15 minutes). | Time with dog (at least 15 minutes). | Time with dog (at least 15 minutes). | Time with dog (at least 15 minutes). | Time with dog (at least 15 minutes). |
| Bring in rubbish bins on bin collection day. | Empty recycling bin as needed. | Empty rubbish bin as needed. | Empty kids' wash basket into the main laundry basket as needed. | |
| During winter close blinds in lounge room, dining room and study area. | Tidy up own belongings before dinner. | Tidy up own belongings before dinner. | Tidy up own belongings before dinner. | Tidy up own belongings before dinner. |
PWK Kids Afternoon Chores Age Appropriate Example
Or you can use this blank template to make your own:
PWK Kids Afternoon Chores Blank
What chores do your kids do after school?