A calm chore chart for kids, by age.
Three printable weekly chore charts — for ages 4–7, 8–11, and 12+ — with age-appropriate chores already filled in and room to add your own. Print straight from this page. No sign-up, no email address, no watermark.
One opinion baked in: no point systems, no sibling leaderboards, no shame column. A chart should do the reminding so you don't have to — and then get out of the way.
Three charts, ready to print.
Each prints on a single page. The chores are starting points — cross out what doesn't fit your house and write in what does.
Ages 4–7 · Little helper chart
Short, visible jobs. At this age the win is participation, not standards — a lumpy made bed counts.
| Chore | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Put toys away | |||||||
| Dirty clothes in the hamper | |||||||
| Make my bed (my way) | |||||||
| Set the napkins at dinner | |||||||
| Feed the pet (with help) | |||||||
Ages 8–11 · Growing independence chart
Real jobs they can own end-to-end. Keep the set small and steady — three to five is plenty.
| Chore | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Make my bed & tidy my room | |||||||
| Pack my school bag the night before | |||||||
| Empty the dishwasher | |||||||
| Take out trash & recycling | |||||||
| Fold & put away my laundry | |||||||
| Pet care (food & water) | |||||||
Ages 12+ · Running-the-house chart
Adult-shaped jobs, start to finish. The chart is a shared agreement, not surveillance — let them check their own boxes.
| Chore | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| My laundry, start to finish | |||||||
| Cook one family meal this week | |||||||
| Clean a bathroom | |||||||
| Outdoor jobs (lawn, bins, leaves) | |||||||
| Keep my own schedule & homework | |||||||
How to use a chore chart without becoming the chore police.
Put it where they already look
The fridge, the back of their door, next to the snack cupboard. A chart they pass ten times a day does the reminding — so you don't have to.
Start smaller than feels right
Three chores done all week beat seven abandoned by Wednesday. Keep the same set for a few weeks before adding or rotating — routine is the whole trick.
Review once a day, calmly
One glance together at dinner or bedtime. Praise the habit, not the performance, and skip the scoreboard — a chart that shames a child teaches them to hide it.
Chore charts, answered.
What chores can a 4 to 7 year old do?
Short, concrete, visible jobs: putting toys away, putting dirty clothes in the hamper, making the bed (imperfectly is fine), setting napkins on the table, matching socks, watering a plant, and feeding a pet with help. The goal at this age is participation and routine, not standards.
How many chores should a kid have?
Fewer than you think. Three to five consistent chores beat a long list that collapses by Wednesday. Pick a small set the child can genuinely own, keep them the same for a few weeks, and add or rotate only once the routine is steady.
How do I get my kids to do chores without nagging?
Make the chart do the reminding, not you. Put it somewhere the child passes anyway, keep the jobs the same each day so they become routine, and review it once a day at a calm moment rather than policing in real time. Praise the habit, not the performance — and skip public scoreboards that pit siblings against each other.
Should chores be tied to rewards or pocket money?
Families differ, and both approaches can work. If you do use rewards, keep them calm and predictable — agreed in advance, not escalating, and never shame-based. What backfires is the manipulative version: streaks engineered to cause anxiety, leaderboards, and guilt. That's true on paper charts and doubly true in apps.
Is this chore chart really free?
Yes. Print any of the three charts straight from this page — no sign-up, no email address, no watermark. We make Calluna, a paid family organizer app, and this page is how we introduce ourselves to families who organize on paper.
When the paper chart fills up, the digital one is just as calm.
Calluna puts chores, the family calendar, and routines on every screen in the house — with the same philosophy as this page: no leaderboards, no shame, no tricks aimed at your kids. See how chores work in Calluna, or try it free for 7 days.
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