Chore Chart J
Daily Chores Assignments
Erin (16)
(note: Erin can handle every chore but needs more time for school work)
- Tidy up bedroom
- Feed frogs
- Tuck-in slipcovers on LR furniture
- Diaper changes (afternoons)
- Bathe and prepare Hannah for bed
- Put Hannah down for afternoon nap
- Dinner prep.
- (Tues/Friday/Saturday)
- Lunch clean-up
- Dinner clean-up (Mon/Thurs/Sunday)
Hillary (9)
- Tidy up bedroom
- Diaper changes (mornings)
- Dress Hannah
- Feed and change water for mouse
- Breakfast clean-up
- Lunch prep
- Straighten up bathrooms
- Straighten up school room after school
- Take things up stairs and put into proper rooms (clothes and toys that accumulate on the stairs)
- Fix beverages for all meals
Daniel (7)
(chores are more detailed for him and he has a picture chart to help him)
- Make bed and tidy bedroom (pick up dirty clothes; put away toys/books)
- Walk the dog
- Feed and water the dog (clean out dog dishes)
- Take trash to recycling bins and garbage cans
- Straighten the living room (pick up toys, clothes, shoes and books, fold throws and put pillows on the furniture)
- Bring in the mail and newspaper (put it on mom’s desk)
- Breakfast prep. (with mom’s help)
- Set the table before meals
- Clear the table after meals
Hannah (2)
- Helps brother set table
- Learning to dress and undress herself
- “Helps” mom in the kitchen
- Entertains Samuel (4 months)
- Learning to be a good “go-fer” (go for this and that)
Weekly Chores Assignments
Erin (16)
- Vacuum downstairs
- Mop bathrooms and kitchen
- Heavy cleaning of bedroom
- Change bed sheets
- Put away laundry
- Straighten linen closet, 3 pantries and video closet
- Clean out fireplace
- Inventory fire wood supply and replenish
- Clean frog tank
Hillary (9)
- Clean mouse cage
- Heavy clean bed room
- Clean bathrooms (scrub sinks, toilets and bathtub, mirrors)
- Dust dining room, living room and school room
- Straighten basement (play room area) and vacuum if needed
- Clean storm doors
- Clean stove top
- Dinner prep. (Thursdays)
- Dinner clean-up (Wednesdays)
- Wash hair (Saturday
Daniel (7)
- Take trash out to street (Thursday) and bring empty cans back to garage
- Take recycling out to street (every other Thursday) and bring empty bins back to garage
- Vacuum living room carpet
- Vacuum school room rug
- Wipe off school room chairs (actually extension of kitchen where we eat)
- Clean computer screen and television screen with glass cleaner
- Clean front of stove, dishwasher and refrigerator with glass cleaner and/or sponge
- Straighten up bicycles and toys in garage
- Sweep garage as needed
- Vacuum vans (1 of 3 each week – if he does a good job on this chore he gets paid)