Chorelist appropriate for 4-5 yr. olds
(as found in site mentioned below)

In Their Room

• Choose clothes and get dressed/undressed.
• Make bed and clean room.
• Pick up toys and put in proper place.
• Put dirty clothes into clothes hamper.

The Rest of the House

• Brush hair.
• Brush teeth (let them attempt on their own first - you will want to supervise or at least check teeth afterward - especially back teeth!)
• Carrying and putting away groceries.
• Clean table after meals.
• Clear and set the table.
• Dust the furniture.
• Feed the pets at scheduled times.
• Hang socks, handkerchiefs, and washcloths on a low line.
• Help do the dishes (rinse items or put dishes in the dishwasher).
• Help mother prepare plates of food for the family dinner.
• Help out in cooking and preparing food - with adult supervision.
• Help set the table (put utensils, napkins, plates, glasses, and condiments from the fridge on the table).
• Help with grocery shopping and compiling a grocery list.
• Help with more difficult meal preparations (make frozen juice, crack and scramble eggs, cut with blunt knife).
• Help with younger siblings (bottle feeding, entertain while mom is out of the room, feed/dress toddler siblings).
• Hold the hand mixer to whip potatoes or mix up a cake.
• Make a simple dessert (add topping to cupcakes, pour the toppings on ice cream).
• Make own sandwich or simple breakfast and clean up.
• Polish silver.
• Pour own drink.
• Prepare cold cereal.
• Put away clean clothes (children may still struggle with folding "properly" as this is an emerging skill)
• Set out clothes for the next day
• Sharpen pencils.
• Sort laundry with supervision.
• Spread butter on sandwiches.
• Take laundry to laundry room on laundry day.
• Take out the garbage.
• Tear up lettuce for the salad.
• Vacuum/sweep.
• Wash hands (without assistance)

In the Yard

• Help clean out the car.
• Help sweep or rake outside.
• Wash and help wax the car.
• Water the garden and lawn with help.

Away from Home

• Simple help with groceries, such as: putting items in shopping cart, helping put items on the check-out conveyor, handing items to you to be put away at home.

Beginning Etiquette

• Make thank you and birthday cards.
• Begin dialing and answering the phone.