If your household is anything like mine, your kids groan and complain as soon as you tell them to put away the dishes or take out the garbage. While most of us consider chores the purview of older kids like tweens and teens, even young children and toddlers can participate! My kids are in grades kindergarten through 6th, and everyone — yes, even the kindergartener — is expected to pitch in and keep our home livable. Read on for some easy chores for kids.
** easy chores for kids
Why doing chores is important, even for the youngest
Easy chore list for kids
Kindergarteners are generally curious and love to learn by emulating adults and bigger kids — so it how to do “big kid” things. With all that preamble out of the way, here are some simple tasks for your kindergartener chore list.
5. Taking out the trash
This task is my favorite to make kids do. It has made my life infinitely better. “My kindergartner has to collect all the trash and throw it in the trash can,” Nancy Hu Lu told Mom.com. “He has to haul the big trash can to and from the curb.” Bringing the garbage bins in after can also be a chore!
6. Sorting mail
Raise your hand if you enjoy sorting spam from bills from actual mail? No? Well, teach your kids how to sort mail over the recycle bin and you will only see the important stuff from now on.
7. Watering plants
Your kindergartener is totally big enough to use a spray bottle or watering can to water a plant. It’s also incredibly soothing and you may cultivate a lifelong love of plants.
While there are lots of good reasons for children to do chores, getting some “help” around the house is the real bonus. So, here’s to making our lives a little bit easier all while teaching our kids responsibility.
