20 to 30 minute chores for 6-year-olds
3 jobs that take twenty to thirty minutes that a 6-year-old can do or start learning, with how often each comes up and what it is worth in points.
20 to 30 minute chores at 6
| Job | Stage | Time | How often | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pull weeds | With you | 20 min | Weekly | 15 |
| Rake leaves | With you | 30 min | Seasonal | 15 |
| Wash the car | With you | 30 min | Monthly | 15 |
On their own means most children this age manage it alone; With you means they start it with a grown-up alongside. Points are on a 5-for-a-small-job scale.
Start together at 6
- Pull weeds (alone from about 8)
- Rake leaves (alone from about 10)
- Wash the car (alone from about 11)
Time, added up
- Doing every job on this page once
- 80 minutes
- Longest single job
- 30 minutes
- Shortest single job
- 20 minutes
⚠️ Safety notes for these jobs: Pull weeds: Gloves on, and show them any plants in your garden that sting or are poisonous. Wash the car: Only with the car parked, engine off and keys away from the car.
A day of jobs at 6
- Daily jobs
- 2 or 3 short jobs
- Weekly jobs
- 1, done with you
- Time
- 10 to 15 minutes a day
What these jobs teach
- telling plants apart
- patience
- time outdoors
- physical effort
- seeing a big result
- working as a team
- working top to bottom
- looking after shared things
In TaskFamily these become jobs on your 6-year-old's own screen, with points, repeat days and the Trust Ladder to move each job from "check every time" to spot checks.
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Ages and times are typical, not rules: children develop at different speeds, and you know yours best. The chore library is TaskFamily's own. The guide text is drafted with AI from these numbers and checked automatically before it is published.