Chores for a 5-year-old and a 10-year-old together
Sharing chores between a 5-year-old and a 10-year-old: 8 jobs both can do alone, 17 the older one can lead, and what only the older child starts.
Jobs both can do alone (the 5-year-old's level)
- Put toys away
- Hang up their coat and put shoes away
- Wash fruit and vegetables
- Put dirty clothes in the hamper
- Match socks from the laundry
- Water the plants
- Refill the pet's water bowl
- Get dressed by themselves
Jobs the 10-year-old can lead and the 5-year-old can join
- Make the bed (older alone from 6, younger starts from 4)
- Tidy their bedroom (older alone from 8, younger starts from 5)
- Set the table (older alone from 7, younger starts from 4)
- Clear the table after meals (older alone from 6, younger starts from 4)
- Wipe the table and counters (older alone from 6, younger starts from 4)
- Put groceries away (older alone from 8, younger starts from 4)
- Unload the dishwasher (older alone from 8, younger starts from 5)
- Put clean clothes away (older alone from 7, younger starts from 4)
- Sort laundry by color (older alone from 8, younger starts from 5)
- Fold laundry (older alone from 9, younger starts from 5)
- Dust furniture (older alone from 7, younger starts from 4)
- Empty the small trash cans (older alone from 7, younger starts from 5)
- Feed the pet (older alone from 6, younger starts from 3)
- Bring in the mail (older alone from 7, younger starts from 5)
- Pull weeds (older alone from 8, younger starts from 5)
- Brush their teeth morning and night (older alone from 7, younger starts from 2)
- Lay out clothes the night before (older alone from 7, younger starts from 5)
Jobs only the 10-year-old starts
- Pack their school bag the night before (starts with help around 6)
- Clear out the school backpack (starts with help around 7)
- Sort outgrown clothes and toys (starts with help around 8)
- Make their own breakfast (starts with help around 6)
- Sweep the kitchen floor (starts with help around 6)
- Load the dishwasher (starts with help around 6)
- Pack their own lunch (starts with help around 7)
- Take out the kitchen trash (starts with help around 7)
- Wash dishes by hand (starts with help around 8)
- Clean the microwave (starts with help around 9)
- Clean the kitchen after dinner (starts with help around 10)
- Change the bed sheets (starts with help around 8)
- Do a load of laundry (starts with help around 9)
- Wipe the bathroom sink and mirror (starts with help around 7)
- Vacuum a room (starts with help around 7)
- Take the bins out on collection day (starts with help around 8)
- Clean windows and glass doors (starts with help around 8)
- Mop the floor (starts with help around 9)
- Clean the toilet (starts with help around 10)
- Walk the dog (starts with help around 8)
- Clean the litter box (starts with help around 9)
- Clean the pet cage or tank (starts with help around 9)
- Rake leaves (starts with help around 6)
- Wash the car (starts with help around 6)
- Shovel snow (starts with help around 9)
- Pack their own bag for a trip (starts with help around 7)
- Keep track of their own homework (starts with help around 9)
- Wake up with their own alarm (starts with help around 9)
- Shop from a grocery list (starts with help around 10)
- Manage their own weekly budget (starts with help around 10)
- Change a light bulb (starts with help around 10)
Suggested load for each
| At 5 | At 10 | |
|---|---|---|
| Daily jobs | 2 or 3 short jobs | 3 or 4 |
| Weekly jobs | 1, done with you | 2 |
| Time | 10 to 15 minutes a day | 20 to 30 minutes a day |
Jobs both can do alone: 17 more are alone-level for the 10-year-old but still need a helper for the 5-year-old.
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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.