Daily chores for 5-year-olds
Daily chores at 5: 15 jobs, jobs done every day, that a 5-year-old can do (6 alone) or start learning, about 62 minutes in all.
Daily chores at 5
| Job | Stage | Time | How often | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brush their teeth morning and night | With you | 4 min | Daily | 5 |
| Put dirty clothes in the hamper | On their own | 1 min | Daily | 5 |
| Put toys away | On their own | 5 min | Daily | 5 |
| Feed the pet | With you | 5 min | Daily | 5 |
| Get dressed by themselves | On their own | 5 min | Daily | 5 |
| Hang up their coat and put shoes away | On their own | 2 min | Daily | 5 |
| Refill the pet's water bowl | On their own | 2 min | Daily | 5 |
| Wash fruit and vegetables | On their own | 5 min | Daily | 5 |
| Clear the table after meals | With you | 5 min | Daily | 5 |
| Make the bed | With you | 3 min | Daily | 5 |
| Set the table | With you | 5 min | Daily | 5 |
| Wipe the table and counters | With you | 3 min | Daily | 5 |
| Bring in the mail | With you | 2 min | Daily | 5 |
| Lay out clothes the night before | With you | 5 min | Daily | 5 |
| Unload the dishwasher | With you | 10 min | Daily | 10 |
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 5
- Make the bed (alone from about 6)
- Set the table (alone from about 7)
- Clear the table after meals (alone from about 6)
- Wipe the table and counters (alone from about 6)
- Unload the dishwasher (alone from about 8)
- Feed the pet (alone from about 6)
- Bring in the mail (alone from about 7)
- Brush their teeth morning and night (alone from about 7)
- Lay out clothes the night before (alone from about 7)
Most 5-year-olds can do alone
- Put toys away
- Hang up their coat and put shoes away
- Wash fruit and vegetables
- Put dirty clothes in the hamper
- Refill the pet's water bowl
- Get dressed by themselves
How much time it adds up to
- Every job on this page
- 62 minutes
- Only the ones they do alone
- 20 minutes
- Suggested load at this age
- 10 to 15 minutes a day
⚠️ Safety notes for these jobs: Unload the dishwasher: Sharp knives and heavy or breakable dishes stay with a grown-up at first. Little ones can start with cutlery (no knives) and plastic items. Feed the pet: A grown-up measures at first: overfeeding is easy. Keep human food the pet must not eat out of the way. Brush their teeth morning and night: Most children need a grown-up to check or finish brushing until around 7 or 8. Ask your dentist what fits your child.
A day of jobs at 5
- Daily jobs
- 2 or 3 short jobs
- Weekly jobs
- 1, done with you
- Time
- 10 to 15 minutes a day
What these jobs teach
- finishing what you start
- sorting by type
- looking after belongings
- a coming-home routine
- knowing where things live
- a morning routine
- pride in their space
- fine motor skills
In TaskFamily these become jobs on your 5-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.