Monthly and seasonal chores for 9-year-olds
Monthly and seasonal chores at 9: 5 jobs, jobs done once a month or once a season, that a 9-year-old can do or start learning, about 135 minutes in all.
Monthly and seasonal chores at 9
| Job | Stage | Time | How often | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rake leaves | With you | 30 min | Seasonal | 15 |
| Wash the car | With you | 30 min | Monthly | 15 |
| Clean windows and glass doors | With you | 15 min | Monthly | 10 |
| Sort outgrown clothes and toys | With you | 30 min | Seasonal | 15 |
| Shovel snow | With you | 30 min | Seasonal | 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 9
- Sort outgrown clothes and toys (alone from about 12)
- Clean windows and glass doors (alone from about 11)
- Rake leaves (alone from about 10)
- Wash the car (alone from about 11)
- Shovel snow (alone from about 12)
How much time it adds up to
- Every job on this page
- 135 minutes
- Only the ones they do alone
- 0 minutes
- Suggested load at this age
- 15 to 20 minutes a day
⚠️ Safety notes for these jobs: Clean windows and glass doors: Inside and ground-floor glass only. No ladders or upstairs windows for children. Wash the car: Only with the car parked, engine off and keys away from the car. Shovel snow: Push rather than lift heavy snow, take breaks, wear warm layers and stay well clear of the road and snowplows.
A day of jobs at 9
- Daily jobs
- 3 or 4
- Weekly jobs
- 1 or 2
- Time
- 15 to 20 minutes a day
What these jobs teach
- letting go of things
- giving to others
- making decisions
- streak-free technique
- patience
- physical effort
- seeing a big result
- working as a team
In TaskFamily these become jobs on your 9-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.