Outdoor chores for 11-year-olds
Outdoors jobs at 11: 4 most children do alone and 1 to start with you, with the time, how often and points for each.
Outdoor chores at 11
| Job | Stage | Time | How often | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bring in the mail | On their own | 2 min | Daily | 5 |
| Pull weeds | On their own | 20 min | Weekly | 15 |
| Rake leaves | On their own | 30 min | Seasonal | 15 |
| Wash the car | On their own | 30 min | Monthly | 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 11
- Shovel snow (alone from about 12)
Most 11-year-olds can do alone
- Bring in the mail
- Pull weeds
- Rake leaves
- Wash the car
Coming next in this area
- Mow the lawn (starts with help around 12)
⚠️ 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. 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 11
- Daily jobs
- 3 or 4
- Weekly jobs
- 2
- Time
- 20 to 30 minutes a day
What these jobs teach
- a small daily responsibility
- sorting by name
- telling plants apart
- patience
- time outdoors
- physical effort
- seeing a big result
- working as a team
In TaskFamily these become jobs on your 11-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.