Tidying chores for 5-year-olds
Tidying up jobs at 5: 2 most children do alone and 2 to start with you, with the time, how often and points for each.
Tidying chores at 5
| Job | Stage | Time | How often | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Put toys away | On their own | 5 min | Daily | 5 |
| Hang up their coat and put shoes away | On their own | 2 min | Daily | 5 |
| Make the bed | With you | 3 min | Daily | 5 |
| Tidy their bedroom | With you | 15 min | Weekly | 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)
- Tidy their bedroom (alone from about 8)
Most 5-year-olds can do alone
- Put toys away
- Hang up their coat and put shoes away
Coming next in this area
- 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)
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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Keep reading
- Chores for 5-year-olds
- Kitchen chores for 5-year-olds
- Laundry chores for 5-year-olds
- Pet and plant chores for 5-year-olds
- Tidying chores for 4-year-olds
- Tidying chores for 6-year-olds
- Tidying chores for 7-year-olds
- How to teach kids to put toys away
- How to teach kids to hang up their coat and put shoes away
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.