Weekly chores for 8-year-olds
Weekly chores at 8: 16 jobs, jobs done once a week, that an 8-year-old can do (9 alone) or start learning, about 180 minutes in all.
Weekly chores at 8
| Job | Stage | Time | How often | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match socks from the laundry | On their own | 10 min | Weekly | 10 |
| Water the plants | On their own | 5 min | Weekly | 5 |
| Dust furniture | On their own | 10 min | Weekly | 10 |
| Put clean clothes away | On their own | 10 min | Weekly | 10 |
| Put groceries away | On their own | 10 min | Weekly | 10 |
| Empty the small trash cans | On their own | 5 min | Weekly | 5 |
| Fold laundry | With you | 15 min | Weekly | 10 |
| Pull weeds | On their own | 20 min | Weekly | 15 |
| Sort laundry by color | On their own | 10 min | Weekly | 10 |
| Tidy their bedroom | On their own | 15 min | Weekly | 10 |
| Sweep the kitchen floor | With you | 10 min | Weekly | 10 |
| Clear out the school backpack | With you | 10 min | Weekly | 10 |
| Vacuum a room | With you | 15 min | Weekly | 10 |
| Wipe the bathroom sink and mirror | With you | 10 min | Weekly | 10 |
| Change the bed sheets | With you | 15 min | Weekly | 10 |
| Take the bins out on collection day | With you | 10 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 8
- Clear out the school backpack (alone from about 9)
- Sweep the kitchen floor (alone from about 9)
- Fold laundry (alone from about 9)
- Change the bed sheets (alone from about 11)
- Wipe the bathroom sink and mirror (alone from about 10)
- Vacuum a room (alone from about 10)
- Take the bins out on collection day (alone from about 10)
Most 8-year-olds can do alone
- Tidy their bedroom
- Put groceries away
- Match socks from the laundry
- Put clean clothes away
- Sort laundry by color
- Dust furniture
- Empty the small trash cans
- Water the plants
- Pull weeds
How much time it adds up to
- Every job on this page
- 180 minutes
- Only the ones they do alone
- 95 minutes
- Suggested load at this age
- 15 to 20 minutes a day
⚠️ Safety notes for these jobs: Wipe the bathroom sink and mirror: Use a mild cleaner or a damp microfiber cloth. Keep strong cleaning products locked away from younger children. Pull weeds: Gloves on, and show them any plants in your garden that sting or are poisonous.
A day of jobs at 8
- Daily jobs
- 3 or 4
- Weekly jobs
- 1 or 2
- Time
- 15 to 20 minutes a day
What these jobs teach
- breaking a big job into steps
- deciding what to keep
- working to a checklist
- handing over letters and forms on time
- keeping track of homework
- organization
- sorting and categorizing
- knowing where food is kept
In TaskFamily these become jobs on your 8-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.