Reward ideas for 8-year-olds
Reward ideas for an 8-year-old that are not toys or sweets, priced in points so a reward costs a day, half a week or a few weeks of jobs.
What an 8-year-old earns
- Daily jobs
- 3
- Weekly jobs
- 1
- Points a week
- 115
- Points a day, on average
- 16
5 points for each daily job and 10 for a weekly one, with the number of jobs from our chores-by-age guide.
Rewards by price
| Size | Price | Ideas |
|---|---|---|
| Small (about a day of jobs) | 15 points | Choose the family board game; Fifteen minutes of extra screen time; Choose where they sit for movie night; Pick the dessert |
| Medium (about half a week) | 55 points | Stay up 15 minutes later on a Friday; Choose the film for family movie night; A friend over to play; Skip one chore, done by a parent |
| Big (about two weeks) | 230 points | A one-to-one outing with a parent; A sleepover; Choose the weekend activity for the family |
| Saving goal (about five weeks) | 575 points | A day trip they plan; A bigger item they have saved for, like sports kit or art supplies |
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Prices are worked out from a typical week of jobs at this age on a 5-points-for-a-small-job scale; change them to fit your family. The guide text is drafted with AI from these numbers and checked automatically before it is published.