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Medium reward ideas for 8-year-olds

Medium rewards for an 8-year-old: 4 ideas priced at about 55 points, roughly 4 days of jobs, with no toys or sweets.

Medium rewards at 8

  • 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

Medium (about half a week). About 55 points, or 4 days of jobs at 8.

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.

Every size at this age

Every size at this age
SizePrice
Small (about a day of jobs)15 points
Medium (about half a week)55 points
Big (about two weeks)230 points
Saving goal (about five weeks)575 points

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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.

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