Age Appropriate Chores
The Twins James and Sierra (2years and 7 months)
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Sierra helping her sisters dry dishes. |
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James the super fast table washer |
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Sierra helping dry the cups with her sisters. |
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James washing the table |
I would highly recommend a stool for
your child to use in assisting you with chores. Keep in mind that babies will
need you to assist them in most chores and they can be your helper. The stools we have were in the house when we moved in and work great. They are made out of old wood. Sierra is standing in a chair that has arms all around it. We also never allow the babies to touch the sharp or breakable objects that they could get hurt on.
- Help make
beds
- Pick up toys
- Help set
table (plastic non breakable)
- Throw trash
away
- Help clean
up messes with a towel
- Wipe furniture
or walls with a rag or use socks on his hands to help dust. (not using harsh
chemicals)
- Water garden
with you
- Help pick up
toys in the yard
- Use manners most
of the time. (please, Thank you, you’re welcome)
- Help put
clothes in drawers such as socks and underwear.
- Help put the
items in the bathroom back in the proper place with direction
- Learn to
fold simple items such as towels and help put them away.
- Help sort
laundry
- Help carry, drag, or push laundry baskets to the laundry area with help.
- Clear their
spot at dinner scraping food into the trash with help and bringing their dish
to the sink to be rinsed.
- Wipe down
chairs after dinner with a rag
- Help feed
pets
- Learn to get
a drink
- Help mop (I found
sweeping tends to make a mess as it flies across the room and does not end up
in an organized pile.)
- Help sweep
with a hand broom and help hold the dust pan.
- Get potty
seat out to use the toilet and put it away when done. We have theirs hanging on
the wall.
- Learn to
wash own hands, brush teeth and floss with a children’s flosser.
- Start to
learn the routine for the week. (James knows that when it is Tuesday Mrs. Judy
is coming)
- Help bring in
groceries from the car and put them away
- Help mark chores
on the chart and be a family store employee to earn money and start learning about
saving.
- Help shovel
snow
- Help prepare food by helping pour ingredients in and helping stir. This is also teaching them math skills.
- Pray at
dinner (James can lead a whole dinner prayer now but here is what he said the
other day “Dear lord thank you for this dinner and thank you for this body! Amen
YAY) He meant to say thank you for this dinner Please bless it to our body and
thank you for this day.
- Help push the
buttons to start washer or dishwasher. we don't have a dishwasher yet.
12 comments:
great list!
Thanks I was working on these and trying to figure out what I am going to link up to the FFlinkup. I noticed many of the girls are linking up crafts.
I really love you blog and am a new fan.
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I was reading this and said to myself 'how true'. :-) I have been meaning to make a post about 2-3 year olds after observing 3 of my 4 boys. Maybe, when I get to do it, I will link up to your post. :-)
Thank you very much for visiting my blog and joining my site. I appreciate that a lot. And I am always glad to meet mothers who are happily raising a LOT of children. I wonder how you do it - I am driven nuts with just 4. :-)
Have a blessed snowy day. :-)
~Imelda
I love this post! I have a 2 1/2 year old and I love having ideas of how to get her active and helping out! She already loves to clean the tables, but this gives me so many ideas for age appropriate chores! I'm following you from the Hop Along Friday Blog Hop, please check out my blog Rural Mama's Sandbox http://ruralmamasandbox.blogspot.com
Kelsey aka RuralMama
Thanks that would be great!
I found your blog and followed back. Nice blog! I am working on learning everything here.
Yea.. I follow alot of craft blogs. But you can link up anything you want Missy. I enjoy reading your posts!
Thanks I noticed it was pretty open for posting anything. I love looking through them too.
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