Kitchen
Kitchen chore chart
The kitchen is where chore charts either become real or become fiction. Everyone eats. Everyone can carry something.
Split jobs by height and heat: counters and tables first, dishwasher next, stove last. A kitchen-only page is useful even if you also keep a whole-house chart.
By age
Start with the youngest job your child can do without a step-stool circus, then add heat and blades only after you have taught them.
- 3–5: plate to counter, wipe table, napkins
- 6–8: set/clear, unload unbreakables, simple snack from a shelf
- 9–12: load dishwasher, counters, pack lunch, meal-prep washing
- 13+: a weekly dinner, pots, fridge check, grocery list
Safety
Write “ask before the stove” on the chart if that is the rule. Charts should not silently authorize burners.
Questions parents ask
- Daily dishes or a dishwasher night?
- Daily for plates. A named dishwasher night (empty after school, load after dinner) prevents the mystery pile.