Chores for 4 year olds

So what are appropriate chores to give to a 4 year old? Don’t expect them to be helping you with the shopping single-handedly just yet, but there are some great age appropriate jobs the can help with. Although we include some average earnings for each task, each family is different. Many choose to make chores part of an allowance or reward system instead.

Chores for a 4 year old

Age appropriate chores based on RoosterMoney usage.

  • Chore
  • Age Range
  • Average per Kid
  • Putting toys away
  • 4-5
  • £0.20
  • Putting clothes in laundry bin
  • 4-5
  • £0.20
  • Making the bed
  • 4-5
  • £0.20
  • Tidying up bedroom
  • 4-5
  • £0.40
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