Free chore chart maker
Add your kids, tap age-appropriate chores, pick the days, and print. The chart says whose job it is and when, so you do not have to keep saying it. Free, no account, nothing to install.
Week of ____________
| Chore | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Make the bed | |||||
| Pack the school bag | |||||
| Feed the pet | |||||
| Empty small trash cans |
After the printout
Your kids can check their boxes without a phone, an account, or another thing to charge. If trash night moves or pickup changes, parents can update the shared plan in Mavo and see who is handling it.
Four practical steps
A chart works best when a kid can understand it at a glance and finish what is on it. Build the smallest version that can survive a school week.
Add each kid and choose the closest age range. A five-year-old needs one-step jobs. An eleven-year-old can carry a task from start to finish.
Two to four chores is plenty for a younger kid. A finished short list builds the habit faster than a crowded chart that gets ignored by Thursday.
Use school days, every day, or your own columns. Then narrow a chore such as taking out the trash to the day it actually happens.
Print the chart and put it at kid height. Leave the marker close enough that the kid can make the checkmark.
Start with a working setup
Pick the setup closest to your family. It loads into the free maker above, where you can change every name, chore, day, and color before printing.
Example 1
Three one-step jobs a preschooler can do without a parent hovering. At this age the chart is really routine practice with a checkbox.
Example 2
The classic fridge chart: Monday to Friday columns, each kid with their own jobs, and trash duty narrowed to the night the truck comes.
Example 3
Two columns and three real jobs, with the school week left alone. Start-to-finish work suits this age better than a list of little tasks.
Free printable chore chart
A blank template still leaves you deciding what belongs on it. This maker gives you a useful starting point and keeps every choice editable.
Built-in starting point
Choose an age from 2 through the teen years and get realistic starting ideas. A preschooler can put toys in a bin. A ten-year-old can help with laundry. Tap a suggestion, edit it, or write your own.
Each kid gets a named section with their own jobs. The full family chart prints together, so the split stays visible.
Choose the chart days, then narrow any chore to only the days it happens. Tuesday trash night does not need seven boxes.
Print the finished chart or copy it as text. The maker stays free, and the chart remains saved in this browser for the next edit.
For the kitchen
The printed chart can stay at kid height on the fridge. Open an always-on Family Display for a kitchen tablet or shared screen to show the day, the week ahead, and who is handling each item.
After the chart is hung
When trash night moves or pickup changes, parents can check Mavo for the new time, the reminder, and the grown-up handling it.
Morning
Every family can schedule Daily prep for a daily or weekly look at what is coming up and who is handling it. Daily prep can arrive in Mavo, by email, or by push.
When it matters
Get reminders and notifications for the things you ask Mavo to watch. The kid still checks the fridge chart. The phone reminder is there so a parent does not have to notice the clock from memory.
During the week
Shared routines live alongside the calendar. Assign who is handling each event or task, then see covered status and what still needs attention at a glance.
The usual parent pattern
Set who usually handles events from a calendar, take turns, and choose a backup when someone passes. Use that rule for the parents while the printed chore chart stays as-is.
The week-two field guide
Spend the first few days pointing back to the chart. These small adjustments help your kid keep using it after the novelty wears off.
Slip the page into a plastic sheet protector or laminate it. A dry-erase marker lets the kid wipe the boxes clean at the end of the week, and the blank Week of line keeps the same printout useful.
If your family prefers paper checkmarks, print several copies at once and pin the stack behind the current week. The saved chart in this browser makes later edits quick.
In practice
Keep the marker beside the chart. If the kid has to ask for it, the chart still depends on a parent.
When the same job stalls every week, look at the wording. Clean your room can become clothes in the hamper for a younger kid. A clear finish is easier to start.
Talk about the change at the weekly family meeting, not in the middle of a Wednesday argument. The chart should hold the agreement you already made.
In practice
Ask, "What does your chart say?" Then give the kid a moment to find the next box.
Younger kids often enjoy marking the box as much as finishing the job. Let the kid make the checkmark, then name the specific thing that happened: "You fed the dog before school all week."
If chores connect to allowance, write down the family rule. Some families keep everyday family jobs unpaid and offer money for extra work. A steady rule is easier to follow than a new bedtime decision.
In practice
For a kid under eight, keep any reward close to the chore instead of promising something weeks away.
Swap a stale chore, trade an unpopular job between siblings, or move an older kid to a larger responsibility. A chart should grow with the kid instead of becoming wallpaper.
The weekly meeting is also a good time to hand over one age-appropriate item from the mental load checklist. Put only the kid's part on the printed chart.
In practice
Change one row at a time. A full reset makes the chart feel new, but it also erases the pattern the kid already learned.
Built for real family setups
Choose the chores for the kid using the chart and the week your family has ahead.
Begin with two one-step jobs, such as toys in the bin or clothes in the hamper. The chart is practice at noticing and finishing a small responsibility.
Keep everyone on one page so the split is visible. Three or four jobs each is enough, and day-specific boxes keep trash night from becoming a daily argument.
Use fewer rows with larger jobs. A full load of laundry or a simple dinner gives an older kid a clear start and finish.
Print the chart twice and put one copy in each kitchen. Keep the kid's jobs consistent where that makes sense, then change the house-specific rows before printing.
Pick the right level of help
The best choice depends on what needs to stay visible after the page is printed. A marker may be enough. A shared family plan can carry the parts that change.
The printed chart and Mavo can work together. Keep the check boxes where the kid can reach them. Use the shared plan when the parents need a current view.
Yes. Make as many charts as you like and print them with no account or email. Your chart stays saved in this browser, so you can come back and change it next week.
Around ages 2 to 3, begin with one-step pickups such as putting toys in a bin. Four- and five-year-olds can help set the table. By ages 6 to 8, many kids can own a daily job such as feeding the pet. Ages 9 to 11 can help with dishes or laundry. From 12 up, try a start-to-finish job such as cooking a simple dinner. Every suggestion in the maker is editable.
Two to four is usually enough for a kid under nine. An older kid can carry more if the jobs are realistic. If the chart keeps getting ignored, shorten it until finishing feels possible.
Add each kid to the same chart. Everyone gets their own section, and the whole chart prints on one page so the split stays visible.
Build it with them. Let the kid choose a job or the chart color. Hang it at their height and let them make the checkmark.
Keep the response calm. Ask what the chart says. If the same row stalls each week, shorten the list or rewrite the chore with a clearer finish. Talk about the change at the weekly family meeting instead of during the argument.
Families make different choices. One common approach is to treat everyday family jobs as unpaid and offer allowance for extra work. Whatever you choose, write down one steady rule instead of deciding chore by chore.
For a young kid, checking the box may be enough reward at first. If you add something extra, keep it small and close to the finished chore. Older kids often respond better to a clear privilege or allowance agreement than a sticker system.
No. Put the chart in a plastic sheet protector or laminate it, then use a dry-erase marker. Wipe the boxes clean when the new week starts. Reprint only when the jobs change.
Yes. The maker works in a phone browser. You can print from the phone or copy the chart as text. There is nothing to install.
Yes. Keep this printed chart for the kids. In Mavo, shared routines live alongside the calendar, parents can get reminders for the things they ask Mavo to watch, and every family can schedule Daily prep. The always-on Family Display can sit on a kitchen tablet or shared screen.
The week after the printout
When trash night moves or the practice time changes, Dana and Sam can check the update and see who is handling it.
The always-on Family Display can show the Harper family's day and week on a shared screen.
Assign who is handling each event or task and see covered status at a glance. Parent handling rules can set the usual person, take turns, or choose a backup for calendar items.