Blank Chore Charts

From LoveToKnow Kids

Blank chore charts can be used creatively to help you organize your household. You can include your chores on it as well as what tasks you have assigned to your children. The chore chart can also be used for other purposes, too.

Use a chart to divide up chores.

Uses for Blank Chore Charts

Choosing a blank chore chart means that you can customize to suit your family's needs. You can use it to track each family member's activities, as well as his or her assigned chores. Choosing this type of medium to keep track of chores means that you can make changes to the chore schedule if need be.

Perhaps you like to rotate different chores on a monthly basis. The blank chore charts let you do so easily. If you want to use the chart to help your child prepare for an upcoming special event where he or she may need to do a series of steps, you can include these items on the chore chart as well. You can check off each step when the child has completed it, place as sticker on the square, or let the child color it in.

For very young children who are not able to read yet, you can use pictures to remind them of what they need to do. A simple drawing can be used for this purpose. Let your child help you to prepare the images you will be using for the chore chart.

You can include the child's daily routine on the chore list, as well as household tasks you expect him or her to do. That way, the child can follow the list for things like brushing his teeth, combing or brushing his hair, or making his bed. For older children who are doing activities like helping to make lunches on school days, the chart can help to keep track of whose turn it is to perform this task.

Where to Put the Chore Chart

Fill in the chore chart and put it up somewhere so that all family members can refer to it on a regular basis. For many families, this means placing it in the kitchen, but it can be put in any location that makes sense to the family. If it makes more sense to put up the chore chart in a home office or a family room, then that is where it should be left. If the chart is being used to keep track of teeth brushing or for potty training, you can put it in the bathroom.

Where to Find Chore Charts

LoveToKnow Kids now offers several printable chore charts for your use:
DLTK's Custom Chore Charts can be customized with an image at the top. You can also customize the headings for the rows and columns as desired.

Chartjungle.com has a very simple, printable chore chart that you can use on a weekly basis.

Childzilla.com has free chore charts. As the child completes his or her chores, he or she can accumulate points. You would need to sign up for a free account in order to get the chart.

Chorebuster.net offers a service where site visitors can enter the names of family members, the list of chores to be done, and how often they need to be looked after. A list of chores is generated and e-mailed out on a daily or weekly basis. This might be a good option for situations where you are having trouble setting a schedule and would like the convenience of having the work done for you.

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