Want to know what chores for daughter almost 5?

Question

Besides cleaning room and picking up toys and clothes

Answer 1

Find out what she is capable of doing, and ask her what she would like to do. My daughter loves to dry the dishes, and she gives them to her brother to put away.

Answer 2

Things that aren't too easy to bore her, and too difficult to make her feel intimidated. Picking up toys and clothes is somethng they should all manage, but children mostly want to "do what Daddy/Mommy does". My child like to help with making dinner, I give her a plastic knife and a cutting board, and she happily stand on a stool saws away at soft vegies (like lettuce and cabbage). I let her wipe the table (with no chemical), fold and sort out laundry ("this is Daddy's this is Mommy's, etc), water the garden, and if she has been a REALLY good girl, she gets to hold the vacuum cleaner for a few minutes, which is LOVES (then she washes her hands three times). I even let her hole punch documents, in the condition that she NEVER touches stationary by herself.

Answer 3

I let my 3 children start helping me around the house when they were about 4 years old. Like I would let them help me wash dishes, they would wear an apron and stand on a chair and help mommy (I usually did it all) but let them do cups. Or when I folded laundry they would help fold wash cloths and little things. They always helped me clean up their own toys...etc...
as they got older I let them have more responsibilities. But when they were that small we would always sing and listen to the music of their choice to make it more like an activity...

Good luck

Answer 4

Unless she ASKES to do more.. I wouldn't give her anymore.. Cleaning your room.. picking up toys and clothes is enough for a kid that is that ages.. If she likes to do them and askes for more just have her dust some furniture or help fold the laundry..

Answer 5

maybe if the laundry room is close have her take her dirty clothes to the dirty clothes basket. In reality what she's doing is more then enough. I have two kids ages 11 and 6 and I'm doing good to get them to even clean their rooms.

Answer 6

I think those are fine. She's 5. Let her be a kid. Maybe teach her how to dry dishes or something, but don't push a ton of chores on her. Make sure she reads, does homework, gets a chance to be creative, and has fun.

Answer 7

my oldest is 5 and i have him empty everybodies pockets of dirty clothes. then he has to put them all away. my youngest is 2 1/2 and is not in school yet so he helps me during the day with easy cleaning. they both keep their playroom clean most of the time. on every pay day they get $4 to $6 dollars each depending on how many weeks between paydays (basicly $2 a week). we give it to them in ones so that it's easier for them to see how much they have.

Answer 8

folding washclothes, wiping down bathroom counters, picking up sticks in the yard in the summer before you mow, feeding a pet

I also bought a very lightweight almost miniature vacumn. My son has been using it for years and it is light weigh enough to use at 5 :)

Answer 9

Children like to participate in everything, my daughter loves to help in the garden, pull weeds, wipe the car down after I wash it, dust with a swifer, help make cookies, she is now seven and even washes her own dishes, and folds the clothes ( which I refold) :)

Answer 10

You can teach her how to set the table. Get the plates out for her and have her put the plates, silverware and napkins where they belong. It is never too early to get kids to do chores. Kids that are not made to do chores grow into teens and adults that expect everyone to cater to them.