Giving your kids house chores is a great way to teach them the value of serving others, in addition to working as a team, and learning responsibility.

I Just Cleaned That…

I know personally that when my house is a disaster, it stresses me out. Many times when I’m anxious, I’ll go around and straighten up to feel a little more in control of the situation. I can find things, I can sit comfortably, and everyone seems to be in a better mood when things are in order.

Over the years I’ve experimented with a few ways to get the kids to help with chores around the house so that I don’t nag them over and over. I want to teach them how to clean up after themselves not only to help me out but to train my kids to grow in responsibility. When teaching your kids to help out around the house, they learn to:

  • Organize
  • Take care of their things
  • Respect other people’s things
  • Appreciate what you do for them
  • Work as a team
  • Learn skills needed as an adult
Teaching kids responsibility

A Printable Bingo Chart for Making House Chores Fun

Use this chart based on your child’s age and make sure to consider their skill level. You can choose the chores, they choose the chores and you can vary whether they need a row of 5 or an entire blackout. You can even extend this lesson into learning about allowance and spending or give them deadlines to work toward.

Whether you reward your kids with an allowance or some other prize, it’s good to have a goal to work toward, especially for younger children. For example:

  • Candy
  • Money
  • Ice cream
  • Cookies
  • Chocolate chips
  • Popsicle
  • Marshmallow
  • TV time
  • Video game time
  • Back rub
  • Stay up late
  • Pick dinner
  • Choose family movie
  • Choose a game for family night

While I don’t always reward my kids for cleaning (because doing things to be kind is necessary), it helps them to have something to look forward to. Mix these methods up in order to keep the kids motivated. Just think—you might be able to have a clean house by tonight without all the stress and yelling!

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