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A family chore chart where the grown-ups get rows too
This family chore chart puts the week’s chores on one horizontal page, each with a name in the Who column and a coin value. Adults and kids check off days in the same grid, and the whole family saves toward one shared reward.
- Chores
- 10 rows, Monday to Sunday, a checkbox for each day
- Paper
- US Letter and A4, horizontal, one page
- Formats
- Blank and a fillable PDF; the filled-in example is below
- Designs
- Minimal, warm and color
What is on the sheet
Chore, Who, Coins
Who takes a name, not a role: no row is labeled for a parent or a child.
Mon to Sun, Earned
A box per day, and the rule: “Earned = coins × checks.”
Family totals
Name and Coins for up to six people.
Family reward
“Family reward we’re saving for”, with Coins needed and Family total beside it.
Why the adults’ chores go on the same chart
Many charts in top search results list only kids’ jobs, and a parent keeps score. U.S. time-use figures show how unevenly household work falls:
- 87% of women and 75% of men did some household activity on an average day in 2025.
- People aged 15 to 19 averaged 43 minutes a day on it; people 65 and over, 2.7 hours.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, American Time Use Survey, 2025 results, released June 25, 2026.
With a row for everyone, Dad’s lunches get checked off like feeding the dog. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) says: “A specific chore chart or checklist can help. It acts as a visual reminder to keep all members of the family on task.”
iMOM suggests a reward the family earns only when the whole week is done: “you might see siblings actually helping each other.” This sheet gives that reward its own line and a number to reach.
How to fill in the chart: one week, start to finish
The example family is Mom, Dad, Zoe, 11, and Kai, 7, plus a dog named Biscuit, in the week of Sept 28, 2026.
- List the chores and a name for each. Some keep set days: lunches Monday to Friday, trash on pickup days.
- Give each chore 1 to 3 coins. Feeding the dog is worth 1; laundry, vacuuming and the grocery run are worth 3.
- Check a day only when the chore is done, never ahead.
- Add up on Sunday evening: coins times checks for each row, then each person’s rows.
| Chore | Who | Coins | Checks | Earned |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pack school lunches | Dad | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| Dinner dishes | Mom | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| Feed Biscuit | Kai | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| Walk Biscuit | Zoe | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| Set the table | Kai | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Laundry, wash and fold | Mom | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Trash and recycling out | Zoe | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Vacuum living room | Dad | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Wipe bathroom sink | Zoe | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Grocery run | Dad | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Totals: Mom 16, Dad 16, Zoe 20, Kai 13. The family total is 65, above the 60 coins needed, so Apple picking on Saturday, Oct 10 is on.
The example week: a family chore list printable on one page.
Family chore list ideas for each age
The example follows the AAP’s age lists. Kai, 7, feeds the dog and sets the table, both listed for ages 5 to 7; Zoe, 11, walks the dog and wipes the bathroom sink.
- Ages 5 to 7: set and clear the table, pack school lunches, fill the pet’s food dish, sort laundry.
- Ages 8 to 10: add vacuuming, walking a pet and putting away groceries.
- Ages 11 to 12: add laundry, cleaning the bathroom and a simple meal with supervision.
- Adults: the rows nobody younger can take yet, like the grocery run in the example.
Source: AAP, HealthyChildren.org, Age-Appropriate Chores for Children, last updated Feb 9, 2024.
For a child new to chores, the AAP advises one new task at a time: “a long list can be overwhelming.” Ten rows are for the family, not one child. More ideas: our household chores list.
Download the family chore chart printable
Three designs, blank or fillable, free with no email or account.
Setting coins and a family reward you can reach
Not Consumed, a blog in the top results, gives a $.25 allowance bonus for the zone done best that day; this sheet keeps money out. Price a chore by effort, not by who does it: anyone’s vacuuming is worth the same.
Set Coins needed a little below a normal week, as the example does: 60 needed, 65 earned. If the family misses it two weeks running, lower the number rather than adding chores.
The subtitle of the sheet reads: “Coins are points we agree on, not money.” A skipped day stays blank; the AAP notes that “Badgering or scolding a child is not an effective method to get them to accept more responsibility”.
- For one child and one goal: the reward chart.
- Other layouts: all our chore charts.
A fresh copy every Monday.
Where to start with a family chore list on a busy week
Ten rows is the maximum, and most families do not need ten on the first Sunday. Begin with the rows that already happen every week, even if nobody has ever written them down: dinner dishes, trash night, feeding a pet. Fill those in with names first.
An honest list of what already gets done is more useful than an ambitious one.
Add new rows one at a time. If a seven-year-old has two rows and a ten-year-old has three, that is a fine start. When a row has been checked all week for two weeks, you can add a harder one, or move it to someone else to see who has the skill.
The Who column is where families get stuck. Use it to rotate. Dishes belong to Mom this week and Zoe next week, and the sheet stays the same.
Print a fresh copy each Monday and swap the names, or use pencil so you can erase.
Coins are easiest to set after the chores. Rank the rows from quickest to longest, give the quickest 1 coin and the longest 3, and leave the rest between. Then add up what a normal week would earn for the whole family and set Coins needed a few below it, as the example does.
If someone misses a week because of travel, illness or a school event, skip the week rather than fixing it. Leave that week’s sheet blank and start a new one the next Monday. Households with teenagers can move those rows to the chore chart for teens, and the chores by age list is a good check on what is realistic for each child.
Questions people ask
How do you make a chore chart for the whole family?
List the weekly chores, adults’ included, with a name and a coin value for each. Hang the sheet on the fridge as your family chore board; add up on Sunday.
What are some typical daily chores for a family?
In the example: feeding and walking the dog, setting the table, dinner dishes, and school lunches on weekdays. Laundry, vacuuming and groceries come once or twice a week.
How many chores should a 7 year old have?
There is no set number; for a child new to chores, the AAP advises adding one task at a time. Kai, 7, has two in the example: feeding the dog and setting the table.
Can I type into this family chore chart template?
Yes. Each design has a fillable PDF in US Letter and A4, with text fields for every line you write on and a checkbox for every day. It does not add up the coins for you.
Does it work for a blended or large family?
Family totals has six cells. For more people, or kids who split the week between two homes, use a second copy and add both family totals.
Other free printable sheets
Save this family chore chart to Pinterest
Pin it now and the chart is there on Sunday evening, when the family sits down to split the week. Blank or fillable, three designs, US Letter and A4.
One row of the chart, as a pact
In Alpacto, a row can become a pact between two people: one marks it complete, the other confirms, and the app counts the coins. Coins stay inside the app and are never money; accounts are for people aged 13 and over, so younger kids stay on paper.