It’s never too early to teach your children good habits, so give them some chores. Even young children are capable of doing tasks each day to help out around the house. Children as young as two years old can begin helping and most younger children will be thrilled to have a little job and help out mom or dad.
Once your child seems interested in helping you, you should run with it. I speak from experience. My children are teens and tweens now and they only “help” if you pay them. Your kids will not be interested in helping you forever, so you should take advantage of it while you can. Plus, it’s good for them to learn how to do these things. From a young age, they will become more capable children.
Tasks for Toddlers
Children can help care for animals or keep a younger sibling entertained while mom quickly cleans something up. Kids can dust furniture, fold laundry, take out the trash, and pull weeds in the garden. Here’s a list of simple tasks for toddlers that 2, 3, and 4-year-olds can easily do.
- Load spoons into the dishwasher
- Help care for animals
- Put toys away after play
- Wipe table
- Dry unbreakable dishes
- Sweep (small broom)
- Stir orange juice
- Entertain infant
- Bring in the newspaper or the mail
- Mop small area
- Pour milk (use a small pitcher)
- Empty wastebaskets
- Dust furniture
- Dig and pull weeds in garden
- Fold dishtowels
- Put away silverware
- Load washer, unload dryer
- Wipe mirrors (parent sprays)
- Assist with stirring cooking
- Brush teeth, wash face
- Tidy magazines, sofa pillows
- Pick up trash in the yard
- Set the table
- Dress and undress
As they get older you can give them more responsibility. They can run the vacuum, wash a car, or even mow the lawn.
I’ve put together a free printable chore chart for you to use with your kiddos. Click the link to download it.This is what one of the pages looks like. 
If you’re looking for some tasks for toddlers, I hope this list was helpful. I know it can be difficult to get small children to help around the house, but with a little creativity and imagination, it’s definitely doable! Do you have any other ideas? Be sure to share them in the comments below so we can all benefit from your tips and tricks. I’m all about working those kids!
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