Chore chart for toddlers

Two or three small jobs, big sticker spaces and a picture next to each one. Toddler charts are about taking part, so this one keeps everything simple.

Who is this for?

Jobs

    Or pick from the list

    Layout

    Chart runs
    Week starts
    Each day shows

    Tick the days, count the ticks and write each row's total in the blank column. The goal is the number to beat for the week.

    Theme

    Paper

    Size
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    Chore charts for two, three and four-year-olds

    At this age the point is not a clean house. It is a child who sees themselves as someone who helps, and who gets a sticker for it.

    Keep it to three jobs

    Toddlers can hold about three things in mind, and a chart they can't finish stops being fun by the second day. Good first jobs: putting toys in the box, carrying their plate to the counter, putting dirty clothes in the basket, helping to feed the pet. Add "brush teeth" or "shoes on" if the routine needs a nudge.

    Pictures do the reading

    A three-year-old can't read "Put toys away", but they can recognise the tractor next to it. Every job on the chart gets a sticker picture from the theme you choose; click a picture in the list to swap it for one that matches the job better. Keep the chart somewhere low enough for them to point at.

    Stickers, not ticks

    The chart is set to sticker spaces for a reason. Placing a sticker is the reward at this age, and it is immediate, which is the only kind of reward a toddler understands. Keep the sticker sheet out of reach but close, and let them choose which one.

    Do the job together

    Toddlers help alongside you, not instead of you. Expect to put most of the toys in the box yourself for a while. Praise the trying, not the result: "You helped tidy up" beats "Good job" because it names what they did.

    Skip the big rewards

    A week is too long for a two-year-old to wait. If you want something beyond stickers, make it tiny and same-day: choosing the bedtime story, an extra song. The reward line is on by default so you can write it in, or turn it off and let the stickers be enough.

    Expect good days and bad days

    Some days the chart will be ignored. That is normal. Don't take stickers away; the chart only ever adds. When a job becomes easy, swap it for a new one and print a fresh chart, which takes a minute and usually brings the interest back.