Keep your kids responsible this summer with these printable summer chore charts.
There is no better time to start with these free printable summer chore charts than the first Monday of summer!
Friday was the last day of school for my kiddos. I have to admit, I am super excited for it to be over because there was so much going on over the last couple months I am so ready for summer.
I am looking forward to lots of lazy days, but now that my kids are older, I know that I need to keep them on a bit of a schedule so we don’t just ruin all the hard work from the school year.
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My computer has seriously been giving me headaches this week. I guess I filled it up too much, I almost ran out of storage space. So I have spent hours and hours of time trying to backup and move files and get things running like they should be.
It has been frustrating and I am ready to get my hands dirty with some fun DIY projects instead of boring computer stuff, but at least while moving and backing up files I had time to make up these free printable summer chore charts so even if I’m not feeling productive I can keep my kids productive.
I made two different charts, one called the Summer Responsibilities Chart and the other is the Daily Chore Chart. Each day before the kids are allowed any electronics they must complete everything on the Summer Responsibilities Chart.
We like to use the word Responsibility instead of chore because these are not chores, they are things that the kids are responsible for every day.
Basic things like getting dressed, brushing teeth, keeping their rooms clean, a household chore, reading and a learning activity are just things the kids need to be responsible for themselves.
Sometimes in the summer we get lazy. I know I like to get lazy, and then the basic responsibilities are not done. Our new rule is absolutely no electronics (including TV, tables, computer time, video games, anything that uses electricity) until they have completed all their daily responsibilities.
So I guess if the kids want to stay in their PJs all day playing in their rooms or reading books, instead of completing their responsibilities, I guess that is there could be worse things.
Part of the kids daily responsibilities is to complete a daily chore. We are trying really hard to instill some work ethic into our children. I’m learning that it is really hard to do, but we are not afraid of hard work (thanks to our parents) and so we are making sure they help keep our house clean.
During the school year, the whole family gets after the house and gets it cleaned Saturday morning. But during the summer, we tend to be busier on the weekends so we are trying a daily chore this year.
Each day as part of their summer responsibilities, the kids have one daily chore to complete. Hopefully this will help keep our house somewhat presentable while we have way more hours home to destroy it!
I printed a Summer Responsibilities list and Daily Chore Chart for each of my kids. After adding the different daily chores, I laminated the sheets and will be keeping them on clipboards on our command center (as soon as I get it all done…).
We can use a dry erase marker to check off their daily responsibilities as they complete them and keep us all responsible this summer.
I have also created a Summer Responsibilities Chart and blank Daily Chore Chart to share with you. If you need a little help staying organized this summer, you can download these free printable summer chore charts in my library of free downloads.
Click here to sign up for access to the free library. Inside you can download these charts and lots of other awesome printables! If you already have a password, click here to access the library.
I also created a Daily Responsibilities and Chore Chart for the school year. You can check them out here!
We have updated our chore chart to this amazing Printable Kids Chore System that Works. It’s a little more in depth for older kids and teaches them so much responsibility.
Here’s to a fun and productive summer!
These are perfect for my little ones! Would you mind sharing an editable version of these charts?
i love these, but can’t seem to find them in the library. i entered the password & am only seeing literacy & math printables. Maybe I’m doing something wrong?
You must be in the wrong library. My library does not have any math or literacy printable. Only home decor and chore charts.
hi! i cant seem to be able to print out the shore charts! can u please help me and let me know where the pdf to print is! thank you!
The printables are part of my Subscriber Library. Once you sign up and confirm your subscription, you will receive an email with a password and the link. You can find the chore charts in there to print.
hey Kati,
i love your charts!
how do you create them, what program do you use? would love to play around with them and and change the jobs list around to suit us.
cheers, Kat
I do most of my design stuff in Adobe Illustrator. For the blank charts, you should be able to open them in any document creating program (I know there are free ones like Canva) and then add the words over the top. Hope this helps! The charts are really great for keeping the house together 😉
This is just perfect to help keep us organized and productive for the summer! Do you have a version that has a box for Sunday as well? Thank you!
Sorry, I do not have one with Sunday Kristina. We usually take the day off from everything (except brushing teeth 😉 ).
I loved the summer chore chart, and felt that some days it helped keep us in task…and some days we just had lazy summer days 😉 School starts this week for my kiddos, and I am wondering if you have another similar chart, but not as summery of a theme. I have been hanging the charts in the kitchen, and would like to continue using the charts. I printed them at home, and slid them inside plastic page protectors, then hung them on a spray painted bulletin board. My kids like using the dry erase marker to check off the tasks they have completed.
Sounds like you used it just like us, somedays we just enjoyed summer! You must have been reading my mind because I was just realizing I need to get after our command center since my kids started school last week. I will have a non-summer chore chart soon. Do you have any specific things you would like to see on it? I’d love to hear your ideas! My kids also loved using the dry erase to check things off. It’s so fun how easy that made them excited!
I loved the format you used for the summer responsibility chart, and the daily chore chart. It is very helpful for me to remember to do specific daily chores, even if my kids don’t always help 😉
I would love it if you kept the same format, but maybe changed the colors or graphics a little. I had spray painted a large bulletin board light green to coordinate with the summer chart theme. I wasn’t sure if I would keep the charts up after summer, but I now like the idea, and plan to include a weekly meal plan on my bulletin board, too (do you happen to have a cute meal plan print out?!) I think I will paint my bulletin board a different color, and make it look more official like a command center!
Thanks for the feedback Sarah. I do not have a meal plan printable either, but it is definitely something I can include in our new command center. I must admit, I am horrible at planning out my meals even though I want to be better. I have the new chore charts ready to post on Monday so you can come grab them then 🙂 And then the rest of the month I will be sharing more DIYs for our new command center too.
@Sarah, hi sarah I was wondering if you can help me in finding a chore list on your website please! Thanks so much! From Haven
Love the PDF, but I wish there were editable fields so we could type in the daily chores and add our child’s name instead of handwriting it. Would just make for a more polished look. But will definitely use it!
Unfortunately creating an editable PDF is outside my area of expertise. You should be able to open the PDF in an illustration/photo editing program and then add the type over the top of it (I can do that in Adobe Illustrator). That is how I add type because I hate my own handwriting and like it to be more polished too 🙂
So glad I found your post today! I opened the PDFs in Photoshop, and added my kids’ names to each chart. I also made up chore ideas for the daily chore list. What a great idea to have a daily chore. It will help keep me on task, too!
I would love to share the link to your page with my Facebook group, Make Mine Home. We chat about DIY projects, decluttering, and home organization.
I’m so glad you found these! I love having the daily chore too, it keeps us all working on keeping the house tidy (and summers are really bad at our house for that). You are welcome to share the original post with your Facebook group, please do not just share the printables. If your group likes them, they can sign up and download their own copy too. Thank you!
Super cute and VERY useful! I love seeing your ideas for chores the children can do on their own. Thanks so much!
Thank you Ashley! I have found my kids can do way more chores than I give them credit for. No more, I’m putting them to work this summer 🙂