I know you said around the ages of 5 and 8 but I thought I would stick my neck in and tell you (and others) what my 2 do.

DS#1 - 3.5yrs old
~ put away the bath toys
~ Help set the table
~ put his shoes away in the shoe box
~ put his dirty clothes in his dirty washing basket each night
~ PJ's under his pillow each morning
~ bring in the dogs bowl after dinner *new - I just added this one yesterday.
~ help pack away the toys each night

DS#2 - 2 yrs old
~ help set the table
~ put his shoes in the shoe box
~ put his dirty clothes in his dirty washing basket each night
~ PJ's under his pillow each morning
~ help pack away the toys each night


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