Making their beds and tidying up their rooms should make the list, too ... We’ve listed eigh summer chores for kids, but maybe you have more ideas? What chores do your kids do?

Getting kids to do chores can feel like pulling teeth, right? You ask them to pick up their toys or put their dirty laundry in the basket, and suddenly, it’s as if they’ve lost all motor skills.

I came up with these Easy Chore Magnets to make it fun. Kids love checking off items that they have completed. I think we all like to knock items off our to-do list ... of neat ideas out there ...

this age-by-age guide to kids’ chores is a good place to start. But spring cleaning goes beyond the usual bed-making and towel-folding, so this list will include some bigger, more infrequent ...