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My oldest is 6 and we just start doing more official chores with him. His responsibilities are to set the table, clean his place after a meal (including putting his dishes in the dishwasher), put away his laundry, clean his room and help clean common areas. We don't do a chore chart but he is required to get his chores done before he can have screen time. I treat it pretty flexibly too. Usually at some point in the day I'll say something like "Today your chores are to clean your room and set the table. That needs to get done before screens." Depending on what's going on he doesn't always have to do those things, and sometimes I'll throw something extra and random in.

My almost 4 year old doesn't have any chores per se, but we are working on having help with the same sorts of tasks so he's ready to do them as chores when he's 6 too.

We need to be better about this! Our 3.5 and 6.5 year old are required to pick up their toys/messes and bring their plates in after eating, and the 6 year old also is responsible for collecting all the garbage around the house before we put it out every week. We should be adding more to her responsibilities!

We did a chore chart last year, but it fell by the wayside at some point. It was a nice way to kick off new routines, but once the kids got in a good habit, I felt like we didn't need it as much and half the time I forgot to update it - oops! Here are the kids chores at this stage:

Six year old:

Daily - feed cat in the evenings, clean/refill his water bowl, set the table for dinner, clear away her plates from the table after meals, tidy up her bedroom and family room by the early evening (before dinner, basically)

Four year old:

Daily: clear her plate from the table after meals, clean up her bedroom/family room, take used cat food bowls to the sink (she wanted to help feed him, but wow was that messy...)

They both help on a weekly/as-needed basis with sorting/putting away their clean laundry, a more thorough clean up of the basement playroom, dusting/cleaning baseboards, and putting away silverware from the dishwasher.

My daughter is almost 8 and we're terrible at this Really the only set responsibility she has is to do her own laundry. I tell her to bring it downstairs, she loads it, puts it in the dryer once it's done and folds/puts it away. She does have to clean up after herself (put dishes in the sink after dinner) and make her bed, but I typically have to remind her. Toy cleanup is hit and miss because we typically just let things be as long as they're in her room and are out of the way in the living/family room. She will periodically make her own breakfast, help with dinner prep, and help unload the dishwasher but this is as time allows/as I ask. And because we have a cleaning service come every month, we don't really do much cleanup duty, though when we do our own cleaning, she's usually eager to help.

We're not too organized about it but my 8 and 5 year old do the following:

Daily
Clear table
Put dishes in dishwasher (if available)
Gather (and later put away) hat, jacket, mask, shoes, lunch, and backpack.
Charge laptops for school
Put laundry in hamper

As needed
Clean their messes (vacuum, wipe up, etc)
Change sheets and clothes from bet wetting
Fold laundry (but more often just out away)
Tidy rooms
Tidy the bathroom

We're in cleanup mode right now because grandparents are coming to visit for Spring Break.

We need to get better about daily chores. My kids both love to help unload the dishwasher, help with trash and recycling, and will help put away their laundry with lots of guidance. They are less excited about cleaning up toys.

@catgirl: Do you have a piggy bank(s) for your DD or how does she separate her allowance? I am going to take a similar approach with DS soon, he's 6 and hasn't received an allowance before. Also, if you don't mind me asking, how much do you give her? I was going to start him off at $3 just for the ease of putting a dollar each in spend/save/give. DH is really lukewarm about the idea of an allowance.

@LadyDi: Oh, we also keep her bank in the living room on a higher shelf. If she asks us to get it down we will and she can look at it/count the money but that way we make sure the money doesn't get all mixed together!

@LadyDi: I get enough money for the whole year at a time because I rarely have cash either. That way it’s set aside and I don’t have to worry about it!