Kids’ Routine Chart Maker
Picture checklists for mornings, after school and bedtime: start from your child’s age, make the steps your own and print a fridge chart, or let them tick each step off on a tablet.
Key facts
- Children aged 3 to 5 need 10 to 13 hours of sleep in every 24 hours, naps included; children aged 6 to 12 need 9 to 12 hours.
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Tips for a routine that sticksShort, in order, pictures first
Keep it short. A handful of steps a child can do alone works better than a long list. Our age starting points have 5 to 9 steps each; take out what your child doesn’t need.
Put the steps in the real order. The chart works best as the actual path through the morning or evening: toilet, dressed, breakfast, teeth, shoes. Move steps with the arrows.
Pictures before words. Children who can’t read yet follow the pictures; the words are for you and for early readers. Ink-saving prints outlines a child can colour in, which helps them own the chart.
Sleep is part of the routine. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommends 10 to 13 hours in 24 for ages 3 to 5 (naps included) and 9 to 12 hours for ages 6 to 12, so count back from wake-up time to set bedtime.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I make a morning routine chart for my child?
Pick a starting point by age (2–4, 5–8 or 9–12), then change the steps: add a picture task, write your own words on any step, and move steps up or down to match your mornings. The chart updates as you go; press Print for a fridge chart, or use Tick off on a tablet.
What is the difference between the two chart styles?
Checklist puts the morning, after-school and bedtime routines side by side on one page with a big tick box on every picture: laminate it and use a dry-erase pen, or print a fresh one each week. Weekly grid gives each task a row with a box for every day of the week, so a child can see the whole week fill up.
Can I print it on A4 or US Letter, and without colour?
Yes. Choose the paper and portrait or landscape under More options; the chart fills the page either way. Ink-saving prints the pictures as outlines, which also makes them a colouring sheet. Leave the print scale at 100%.
How does the on-screen checklist work?
Choose Tick off and your child taps each picture as they do it. The boxes empty by themselves each new day, and finishing a whole routine counts towards a streak of days in a row. Ticks and streaks are saved only in this browser, for each child.
Is my child’s name saved or shared?
Names are saved only in this browser so the chart can show them next time. They are never put in the link and never sent anywhere: Copy link shares the routines and the chart’s look, not who it is for. Opening someone else’s link shows their chart without replacing yours: choose Use this one or Back to mine.
Where do the pictures come from?
They are simple drawings made for this site, in the same style as our tool icons: no photos, no clip-art sites and nothing loaded from elsewhere. If a step has no picture that fits, use the star and write your own words.