Sock-matching race: pair every sock in the laundry pile before the timer
Laundry turned into a speed game
Off-screenAges 6–11EasyTimed
Life skills · 42 quests · 34 off-screen
Life skills activities kids can actually finish
Independence is built from small, finishable jobs. The life-skills quests are tiny on purpose: tidy one specific thing, make your own snack and clean up afterwards, help with one chore of your choice. Doing one thing well beats being told to “clean your room” and giving up at the door.
Choice matters here too. Letting a child choose which chore to help with turns an order into a decision, and decisions are what kids feel ownership of. For teens, the tasks lean toward planning — look up a recipe and write the shopping list — which is the bridge to cooking for themselves.
For younger kids (about 6–11)
Shorter, more playful, more hands-on. 8 quests.
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Set the table for the whole family — forks left, spoons right, one surprise decoration
The dinner starts with you
Off-screenAges 6–11EasyTick off when done
Pack your own bag for tomorrow from a checklist you write
Morning-you will say thanks
Off-screenAges 6–11EasyTick off when done
Wash the vegetables and measure the rice for dinner with a parent
Real cooking, kid-sized
Off-screenAges 6–11EasyTick off when done
Plant care day: water every plant at home and check which ones look thirsty
Plants can't ask for help
Off-screenAges 6–11EasyTick off when done
Sort the recycling with a parent: paper, plastic, glass — no mistakes
Help the planet, one bin at a time
Off-screenAges 6–11EasyTick off when done
Show all 8 quests
Learn the family's emergency numbers and the home address by heart
The most important thing to memorize
Off-screenAges 6–11EasyTick off when done
Make your bed hotel-style — a parent inspects it like a hotel manager
Five-star room service
Off-screenAges 6–11EasyTick off when done
For teens (12–16)
Longer, more open, more grown-up. 5 quests.
Cook a whole dinner for the family with an adult in the kitchen: plan, shopping list, cook, serve
A real meal, start to finish
Off-screenAges 12–16HardTick off when done
Phone-free hour: put the phone in another room and do one thing you've been putting off
Prove you control it, not the other way
Off-screenAges 12–16MediumTimed
Weekly meal plan for the family with a shopping list and a $60 limit
Run the kitchen for a week
OnlineAges 12–16HardShort written answer
Change a bike chain or fix a flat with a parent — learn it once, own it forever
Never stuck on the side of the road
Off-screenAges 12–16MediumTick off when done
Be the host: plan and run a family game night — menu, games and schedule
You run the night
Off-screenAges 12–16MediumTick off when done
Great at any age
Scale the difficulty up or down to suit your child. 29 quests.
Tidy one specific thing (your desk)
Tiny, doable
Off-screenAll agesEasyTick off when done
Make your own snack and clean up after
Independence
Off-screenAll agesEasyTick off when done
Look up a recipe, list what you'd need to buy
Planning skill
OnlineAll agesEasyShort written answer
Help with one chore of your choice
Choice = buy-in
Off-screenAll agesEasyTick off when done
Delete 10 photos you don't need / tidy your phone home screen
Digital tidy
Off-screenAll agesEasyTick off when done
Make a sandwich for someone else exactly the way they like it
Ask first, then make it perfect
Off-screenAll agesEasyTick off when done
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Fold your own laundry and put it away
A tiny win you can see
Off-screenAll agesEasyTick off when done
Grocery list hero: check the fridge with a parent and write what the family needs
The grocery run depends on your list
Off-screenAll agesEasyTick off when done
Cook a simple breakfast for the family with an adult nearby (eggs, toast or pancakes)
Breakfast by you, for everyone
Off-screenAll agesMediumTick off when done
Sew a button back on (or practice on a scrap) with a parent showing you
Fix it, don't throw it
Off-screenAll agesMediumTick off when done
Fix something small: a wobbly chair, a loose handle, a squeaky door — with a parent
You're the house repair crew
Off-screenAll agesMediumTick off when done
Pump up a bike tire and check the brakes with a parent
Your bike, your responsibility
Off-screenAll agesMediumTick off when done
Plan your week: homework, sport, friends and free time on one page
Be the boss of your own week
Off-screenAll agesMediumTick off when done
Budget a birthday party for 6 friends with $50 — food, games, decorations
Party planner with a real limit
OnlineAll agesMediumShort written answer
Allowance plan: split this month's money into spend, save and share
Your money, your rules
OnlineAll agesMediumShort written answer
Run one load of laundry start to finish with a parent showing you the buttons
A grown-up skill unlocked
Off-screenAll agesMediumTick off when done
Make a first-aid kit check with a parent: what's there, what's missing?
Be ready before you need it
Off-screenAll agesEasyTick off when done
Clean one shelf, drawer or box properly — keep, give away, toss
Lighter room, lighter head
Off-screenAll agesEasyTick off when done
Kitchen rescue: wash the dishes after dinner while a parent dries — you choose the music
Chores go faster with a playlist
Off-screenAll agesEasyTick off when done
Read a bus or train schedule and plan a trip to town with a parent
First step to getting around on your own
OnlineAll agesMediumShort written answer
Compare prices: find the cheapest per pound of 3 brands of one food on a shopping trip
Shop smarter than the shelf
Off-screenAll agesMediumShort written answer
Pack the car for a day trip with a checklist — nothing forgotten
Trip manager
Off-screenAll agesMediumTick off when done
Ask a grandparent to teach you one thing they know how to do
Skills that only family can pass on
Off-screenAll agesEasyTick off when done
Make a cold lunch box for tomorrow: one fruit, one veggie, one main, one treat
Your lunch, your choice
Off-screenAll agesEasyTick off when done
Negotiate a new family rule: write your offer, hear a parent's side, agree on one
A deal that's actually fair
Off-screenAll agesMediumTick off when done
Morning challenge: get ready for school with zero reminders, then tick it off
Run your own morning
Off-screenAll agesEasyTick off when done
Money quiz: 5 everyday situations — spend, save or skip?
Smart choices, no lectures
OnlineAll agesEasyAuto-checked quiz
Write the recipe of a family dish step by step, so anyone could cook it
Save the family recipe
OnlineAll agesMediumShort written answer
Plan tomorrow in the app: 3 must-dos, 1 fun thing, 1 thing for someone else
A plan that fits on a sticky note
OnlineAll agesEasyShort written answer
At home
How to run life skills quests at home
You don't need the app to use these. A few habits make them work much better.
- Be specific about “done”. A clear desk is done; a desk with a pile moved to the bed is not.
- Resist redoing it. If the snack is a bit messy or the desk not quite how you'd do it, let it stand.
- Notice it out loud. Kids repeat jobs that someone noticed.
- Follow through on the shopping-list quest by actually buying the ingredients and letting them cook.
How Tandomo uses these
The quests above are templates, not a fixed list. Each morning the app writes a new set for each child, adapting ideas like these to their age, their interests and anything you've asked it to focus on — so a pizza-sharing problem might become a pizza-sharing problem about their soccer team. Life skills usually appears as one or two quests in a mixed set of 7–10, alongside other subjects and plenty of off-screen time. Your feedback on the parent dashboard steers what comes next (more in the FAQ).
Life skills activities: common questions
Isn't this just chores with points?
Partly, and that's fine — but the tasks are small, chosen by the child where possible and framed as independence rather than obligation. Points reward showing up, not perfection.
How are these tasks checked?
Most are ticked off by the child. If you want to confirm, the parent dashboard shows what was marked done and any note your child left.
Are cooking tasks safe for younger kids?
The starter quests are simple snacks and planning. Decide for yourself what your child can do alone in the kitchen and when they need an adult.
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