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A first chore quest: shoes by the door

A tiny task with a visible finish line is easier to explain than “tidy up.” Watch the family quest loop using shoes by the door.

Illustrative app screens with fictional data; captured from development widgets. This is not a recording of a family transaction.

Make the finish line visible

Choose a spot together and say what belongs there: “Put your shoes together by the door.” If that is too much today, start with one pair. The point is a task a child can recognize as finished.

What happens in the app?

  1. A parent creates the shoes quest and chooses a reward with the family.
  2. The child does the task and taps “I did it!”
  3. A parent checks the shoes and approves; XP then goes toward the chosen reward.

For more examples of manageable jobs, see our chore ideas by age. The CDC's guidance also recommends one specific direction at a time.

Video transcript

Shoes everywhere? Start with one small quest in Level Up Kids. You set the task: shoes together, by the door. Your child finishes the job and taps, “I did it!” You check and approve before XP goes toward a reward your family chooses. Maybe picking tonight’s game?

Sources and further reading

FROM A PLAN TO A QUEST

Try one quest together.

You choose. They tap “I did it!” You approve. They earn XP.

Set up your first quest →