Free tool · Family routines

Make a printable routine card

Choose a routine, put the steps in your child’s order, add pictures and print. It takes about two minutes, and you can come back to adjust it as your child grows.

1. Choose a routine

2. Name on the card (optional)

3. Steps, in order

Use the toilet
Get dressed
Eat breakfast
Brush teeth
Check my backpack
Shoes on

Add a step:

Show pictures (helpful for children who aren’t reading yet)

Saved in this browser only, so you can come back and adjust it.

The Family Blueprint

My morning routine

1Use the toilet
2Get dressed
3Eat breakfast
4Brush teeth
5Check my backpack
6Shoes on

Tick each box as you go. You’ve got this!

Tips for a card that gets used

Short, visible and practiced.

Keep it short

Four to eight steps is plenty. If a routine needs more, it may be two routines.

Put it where it happens

Bathroom door for bedtime, by the backpack for mornings, at your child’s eye level.

Point, don’t repeat

When a step is missed, point to the card instead of saying it again. The card does the reminding.