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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I’m sorry that this probably won’t help you much, but I’ll put it out there anyway.

Very small kids LOVE to help!  Often though, adults don’t let them because it’s messy and time consuming.  If you let toddlers help, and increase responsibility and the complexity of the tasks, it’s easier for them to grow into older kids who continue to feel valued for their efforts.

In your place, OP, I’d probably do a chore wheel as a family, and let EVERYBODY— starting with the kids — choose their chores for the week.  Some would be teen/adult only, and some would be open to everyone. I might choose pet care myself. 
— in part because of the health of the pet that I agreed to house and care for.  If the kids are old enough, I’d also have a few days where I didn’t do my chores either.  So dinner is pb & j — because I “didn’t feel like” shopping or cooking.  Or their favorite sweats are still dirty because I was “busy”.  I would then have a family chat about being responsible for each other as a family.  Honestly though, if kids completely refused to do chores that they had some role in choosing, I’d do the same a few times, and use that as fodder for discussion.  I’d also put a check sheet on the fridge or in some prominent place, and I’d use it.

tldr: Things need to be done. Everyone has to choose something. There will be opportunities to change your choices. 
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