How many calories burned doing house work?

Type of housework 
Calories burned per half-hour

Doing laundry 73

Making the bed 68

Cooking 85

Washing the dishes 78

Ironing 78

Dusting 85

Sweeping 112

Vacuuming 119

Scrubbing the floors 129

Rearranging furniture 204

Yard work 170

Washing windows 102

Washing the car 102

Carrying a small child (up to 15 lbs.) up and down stairs 289