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Little Kids Love To Vacuum

January 26, 2010 by Janice

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Kids love to be helpful.

(I find they are most interested in being helpful before they are old enough to actually be helpful, but oh well. If it isn’t truly helpful, it usually is darn cute!)

When Susan’s girls were over on the weekend, Olivia spilled popcorn all over the living room floor.

When we went to get out the vacuum to clean it up, the girls raced to help.

The truth behind this tackle is really that it actually is far more of a tackle to vacuum a living room with three little “helpers” than it would be to do it yourself, but it IS darn cute to watch!

So, of course, I gave up the vacuum and picked up the camera.

(BTW, Olivia is in a party dress because she is obsessed with dresses and constantly insists on being in party dresses!)

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First, they had to figure out how to work the vacuum.

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“Look — these buttons light up!” (More than a few moments were spent turning the vacuum on and off to look at the pretty lights!)

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Sophia’s tiny hand.

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Teamwork is FUN!

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“Don’t worry Mom. We have got this covered!” (Sue and I laughed so hard when Olivia spontaneously gave us a thumbs up!)

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LET’S GO!

After Sue’s girls tired of the game, I had to finish vacuuming with my persistent Olivia in tow, holding on to the vacuum screaming, “No… I do it!”

THANKS girls — now let’s just hope your love of vacuuming continues into your teen years. 😉

Written by 5 Minutes for Mom co-founder Janice. Yes, I am a Mommy Blogger, but I really prefer the term, Mom Blogger.
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16 Comments

  1. Some Lucky Dog says

    January 27, 2010 at 1:08 pm

    I couldn’t help but smile at the “Teamwork is Fun” photo, it’s adorable!

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  2. Elle says

    January 26, 2010 at 8:49 pm

    This is too cute! My son loves to vacuum as well.. I always thought it a bit funny, but he truly does love to by helpful and the honest appreciation in my voice he happily accepts, I think builds something very special in their minds.

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  3. Adrienne says

    January 26, 2010 at 6:06 pm

    How sweet is that! So adorable, I love how they are all concentrating so hard.

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  4. Tessie says

    January 26, 2010 at 5:17 pm

    My two girls love to help. My youngest, a boy, loves to hold a duster and pretend to scrub is high chair but when the vacuum comes out he screams and runs away. He is not afraid of much but a vacuum is too close to serious cleaning for a boy! Hmm, think I am being told something!

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  5. Jen Reed says

    January 26, 2010 at 3:36 pm

    How cute are these photos! I just wish my 9 year twins would get this excited about vacuuming these days! lol!

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  6. Pottytrainingsuccessnow.com says

    January 26, 2010 at 3:32 pm

    Those pictures are adorable. I like that color hair.

    I like it when my 8 yr. old refuses to make her bed but wants to wash the dishes and iron.

    I like your blog, btw.

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  7. Brandie says

    January 26, 2010 at 12:07 pm

    That is hilarious. My kids love to vacuum too. I discovered this when I was pregnant with my 2 year old and my kids really kicked in to help me out. Now I don’t allow them to have popcorn because they make such a huge mess GRR. Okay not true but I wish I didn’t give them popcorn anymore does that count??

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  8. Deb - Mom of 3 Girls says

    January 26, 2010 at 11:13 am

    Oh how cute! I see toy vacuums in their future, lol. 🙂 Are Susan’s girls’ dresses from Children’s Place? We have some that are very similar from there!

    Abby loves to help vacuum and at age 8 can plug it in, turn it on and do a somewhat decent job – in the middle of the room. I still go back and get the edges, but vacuuming is now her ‘official’ chore. We’ll see how long the enjoyment lasts… 🙂

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  9. K says

    January 26, 2010 at 10:48 am

    I love getting my kids involved! Especially while they are young. They may not be able to do as much, but they are so eagger to help at that age! I think starting to teach them at that age, helps them to keep the desire as they grow up. (As long as it’s not so hard that they dread doing it)

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  10. Kelli says

    January 26, 2010 at 10:30 am

    Those pics are too funny. My little guy likes to help me vacuum too. And he loves to help me with laundry. I just hope he still loves it as much when he is a teenager. haha 🙂

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  11. mamallama says

    January 26, 2010 at 8:56 am

    love it… I told DH I need new vacuum (we have a cannister that rolls) because my current one is not very big for children to “ride on”

    What vacuum is that? looks cool!

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  12. Susie's Homemade says

    January 26, 2010 at 8:43 am

    I love it when kids try to help. It takes twice as long but it sure makes the task sweeter:-)

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  13. angie says

    January 26, 2010 at 7:35 am

    how very sweet this tackle looks bet these three will have many times where they will work together and look so pretty doing it

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  14. Christine Holroyd says

    January 26, 2010 at 3:52 am

    I laughed pretty hard, too. My 4 y/o loves to do the thumbs up and it’s always amusing to me.

    Great team work and LOVELY party dress. I think it’s important to dress up for any occasion especially at that age otherwise before you know it, the dresses don’t fit.

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  15. Michelle says

    January 26, 2010 at 2:14 am

    I love it!!I can just imagine how hard you and Sue laughed!

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  16. Adventure Mom Janna says

    January 26, 2010 at 12:20 am

    It looks like I might have to tackle vlogging and join Monday Mingle. What a great idea!

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