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Susan here… As part of our campaign to Celebrate Everyday Messes with Bissell, we want to share some tips to make cleaning more fun for your kids.
Do your kids like to clean? Do you want some ideas for how to make it more fun for you and your children?
In this video, my 8 year old Julia and my 6 year old niece Olivia help me share 5 fun tips for cleaning with kids…
5 Tips for Cleaning with Kids
- Embrace your child’s natural desire to clean.
My girls like to clean up their own rooms so that they can find “special homes” for all their toys.
- Keep the organization system simple.
You want your kids to know where their toys should go and be easy to put away.
- Turn cleaning into a game.
Kids love to play and if you can make cleaning a bit of a game, you’ll all have more fun.
- Help your kids not to get overwhelmed.
If they have too many toys in their rooms, you may want to have a bin where you rotate some toys in and out every few months.
- Make vacuuming easier by having kids pick up toys off the floor.
If your children are little, you may even turn it into a game where the bed is a boat and the toys are fish or luggage they need to bring with them on board.
When you make it fun, cleaning becomes a lot easier!
Your Turn
Do you have any secrets to encourage your children to help you with housework?
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Written by Susan of 5 Minutes for Mom
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Marsha Evens says
I have two girls at home and I am trying to teach them how to clean their rooms. The interesting thing is that they are really interested in cleaning and tiding their own rooms. Thank you for the nice advices!
elephantcarpetcleaners ltd. says
My daughter is three-year-old and I should start teach her how to keep her room clean. Thanks a lot for these great ideas!
Jill says
Great tips, we already make a game out of cleaning but will definitely be trying the other suggestions too!
Tara C says
Great ideas – turning it into a game (using a timer and rock music and a prize for the winner) was the key for getting my kids to clean up. Doesn’t work so well on the oldest now that he’s 17 though… *sigh*
Susan says
Ha ha… yes, everything gets tougher when they are teenagers. I’m not looking forward to those days.
angie says
great tips I think I will share with my daughter may help her out with her children
Imprinted Grocery Bags says
I have another interesting tip, if you have more than one kids. Make competition between them for doing some task. It will create a fun, and also your kids will not disturb your if you are doing some other cleaning.
Debby Chandler says
I’ll have to pass this on to my grown children so they can have fun cleaning with my grand children, thanks!
Susan says
Thanks Debby… hope it helps.
Dew says
True! I remember wanting to feel “useful” as a child. Whenever I was our car, my son would hold the hose. Of course, he does it when he hasn’t taken a bath yet. And it would be so much fun!
Tammy S says
I will try all these tips if it helps me get my daughter to clean her room. Thanks for the help!
Susan says
Hope it’s going well!
kathy stevenson says
We love to turn up music and make it a cleaning party.
Susan says
Music is such a great way to get moving both for kids and adults. I need to use this trick more often.
happymomc says
love these, great tips!
Barbara Platt says
I learned that the kids would cooperate with a little back up and fun.
Jamie Champagne says
I’m always up for ways to make cleaning FUN…haha! As much as my two year old loves to help vacuum, I’m wishing I had invested in the toddler vacuum that actually works!!
mrsshukra says
Great tips! This will really involve the kids in cleaning!
Vickie Couturier says
some good tips an points
Mozi Esmes mom says
I am overwhelmed! I wish someone would rotate my stuff out for me every couple of months! 🙂 Some good ideas here…
samantha Wagner says
We like the game play, it helps my kids get into it
Amy Orvin says
I really like the idea of turning cleaning into a game. Everybody likes to have fun! Why not have fun while cleaning. Great concept here!!!
Anne says
Sometimes I find that breaking it up into a few 5 minute cleans helps with stubborn/overwhelmed kids and big messes 🙂 I just set my timer on my phone and give my son two or three tasks to do at a time before my phone beeps. He gets a reward if he is faster than the clock. 🙂
Susan says
Great advice… using a timer helps so much!
Marti Tabora says
These all seem like really good tips.
Susan says
Thanks Marti! So glad to hear you like these ideas.