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5 Tips to Have Fun while Cleaning With Kids

September 27, 2013 by Susan

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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.

tips for cleaning with 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

  1. 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.
     
  2. Keep the organization system simple.
    You want your kids to know where their toys should go and be easy to put away.
     
  3. 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.
     
  4. 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.

    Cleaning with Kids

  5. 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.

    Cleaning with BISSELL

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?

 


Disclaimer: This post is part of a sponsored campaign for BISSELL PowerGlide Vacuum but as always, you can trust our opinions are our own.

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26 Comments

  1. Marsha Evens says

    March 27, 2015 at 9:51 am

    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!

    Reply
  2. elephantcarpetcleaners ltd. says

    January 7, 2015 at 10:07 am

    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!

    Reply
  3. Jill says

    February 15, 2014 at 7:05 am

    Great tips, we already make a game out of cleaning but will definitely be trying the other suggestions too!

    Reply
  4. Tara C says

    October 10, 2013 at 1:32 am

    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*

    Reply
    • Susan says

      October 20, 2013 at 7:07 pm

      Ha ha… yes, everything gets tougher when they are teenagers. I’m not looking forward to those days.

      Reply
  5. angie says

    October 7, 2013 at 9:08 pm

    great tips I think I will share with my daughter may help her out with her children

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  6. Imprinted Grocery Bags says

    October 5, 2013 at 6:30 am

    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.

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  7. Debby Chandler says

    October 3, 2013 at 2:37 pm

    I’ll have to pass this on to my grown children so they can have fun cleaning with my grand children, thanks!

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    • Susan says

      October 20, 2013 at 7:06 pm

      Thanks Debby… hope it helps.

      Reply
  8. Dew says

    October 3, 2013 at 3:29 am

    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!

    Reply
  9. Tammy S says

    October 1, 2013 at 8:29 pm

    I will try all these tips if it helps me get my daughter to clean her room. Thanks for the help!

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    • Susan says

      October 20, 2013 at 7:05 pm

      Hope it’s going well!

      Reply
  10. kathy stevenson says

    October 1, 2013 at 2:55 pm

    We love to turn up music and make it a cleaning party.

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    • Susan says

      October 20, 2013 at 7:05 pm

      Music is such a great way to get moving both for kids and adults. I need to use this trick more often.

      Reply
  11. happymomc says

    September 30, 2013 at 12:42 pm

    love these, great tips!

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  12. Barbara Platt says

    September 30, 2013 at 11:48 am

    I learned that the kids would cooperate with a little back up and fun.

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  13. Jamie Champagne says

    September 29, 2013 at 11:05 pm

    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!!

    Reply
  14. mrsshukra says

    September 29, 2013 at 4:27 pm

    Great tips! This will really involve the kids in cleaning!

    Reply
  15. Vickie Couturier says

    September 29, 2013 at 2:17 pm

    some good tips an points

    Reply
  16. Mozi Esmes mom says

    September 29, 2013 at 1:14 am

    I am overwhelmed! I wish someone would rotate my stuff out for me every couple of months! 🙂 Some good ideas here…

    Reply
  17. samantha Wagner says

    September 29, 2013 at 12:32 am

    We like the game play, it helps my kids get into it

    Reply
  18. Amy Orvin says

    September 28, 2013 at 9:13 pm

    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!!!

    Reply
  19. Anne says

    September 28, 2013 at 3:22 pm

    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. 🙂

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    • Susan says

      October 20, 2013 at 7:04 pm

      Great advice… using a timer helps so much!

      Reply
  20. Marti Tabora says

    September 28, 2013 at 12:05 pm

    These all seem like really good tips.

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    • Susan says

      October 20, 2013 at 6:16 pm

      Thanks Marti! So glad to hear you like these ideas.

      Reply

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