Curb summertime boredom by finding fun ways to get the kids cleaning. Don’t seek perfection. Let them try their own way of doing things and you may be pleasantly surprised.
Letting my son swiffer while riding his motorcycle works for me! It’s not perfect but he is finding enjoyment in cleaning. (I wish I had one to ride while mopping floors.)
*Update (later in the day)
I just remembered these pictures of my daughter helping unload the dishwasher. One of her favorite things to do. Yes she is holding a knife in one of the pictures. (It’s only a butter knife!) Now I remember once upon a time with my first child, there would have been no way this overly cautious mother would have let that boy go near a knife. He might have poked his eye out! Now as long as my daughter, my sweet third child, is not trying to burn the house down it’s all good.
Now obviously, she can’t even see over the drawer to get the utensils in the right place, but they are making it to the drawer which means one less step for me!
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I love that she’s unloading the dishes while holding a very large danish! That’s the way to work! The motorcycle idea is genius.
My kids love to help, too. In fact, they Swiffer so often that I have removed the middle two sections out of the handle so it’s more suited for the size! Try it… they’ll love it!
Ahhh so cute and your house looks nice too :)
LOL!!! That is too, too, too funny!! You have inspired me to capture some video of my cleaning helpers. I have 2 boys who truly love to help me clean… I’m going to post some video of them on my blog!
My kids are at the stage where they love to help me around the house (they even fight over the laundry!); I know that it won’t last forever, but I’m using to my full advantage now!
Clearly that works for you–look at how sparkling clean your floors are! With my luck if I let my children do that, they would impale themselves (or each other!) on the handle!
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~ Sarah