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Ah! Little and/or young helpers can make up a fantastic cleaning crew at home! As Spring starts knocking at our doors soon, you may want to enroll your kids into your Spring cleaning chores through clever cleaning assignments. Children love to help and feel useful to parents so don't truncate their natural disposition to collaborate. Although it may take longer to get a chore done or require more creativity and some child psychology, the more they help you, the more they will always help you as they grow up.
So, here are some tips that you could use to engage your kids in Spring cleaning in the weeks to come.
Clever and Fun Tips to Engage Your Kids into Spring Cleaning
- Make a "to do" list that's clever and inspiring.
- Keep cleaning sessions short. A 5- or 10-minute clean-up session, accompanied by upbeat music, is something the whole family can get into.
- Find chores for all ages. Preschoolers enjoy helping with clean up, and can easily dust. Elementary-age children are experts at polishing. Teens can wipe car interiors clean, etc.
- Assign animal attributes. Make a joke about each person's cleaning style, likening it to the behavior of a particular animal: turtle (slow and steady), etc.
- Play Dust Ball Derby. Whoever finds the biggest dust bunny gets to choose a movie for family film night — or play DJ for your next 10-minute tidying session.
- Spray and wash. Your teenager, a garden hose, and a bottle of window cleaner designed to be attached to the hose can make your outdoor windows sparkle in no time.
- Be gone books. Have each family member gather three or four books she doesn't need anymore and designate a box in the car as a collection point.
- Gather old clothes, toys, and DVDs the same way. Give kids "credits" every time they donate something to the box.
- Repaint your child's bedroom. There's a clean-up factor built right in and your child can work alongside you every step of the way.
Read the full article here for more ideas related to each of the 9 items listed above.
Happy Spring cleaning!
-The Moms Buzz
source: www.scholastic.com
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