When I need my kids to help me clean just asking is not enough. I always try to make some sort of game out of it so that its fun for them. One of my favorite games works best at night. We turn on every light in the house and when a room is finished being cleaned we turn the light in that room off. The goal is to have a dark house. Sometimes I have let my kids watch a movie with the lights off if they finish in time. They LOVE pretending we are at a movie theater.
Tonight as I was cooking dinner for my kids I had the idea of them trying to clean and beat the microwave timer. In the 3 minutes the microwave was running our whole living room and dining area were picked up. It amazes me how fast kids work when they get excited about doing it.
Another cleaning idea is one I got from a friend. She said she would turn on music and they would clean one room while they listened to a song. When a new song came on they would switch rooms, and this continued until the house was clean.
Do any of you moms have any fun cleaning games you would like to share? I'm always looking for new ideas.
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