Last week, as we were barely hanging on in the midst of final-week-of-rehearsals craziness, I was experiencing what you might call . . . despair. A toilet had overflowed because a child claimed there was no toilet paper left in the house and had therefore chosen to use a paper towel. Even though there was toilet paper in the …
Summer of Clean
Summer of Clean Final Bathroom Report
Here's the short version of my final report on how we did cleaning bathrooms this summer: The bathrooms were thoroughly cleaned several times this summer. If I hadn't been purposeful about continuing to train my kids to clean them on a designated Bathroom Cleaning Day, they likely wouldn't have been cleaned at all this summer. The long …
Summer of Clean is Almost Over (Laundry Report)
HOW does summer fly by so quickly? It's been another fun year and my kids are crazy-tan, in great shape from swimming like maniacs almost every day, and sad-as-can-be that school starts next week. While we're having Summer's Last Blast this week, I thought I'd report on how our Summer of Clean went. First, let's talk laundry. Mondays were …
Dusting with Kids
Last week I shared this picture on Instagram and Facebook. It was Dusting, Vacuuming and Mopping Day around here. This kid (who claimed complete exhaustion and likely-devastating-disease in an attempt to get out of participating in DVM Day) changed his tune when he remembered these dusting slippers. So he called dusting. First . . . and …
Summer of Clean Weekly Progress Report
I skipped out on Summer of Clean reports for the past two weeks because of our vacation. But this week, it was back to . . . well . . . as normal as summer can be. And yes, I gave us an A-. Not for perfection, but for effort. We tried. We actually had a Laundry Day, a Bathroom Cleaning Day, and a Dusting/Vacuuming/Mopping Day. All in …
Homemade Wipes
I'm a fan of homemade cleaning products. I'm also a fan of cleaning wipes. So, I combined the two and made homemade wipes! Perfect for our Summer of Clean Bathroom Cleaning Days as my kids are the ones doing the bulk of the bathroom cleaning around here. Any time I can minimize chemicals that come into contact with my children while …
Teaching Kids to do Laundry – (Laundry Day Lesson Plan)
Thanks to Discount Cleaning Products for sponsoring June's posts in this series! I shared earlier this week that I'm in survival mode. It's VBS week combined with get-ready-to-fly-across-the-country-with-three-kids week. Waaaahhhhhh!!!! So, since I don't have any progress to report, I'll share my Laundry Day Lesson Plan from Teaching …
Weekly Progress Report #3 (Summer of Clean)
Thanks to Discount Cleaning Products for sponsoring this series! Well . . . Not sure how to write a progress report for this past week. How about: Nony struggles to keep her work area neat. While she exhibits great enthusiasm for creative projects and shows promise as a leader of group activities, her inability to balance the projects she enjoys …
Age Appropriate Laundry Tasks for Kids
My goal is always to let/have kids do as much as they are truly capable of! Here are some age-appropriate laundry task ideas. I'd love to hear your ideas! All ages : Gather and sort laundry. Turn clothes right side out. Pull laundry from the dryer into a laundry basket. Toddlers: Throw (literally, especially if they’re boys) …
