How to Get the Whole Family Involved in Spring Cle...

It happens every year. First there are the New Year’s resolutions to get more organized and lose weight. Next is the flurry of activity as people begin spring cleaning. Many adults wonder how to get the whole family involved in spring cleaning the house rather than having to do all the work themselves. Let’s face it, spring cleaning isn’t a one-person job. If you share a house with family members, you want...

Scavenger Hunts to get a clean house...

I am sure most children love to go on a scavenger hunt. A cleaning hunt is a fun way to have them help clean with the reward of finding something special. It can be something planted or something that you know is in the mess you want them to help clean. You can take a special toy that they like then play OK we have to pick up all the toys to find it, just have it hid well. This creates a fun game as well as gets the toys...

Children and Organizing Can Mix...

A lot of times we begin to organize, with children around it can get tough. They are pulling you in different directions and you get hardly anything accomplished. However, bringing them in on the action is not that hard to do, especially when we are talking about their room or spaces they are in frequently. I am sure we have all heard label their drawers with a drawing or picture of what goes in the drawer. But why not have...

3 Fun Techniques to Mix Children and Chores...

Often we are all discouraged when our little ones don’t want to help. I am sure they have their moments when helping is fun. However those are most often replaced with “But Mom, why do I have do it” Or “Ok Give me five minutes” which results with either the job not getting done or starting an argument. Neither of which the results we are looking for. Starting out when they are younger is always...