The average mom of two kids, under the age of ten, spends 20 hours a week cleaning. By having them help, you spend time together, and the chores get done faster.
Use your children’s strengths and interests to help you get your chores done. By doing so, you can keep from missing out on time with your kids while cleaning.
Consider your child’s personality. Some children love to play pretend, others enjoy sports, and some love scavenger hunts. Cleaning games for kids are just one of many ways you can get your kids to help around the home.
- Dress Up and Pretend
Turn you and your little ones into secret agents that have been tasked with a new mission impossible. You have different phases of the mission, i.e. different cleaning tasks.
If your little ones love princesses, play Cinderella. Dress up and put bandanas on your heads. Get to scrubbing the house. Once you’re done, get dressed up fancy and have a treat for your royal ball!
- Tools Their Size
Nothing is more awkward than trying to use tools that are the wrong size. Find kids a cleaning set that is smaller, so your kids can help and not get frustrated by a broom that is just too big.
Try taking the middle sections out of your Swiffer handle. Use one of their old socks as a dusting tool so it fits their hand.
- Competition
If your cleaning involves picking up toys, turn the project into a race. Set a timer and challenge your child to pick up all of the toys of a certain color.
Keep a score chart and see if you can beat your record each time. You could have them race against each other with each picking up their own color.
- Get Sporty
Turn sweeping into a hockey event by using masking tape to create “goals” on the floor. Each end of the room will have a goal. Whoever sweeps the most dirt into their goal wins.
To make it more of a challenge, have each child stand on paper plates so they “glide”. Add excitement to the game by providing sports commentary throughout the game.
- Scavenger Hunt
Create a scavenger hunt that cleans your home and teaches your children about money. Hide pennies around your house in places that need to be dusted.
Have your little ones then go around your home dusting and hunting for pennies. They get to keep the pennies they’ve found only if they’ve dusted the item.
Go Play Some Cleaning Games for Kids
Make cleaning fun by creating a game and you’ll have fun and get your home clean. Try playing dress up and pretending you are secret agents or princesses.
If your children are competitive, turn cleaning into a competition or sport. Include timers and your own sportscasting to add some excitement.
No matter what cleaning games for kids you choose, make sure they have tools that are sized appropriately. It’s no fun struggling to use tools that you can’t maneuver.
Don’t want to clean? Hire a house cleaning or maid service to do the work while you go play!
