Making Cleaning Fun

By Maid Brigade of Northern Connecticut

While everyone wants a sparkling house, getting there can be a chore.

Want to make cleaning the house less of a chore? Here are some tips for making it more fun.

Create a theme. Parties and special events often have themes that make them special. By adding a simple theme, you can turn chores into fun. Pick something like a pirate adventure them. Everyone in your family can dress up in leftover Halloween costumes, and you can play music and talk like a pirate while cleaning. Make cleaning silly and you’ll forget that you’re actually working.

You could also make it a race. Time yourself and try to beat last week’s time. If a competitive person, this can be a great way to get motivated. Challenge your kids to see who can make a bed the fastest and give a prize to the winner – maybe they get to pick the next movie for family movie night.

If you’re getting the whole family involved, set up a few trash bins around the room you’re tackling and have family members take turns trying to throw trash or other items you’re getting rid of into the bins. This can be fun in its own right, but for a little extra motivation, you can award the person who makes the most baskets a prize.

Next, head outside. There’s plenty of work that needs to be done outside as well. Get some fresh air while tackling yard work. Have the kids help rake up leaves and then have fun jumping in the piles before scooping the leaves into garbage bags. In the winter months, getting the kids to help shovel the driveway is easy when you promise they can use the extra snow to make igloos and snowmen when the shoveling is complete. And teach them how to garden by starting with easy tasks like weeding and watering.

You could also, have everyone remove their socks and shoes and tear up old towels so that everyone gets their own pair of “skates.” Fill up the sink or a bucket with soap and water and have everyone dip their skates into the soapy water before putting them under their feet and gliding around the room. To dry the floor, grab an oversized towel and have everyone jump on board, single file to create a cleanup choo-choo train.

One of the best ways to make cleaning fun is to make it entertaining. Play music or putting on a movie while you all fold laundry. In the same way music can motivate you to workout harder, it can also pump up your chores. After all, who hasn’t used their mop handle as a microphone? Put on some upbeat tunes and dance around the house while de-griming. You will be done in no time.

Who’s ready for some fun?!

Don’t have time for this kind of fun? Give Maid Brigade of Northern Connecticut a call at 860-645-6243 and we’ll help you out.