How to Get the Whole Family Involved in the Spring Clean

The sun is finally out, daffodils are blooming and spring looks firmly on its way. While blue skies and family outings are on the cards more often now, there’s also that feeling that perhaps the dreaded spring clean is in order!

No matter how tidy you keep your house, it’s surprising how much dust and junk can build up through the winter months and nothing but a one-off mega clean will bring the place up to scratch! But don’t fret mummies; you can get the whole family involved to make your job easier.

Whether you want cleaning tips in the kitchen or ways to clean the bathroom without bleach – here are a few tips to help get you started:

Make it fun

Cleaning is not usually fun, for anyone. Be imaginative and think how you can making your day or weekend of spring cleaning into a silly family event! Perhaps you could all dress up as a family cleaning company in overalls and pinnies with name badges and hair nets? Choose a funny voice for your cleaner role and make forfeits for those who break character!

Music is another simple way to make cleaning fun. Dust, scrub and vacuum to the beat of your children’s favourite tunes or take it in turn to be the cleaning DJ and pick a song to work to.

Have a reward chart

It’s amazing what a bit of bribery can do! Explain to your children that there will be rewards for their hard work and they can add a sticker to a wall chart each time they successfully complete a chore or bake some bitesize yummy treats for doing a great job.

Keep tasks shorts

Ok, so whilst it is possible to get the whole family involved in the spring clean, it’s important to realise everyone’s limits. Your little ones probably aren’t going to be able to do things to as high a standard as you’d like! Think of the cleaning as a way to occupy them and get a few simple things done whilst you do the main leg work.

Give them choice

If your children are old enough to really make a difference with their cleaning input, give them choice in terms of which job they do next. There’s nothing more annoying to a teenager (or pre-teen for that matter) than being given a list of jobs they have to do. Instead offer a choice of task to choose from. If this causes arguments, share out responsibilities with the roll of a dice or by pulling tasks out of a hat.

Baby wear

Baby wearing isn’t for everyone but if you’re comfortable enough strapping on your little one for the cleaning ride it gives them a great view of what’s going on and may prove to be a surprising source of amusement. Obviously you need to be careful what cleaning products you use if you have your baby in the room, and be careful not to do anything too strenuous that could cause you to lose balance, but jobs like hovering, washing dishes and folding laundry are usually manageable when baby wearing.

Prep in advance

We hope this article has inspired a few ways to get the family involved, but if you want to make your life even easier do your research and you’ll come across lots of ways to make spring cleaning easier.