How do you or what do you clean first?

Question

Men are all sent packing to go out for at least one day. Any good cleaning tips for somebody that has a 3 1/2 year old and one and year old.

Answer 1

Lucky you, left with the kids!  LOL!  Well, I would start first by either getting the kids down for a nap, but chances are, I would join them!  Try getting the little ones to help with a game of CLEAN UP where everybody must pick up and put away.  Kids at this age aren't really good cleaners, but they are good picker uppers.  There is a little song, you probably know it, but it goes like "Everybody must clean up, pick up and CLEAN UP CLEAN UP CLEAN UP" and you sing it over and over while you work.  If you show them them where you want it, you will be surprised how much they might like helping Mommy!  Kids are a trip when cleaning and if you don't mind showing them a little, it will have BIG PAYOFFS for future days off from the men and helping the kids to learn how to clean, and how YOU like it cleaned your way!  You can give them cleaning cloths or microfiber cloths with just water, they can clean the baseboards, while you clean the door frames and walls, you up high, they, down lo.  Perfect!  They can gather things to you "Get Mommy the toast on the floor!" now you don't have to bend to get it, and frankly, they are a lot closer to the ground than you anyways.  You can play a game of a penny for every thing they pick up, if you like.  Find stuff they CAN do for their age, doesn't have to be perfect, but its better than getting NOTHING done at all.  So a good place to start is the pickup and clean up.  If you can keep their attention, you can try the dusting game,  They dust lo, you dust high.  Kids LOVE being a help and if you are easy about it, they will love doing it and learn how to do it themselves, which in the end is GREAT!  I hope this helps you and I hope you enjoy your day manless and kidful!  Good luck!