Kiddie Cleaning Kit

EDIT: Update to this post can be found here

 So the other day my boys had a bit of a fight, nothing serious, just your typical 2yr old twin boys scuffle. It was over which one of them could help me with the cleaning!!!

Honestly, I had to stop myself from doing a happy dance there and then! Kids, boys especially, wanting to help with house work!!

I know it’s unlikely to last until they become teenagers so I need to nurture it and help them realise just how much they love cleaning!

I then decided to make them their own kiddie friendly cleaning kit, I’d much rather there are no fights and the boys can ‘help me using clean cloths and no chemicals,

I got these little buckets and used alphabet rub ons to add their names.

I then added a duster, an absorbent wipe and a squirty bottle containing a splash of water and drop of hand soap (they think it’s a cleaning solution).

I sometimes use a list to tick off what I have done, so thought it only fair the boys have one also, plus using the pictures they know exactly what they are and aren’t allowed to ‘clean, don’t want them spraying water on to anything electrical or delicate!

I used Microsoft office clip art for the images, put them in 2 lists over 1 page and added a label, once I had printed the lists I folded them in half, shoved them through the laminator and then trimmed them down.

Using a hole punch I put a hole in each list tied a piece of bakers twine to a marker and then attached the markers to the lists!

And there you have it, kiddie friendly cleaning kits! 

If anyone would like the clip art I can ping it to you via email, just ask!

{I want to clarify that I do not advocate fighting amongst children, nor do I force my children to do house work}


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