http://www.blisstree.com/articles/finding-fun-ways-to-get-kids-to-clean-up-118/ Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:13:53 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.blisstree.com/articles/finding-fun-ways-to-get-kids-to-clean-up-118/comment-page-1/#comment-71214 Agent Ray Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:27:28 +0000 http://www.insidemotherhood.com/2008/02/10/finding-fun-ways-to-get-kids-to-clean-up/#comment-71214 or you can play this really cool game i found for cleaning up. you get a deck of cards and asighn each spaid to be a umm.... area. for instence spade = closet hearts = floor and so on and so forth. so you shuffle the deck and then pick a card off the top and lets pretend that u got a 6 of hearts. then you would clean up the floor for 6 minutes. and if u get a face card then u just tidy up for 30 minutes. isnt that a good idea? or you can play this really cool game i found for cleaning up. you get a deck of cards and asighn each spaid to be a umm…. area. for instence spade = closet hearts = floor and so on and so forth. so you shuffle the deck and then pick a card off the top and lets pretend that u got a 6 of hearts. then you would clean up the floor for 6 minutes. and if u get a face card then u just tidy up for 30 minutes. isnt that a good idea?

]]> http://www.blisstree.com/articles/finding-fun-ways-to-get-kids-to-clean-up-118/comment-page-1/#comment-70039 Jackie Swatson Fri, 22 Feb 2008 18:27:45 +0000 http://www.insidemotherhood.com/2008/02/10/finding-fun-ways-to-get-kids-to-clean-up/#comment-70039 if you want kids to clean up more than have them play on of their favorite games, and if they cant decide on what to play, then u decide. Then tell them that theres a catch to the game and to play and/or win you have to clean up your spots. Then assign them different spots in the house. Next, tell them that the first one done will also get to decide what they play next. It will get them going and get them to have fun while cleaning. You have to remember that kids ant something to look forward to! if you want kids to clean up more than have them play on of their favorite games, and if they cant decide on what to play, then u decide. Then tell them that theres a catch to the game and to play and/or win you have to clean up your spots. Then assign them different spots in the house. Next, tell them that the first one done will also get to decide what they play next. It will get them going and get them to have fun while cleaning. You have to remember that kids ant something to look forward to!

]]> http://www.blisstree.com/articles/finding-fun-ways-to-get-kids-to-clean-up-118/comment-page-1/#comment-69911 Julie Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:48:49 +0000 http://www.insidemotherhood.com/2008/02/10/finding-fun-ways-to-get-kids-to-clean-up/#comment-69911 Let me know how it works! I have to do the same thing with my daughter's room. She did not inherit my organizing gene. :D Let me know how it works! I have to do the same thing with my daughter’s room. She did not inherit my organizing gene.

]]> http://www.blisstree.com/articles/finding-fun-ways-to-get-kids-to-clean-up-118/comment-page-1/#comment-69987 Creative ways to get your kids to clean up Sun, 10 Feb 2008 21:05:07 +0000 http://www.insidemotherhood.com/2008/02/10/finding-fun-ways-to-get-kids-to-clean-up/#comment-69987 [...] at Declutter It inspired Sherry at Inside Motherhood to write about this very topic and I have to admit, nothing gets me more motivated to clean up than [...] [...] at Declutter It inspired Sherry at Inside Motherhood to write about this very topic and I have to admit, nothing gets me more motivated to clean up than [...]

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