Spring Cleaning Bingo Printable + #LibmanGiveaway
If you’re like me, you’ve probably been putting off your spring cleaning chores for as long as you can. However, now that the weather is finally getting nicer it’s time to stop stalling. It’s time to open the windows, crank the music and get your clean on. Now moms, I know we like to take on the tasks ourselves but unless you’ve got an entire pitcher full of Strawberry Kiwi Sangria to take the pain away when you’re done cleaning the entire house it’s just not feasible.
Spring cleaning is not just a “mom task”. After all, we’re not the only ones who make the mess throughout the year; we don’t play (by ourselves) with the outside toys, we don’t rub our dirty hands on the walls and we definitely don’t track mud in on our shoes. So why should we be the only ones to get the cleaning done?!
Now, I know what you’re thinking, “Choose your battles.”, “I don’t want to have to fight with my kids the entire time.” Well, I’m here to tell you that you can still pick your battles because you don’t have to fight the entire time if you find fun ways to involve your kids with spring cleaning.
Spring Cleaning Bingo is both fun and beneficial for your children because it will teach them to work as a team. Your kids can either split the tasks or take them on one at a time sharing the work as they go. Either way, they will learn that if they cooperate with one another they will finish much faster and will have even more time to play outside.
You can download a PDF version of the Spring Cleaning Bingo here.
SPRING CLEANING WITH KIDS HELPFUL TIPS
Before you begin the “game” you need to make sure you have all of these products on hand:
- Libman Wonder Mop
- Libman Precision Angle Broom with Dustpan x2
- Libman 4 Gallon Clean & Rinse Bucket with Ringer
- Soap and Water
- Feather Duster or All-Purpose Dust Cloth
- All-Purpose Sponges
- Vacuum
- Garbage Bags
- Laundry Basket
- Rubber Tote
- Spring Cleaning Bingo
You definitely don’t want your children to have to stop cleaning once they start because you forgot something, especially if they are getting along. At that point, the rapport they had may be broken.
Children can be pretty rough on things and that includes cleaning products. Always have a refill for your Libman Wonder Mop ready and waiting to be used.
Two brooms are better than one – the Libman Precision Angle Broom comes in two sizes large and extra-large. I suggest having one of each – the large broom for inside the house and the extra-large for the steps and sidewalk. You don’t want to be tracking in any of the dust and muck from outside of the house.
You never know what a child is capable of when water is involved so make sure when they are cleaning the outside toys they use the Libman 4 Gallon Clean & Rinse Bucket –fill one side with just water for rinsing their sponges and the toys and the other with water and soap that is free from harmful chemicals. Multi-purpose cleaners are not needed for this task. A mixture of baby soap and water will clean the toys up just nicely. If the weather is warm enough get your kids to save this task for the end because you know a water fight is going to happen!
ONE THING TO ALWAYS REMEMBER
Regardless of the task, your children are just that – children. You need to have patience. You need to let them have fun. If it’s not hurting anyone and they are doing what they are supposed to be doing, leave them be.
For more information on Libman products and where you can find them, visit www.libman.com.
Enter to win…
ONE lucky CANADIAN (excluding Quebec) reader will WIN a LIBMAN SPRING CLEANING PRIZE PACK consisting of:
- Wonder Mop
- Extra Large Precision Angle Broom with Dustpan
- Freedom Spray Mop
- Tornado Mop
- Upright Dustpan with handle
- 4 Gallon Clean & Rinse Bucket with Ringer
- No Knees Floor Scrub
- Wet & Dry Microfiber Mop
- 24″ Multi-surface Push Broom
Disclosure: Compensation as well as the products mentioned in this post were given to me from the brand or a PR company in the hopes that I would share them with you. However, as always all opinions are 100% honest and I only recommend products I would personally use and love, or think you will find useful.
95 Comments
409cope
I used to put on music and make it fun.
Julie F
We would dance as we cleaned
Linda H
I would help them and then have something fun to do after we were done.
Jeannie Lam
My tip to get my kids to clean up is simply to tell them that if they don’t, I will gladly donate what they don’t pick up to kids that would appreciate their things.
Jonnie
I find giving the kids choices makes them more eager to help. I make a list of spring cleaning chores that need done and they each get to choose which three they will be doing or helping with.
ivy pluchinsky
I put on some Taylor Swift music and start cleaning and usually they want to help me
Amy Heffernan
My #1 tip to get the kids cleaning is to make it fun. Make it a game!!
jan
They are active participants in chores already, so spring cleaning is an extension of that. They can choose their main item and play the songs they like.
Sharron
Make it a game, who can do this the quickest
Elaine G
I try to make it fun. Make up some games as we go along.
joy
gosh, I wish I knew!! The only way I can think of is bribery!! My daughter’s room is a pigsty…. but, then, she must take after me…. because I am not much of a cleaner, either.
Glogirl
My tip to get kids to help with spring cleaning is to offer a variety of chores and a points system for the tasks they complete. When they reach a certain points level, they can choose a prize.
Joni
My tip to get kids to help with spring cleaning is to give them a tooth brush and tell them to scrub everywhere. If nothing else that one spot gets pre soaked.
Silvia D
When I was a kid we would write all the chores we could do on slips of paper and made a game of reaching in the container and picking one.. then that was our chore.. it was fun for us! I did that with my kids, simple chores when young and then age appropriate ones as they got older. My daughter is 16 and now..well it is part of her chores to help! She gets an allowance…
Jennifer P.
My number 1 tip that has worked with getting my kids to help spring clean is to make it organized and yet fun at the same time. We list the tasks that need to be done, then determine who can do what (basically by age/skill level). Then we put the tasks into their own jars and they choose one to do. As we finish each task we draw out a new one. Not all in one day of course. They like seeing the # of tasks dwindle down, they like the element of choice, and they like that when they’re done they’re done - it makes the job list finite by writing it all down where they can see what needs to be done, and they like that they are not surprised by more things to do after the fact. My kids are very task-oriented/goal-oriented, so just laying it out like this works well for them. As for the fun aspect, we like to crank up music, dance and sing while we work, and we take little snack breaks together and finish off with a treat.
Sandra McFadden
I would get them motivated by telling them that it is time to clean up for the spring and summer by donating the toys that they have out grown, clothes that were not fitting by telling them we would donate them to help with families that needed help. You would be surprised how much a child will give up to help out another child or family.
Lynda Cook
The way we always made cleaning fun is to crank the tunes and sing and dance as we go, and have a friendly little contest to see who can get their job done first!
Jenness M
I tell them that we will do something fun after the chores .
wendy hutton
by making a game of show them it can be fun, play music see who can get their job done the quickest for a treat
Stephanie
We make cleaning fun so everyone has a good time!
kathy downey
My #1 tip is to get your kids to help with Spring Cleaning is to make it a treasure hunt,I buy a few small gifts at the $store and hide them but you have to have cleaned the area completely to open the prize when you find one.
Holly myke
We blast the music and from time to time I let them use their hover boards to get them around faster lol
Other days, I just threaten with a garbage bag 😉
Alison Braidwood
Make it a game. Let them earn reward points for tasks accomplished, with a prize at the end for a certain number of points. The more points, the better the reward.
sarah alexis
Bribery. Lol. Actually my kids are pretty good at helping out. I give them positive reinforcement and it makes them feel proud of themselves, of their skills and being able to contribute! 🙂
l p
I get the kids involved in drawing up a list and then they get to choose from that list. thanks
Ali P
We turn the music up and clean!
ken ohl
I tell her that after we are done we will do something that she wants to do
Rosanne Robinson
The only way I’ve found to get kids to help with cleaning is to turn the chores into a fun game of who can do it the best and the fastest, with an enticement of winning a special treat when they’re all finished.
Florence Cochrane
Set a day and put on some music and have fun. Order in a pizza. That gets them going.
Janet M
I have tried to make it a game and to set short term goals for them to clean out old toys and tidy up their closets.
DebP
We make it a game, and have a reward at the end, like a trip to the store for an ice cream cone.
Jennifer Oikle
We try to make a game of it, but I’ll admit it, it usually ends up with bribery.
Maritess S
Making it a family activity and tell them what the family will do after the task is done like eating dinner out or watch a movie.
Donna L.
We make it a competition to pick who cleaned their room the best.
Cathy C
I like to offer to do something they would love to do after the cleaning is done.
Athena
We get the music on and dance while we clean. We try to make it as fun as we can.
Debbie White Beattie
If you want kids to help with cleaning you can offer an allowance and this way it teaches them about responsibility and about how to make money which will both help them in their future and help you with all of your house chores
Wanda Tracey
My tip to get the kids to help with some jobs are to start out with small tasks and big praises and thanks. I explain how if we help each other the jobs get done faster and it’s always more fun when we work together. I also take them out for treats when they are done or promise some fun for a later date.
Rebecca
My number 1 tip would just be to make my toddler feel that he is helpful. That way he’d like to get involved and have fun cleaning with me.
Tara Betterley
Start them young and make it fun for them.. Do it with them to make it a family event!
elizabeth miller
My kids love when we spring clean because they know that whatever they decide to get rid of, we sell on facebook groups and the money they make from it is their spending money for our trips over the summer. It really helps them get rid of stuff they do not use anymore.
Nancy
My # 1 tip is to give the kids their own age appropriate cleaning tools like dust cloths, dust pans, and small hand broom and to make cleaning a game.
Sherry K
We put the jobs in a bowl and pick out three each. They can trade the jobs, one kid loves to do the outside ones.
When it comes to their rooms, I do the washing of walls, surfaces, etc. and then I like to sit on the floor while they decide what can be donated, thrown out or put away.
Marlene J
My #1 tip is to get your kids to help with Spring Cleaning is to put on the music & start dancing. Music brings a good feeling - clean , making dinner, music is always on in our house. We get things done with the help of songs.
Ira
We just give them the task to do. And we all do something at the same time, no one sitting or playing until all is done.
Ashleigh Swerdfeger
Turn on some music and make it fun. It’s always good to collaborate with others.
louise
My tip to get my kids to clean up is making it fun like turning up the music and sing/dance to some goofy songs.
Sarah
I like to turn on some music and give my daughter a couple small tasks to complete at a time until it’s all done. Thanks!
wobbles13
Clean one room at a time! It’s very tempting to clean everything all at once but discipline! Cleaning one room at a time will motivate you to keep cleaning.
Victoria Ess
Incentives are definitely key!
Cheryl Grandy
Giving them a choice of which chores they do, helps get them to cooperate; so does having something fun to do afterward.
Erica Seaman
I bribe them with ice cream, works everytime. 🙂
Melinda
My children help clean and organize their rooms. We donate old toys and clothes that they no longer want. We take these to goodwill and then they pick out of item from goodwill, a toy or a book.
Carol Denny
Make it fun. We put on music and play it loud.
Karine
Get them involved and responsible by reinforcing them to help!
Anita Duvall
I used to make up silly songs for my girls and I to sing while we cleaned! This made it fun to clean.
Allie f
My number 1 tip is to make it a game with a board and stickers and prizes (small tokens) to celebrate their integration into cleaning-kid friendly things like their room or the toy room or yard!
Lori L.
I have 3 teenage girls and 2 school-age girls so I’m lucky to have many helpers! I usually pick a nice weekend morning and tell them in advance that we will be cleaning. Once we are done we go for ice cream as a reward!
These products would be amazing to win. Thanks for the chance!
Juliee Fitze
Make a game of it when cleaning.
Doris Humber
Make it fun and delegate specific chores.
Krista M
Music is the biggest motivator in my house! I don’t like my daughter’s music but if I let her play her own songs loud then she gets into the groove to clean!
Tainan Lu
My tip to get kids to help with spring cleaning is to make it fun
Sab Edwards
i ASK My son to do the dishes while I’m at work or ask him to cook whatever food as I generally don’t get home til after 9pm
Julie Bolduc
To get the kids To help me spring clean is we put on music and I reward them with a walk to the store for ice cream
Maria
We make a list of chores and assign the chores to each child, no one is allowed on their phone or play video games until the chores are done. After the chores are done we order pizza and have ice cream as a reward
Carol M
Hmm, don’t have any kids, so can’t really answer. I get myself to do it by remembering I’d rather do it now before it gets too warm out.
Jenny
I put on music, makes it a lot more fun!
Andrea
I get the kids to help by making it fun for them!
Debbie Petch
The kids get one chore each and if they do well, can have their favourite meal.
Linda
I get my kids to help with spring cleaning by playing a lot of music so we can dance in between times.
Wendy Jensen
My #1 tip to get our kids to help with spring cleaning was to make a list for them to check off and they received a bonus allowance.
Travelbuds
When the kids were little it was easy to get them to help. Now that they are older I’m still trying to find a tip that worked.
Amie
Make it as fun as possible , like say when we all finish we can play a game , also let them have a choice , pick a few chores and let them pick
linda
Make it a game plus they get to spend extra time with me.
MaryG
So far the only thing that has worked for me is giving them video game time for each chore they complete.
KittyPride
Kids will help with cleaning if they are given a choice of which chores they will be responsible for, everyone pitches in with good energy.
Christine D
You mean other then bribery?? Hahaha ok, so usually it’s a bit of a battle but when I put music on and be silly they usually get into it!
Olivia clow
I would reward my girls with popcorn and s nice children’s movie
Josh S
Turn it into a game.
Jolie
Usually a lot of coaxing is involved and the promise of a reward at the end always works.
Tina L.
My tip is to make it fun and also cleaning with them
Robyn Bellefleur
A reward for a good job is usually a great incentive.
caroline m.
My advice is to start early….training your kids that is…I’ve been getting evolved since they were so little it’s second nature for them to help now. They love doing things by themselves and their accomplishments when the jobs are done.
Tava
games - spring cleaning is like an easter egg hunt with prizes for all ages along the way
Margo B
my son is pretty good and helps out a lot, he loves to vacuum so I let him take care of that but generally he is really good if I ask him to do something
Laura
My little one is only 3 but he loves using the handheld vacuum and following after me when I’m using the big one. We have a husky so there is always fur and he gets the bits I miss.
Victoria K
When spring cleaning, if my kids help I will reward them with a trip to the mall or a movie.
M Thompson
Make it fun by seeing who gets their chores done first.
Michelle Policelli
We make it fun…like a game and sometimes too if we finish early we’ll have a movie night!
Alex
use vinegar and baking soda for safe natural cleaning near kids
M
We make it a fun activity - sometimes turning cleaning into a game
Elaine Buonsante
My children are grown now and I’m trying to remember back to the years when they were younger. I think planning something fun after cleaning was something that my husband and I did.
Jada
My tip for getting the kids to help with cleaning is to use a countdown timer to make it a race to see how much can be done before it goes off.
Betty S
We like to turn it into a game, we have lots of fun with the whole family pitching in on each of the chores. I makes the time go quickly and if it is not done quite right that is ok.
Jess
My tip is we should make it a game and have fun while cleaning to make it go by fast!