I guess no one was interested in how I blew up glassware. It must be more commonplace than I thought.
I am finally getting somewhere with this house. Unpacking is difficult! Especially when you are trying to do laundry and dishes and cook meals AND keep TV from consuming the entire morning.
Lately I've taken to trying to involve Miriam in household chores. This has been on my mind for a long time. I've put it off as something to do later, I think. Our little baby is almost 2 and time is not slowing down. So if there is a way to involve her I try to do it! She's already pretty good at mopping up spills (drinking milk and juice from a big kid cup = accidents). I love that she'll try to clean up after herself in those instances. How long will this last?
She loves to sweep. More often she grabs the broom and hands me the mop and we chase each other in circles in the kitchen. Yesterday I cleaned out the dining room (= putting all the boxes in the living room) and she helped me clean the floor. We had a great time hand washing the floor. Basically she existed in a big puddle of soapy water from dunking her rag in and out of the bucket. But she had a great time...until she accidentally hit her head on the table. I hope this doesn't sour her and floor washing in the future. Lastly, today she helped me do the dishes. I had a storage closet door open and she drug out the step stool. "Hey, she'll be tall enough to help me do the dishes!" I thought. One of my memories is helping my Dad do dishes. I have no idea how old I was when we started. Again, she LOVED the soapy water. I gave her a new sponge and her yellow bowl and that wooden spoon got REALLY clean. She cleaned (and played) the entire time!
What are some other chores I could get her to participate in?
Our little guys loves to help clean the toilet (with the toilet bowl cleaner). I think it's because there's water in it and he thinks anything with water is just awesome! I monitor closely - seeing as I don't want toilet water anywhere but in the toilet.
ReplyDeleteOh I hear ya! I'm so tired of trying to unpack AND do all the other things that have to be done in a day. One of Rachel's favorite things to do is put her clothes away. I give her a stack and she takes them to her room and comes back for more. When I'm done I have to go into her room and put them in the right drawers, but she absolutely loves 'helping'!
ReplyDeleteVacuuming! Every kid that I know loves to vacuum. Granted they may not push it for very long but they love it for some reason. Dusting is another one that my kids like to do. Okay so Gideon likes to. Cordin and Gabbie would rather not do anything.
ReplyDeleteI am a big fan of Flylady. She has great ideas for including kids in the "fun" of cleaning.
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