A thorough clean out of your children’s rooms will make them much easier to keep clean. Start at the top and work down. Make sure to dust with a damp cloth to avoid spreading dust to other surfaces. Then the challenge is to get your kids to keep it tidy!
Back to the Spring cleaning challenge
Cleaning Checklist:
1. Cull the clutter
Sort items into 3 piles
1. Those to keep
2. Those to sell eg on gumtree
3. Those to give to charity
**Sort all toys
** Sort all clothes your children have outgrown
If not in season, store away until needed.
** Sort books – remove books no longer read, particularly those that are for younger children.
2. Clean any air conditioner vents
3. Wipe down walls
** Especially next to their bed where dirty feet rub
** Clean grubby finger marks around light switches
4. Drawers and cupboards:
** Clean grubby finger marks on drawers and cupboard handles/doors
** Wipe benches and all surfaces down
** Pull out beds and removable furniture to dust/wipe around it
5. Door
** Wipe down door, especially around the handle
** Clean above the door frame
6. Windows
** Clean the windows and fly screens
7. Washing
** Wash all sheets, mattress protectors, doona and pillow protector.
** On a nice sunny day air mattress outside.
8. Floors
** Vacuum well and wipe down skirting .
** If the room has carpet: use a carpet cleaning spray or see home made cleaning section for ideas of cleaning/deodorising carpet
