I posted my cleaning schedule last week when I shared my cleaning closet redo and some of you were curious if my girls help with the household work.
Evie helps out too, but my two older girls are old enough to do some real cleaning as part of their weekly chores. To make their chores a little more exciting (a stretch, I know!) and to give them more ownership, the girls and I decided they needed their own cleaning kits. So we went to Home Depot together and shopped for some supplies to make the kits. We found a huge display with duct tape in all different colors and we thought that would make a cute (and waterproof!) decoration for simple white buckets.
We also picked up some colorful nylon cording.
The girls and I worked together to wrap the buckets in layers of the duct tape. If you roll the bucket while pulling the tape really taut, there won’t be any air bubbles or wrinkles.
Then we used a hot glue gun to wrap the handles in the nylon cording.
It’s surprising to me how putting in even a little extra effort to make something beautiful gives a household item so much more importance. My girls love these buckets and they’ve been diligently doing their chores lately! Success!
The Home Depot and P&G want to give away a few things today so one of you readers can kick start your own cleaning and organizing project! To enter to win a $200 gift card to The Home Depot along with some cleaning products including Febreze Air Effects, Bounty Select-A-Size and Charmin Ultra Soft, simply leave a comment on this post and share what project you have in mind. Or share what you do to help get your kids excited to help cleaning!
Those are so cute! Right now we're in the middle of redoing our half bath/laundry room. I don't know how you get so many projects done, it seems like it takes me forever to tackle one room!
We're getting ready to move this summer, so there's no break in cleaning/organizing until we are settled into our new home. Sigh.
We're getting ready to move this summer, so there's no break in cleaning/organizing until we are settled into our new home. Sigh.
I have a teenage who hates to clean. Need I say more?
I have a teenager that hates to clean anything! Need I say more?
We need to clean and organize our garage so we can actually fit a car in there!
One of my showers needs a major facelift!
We need to replace our front door!
Our kids aren't allowed to have friends over unless they clean up their rooms (and any other of their messes around the house) first. Voila! Instant motivation.
I know what I would do! Paint our fireplace wall with blackboard paint.
Just want to stay on top of the regular stuff after my maternity leave ended this week!
I need to make something to hold my extensive necklace collection!
so many projects on our to do list in the house! I would probably use it to clean and organize the basement / laundry room.
Make a coffee table!
i would use it to organize my bathroom.
The buckets are great! I really need to tackle my mudroom.
My little one likes to help out and one of this buckets would be a great idea for us. To encourage him.
I would clean out our garage.
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We just moved and I need to paint the whole house!
Unfortunately I also have a 3 month old, so this will probably take a while.
How cute are those buckets?! I love the Home Depot! We're renting a home right now, but I've been brainstorming ways to keep my daughter's toys somewhat organized using something other than a bin or toybox – perhaps building a bench with space for baskets or galvanized buckets underneath? Thanks! :)
I'd love to do our back patio but I think the hall bath is next on the list. It's always something, isn't it? :)
We are in the process of updating our Laundry Room with paint, a new light fixture and hopefully a new laundry sink!
How fun! My house needs a good cleaning :)
Our master bedroom has been Woefully neglected since we moved in. I would use it on paint, new lighting and possibly some new curtains :)
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We're getting ready to get our current "junk" room ready for our first daughter's big girl room to make room for baby #2 in the nursery!
With a big move for a huge career advancement happening in the next few months, we will definitely need cleaning supplies to help on both ends of the moves! While no kids yet, I wonder if this would work for my husband…a lady can dream right?!?
I wondered if that was how you had decorated the buckets. They look great! Perfect inspiration as we try and tackle our laundry room!
I love this idea! Good to start early so I think I'll make fun buckets like yours for my two year old twins…fill it with soap water and let them help me clean the bathroom!
Seeing as we just purchased our first house I imagine we'll have to do a major scrub-down before we move in. I need everything!
I need to create an organizational center as I commit to a home-business.
I find that children love to to chores with an adult, if they can feel like a loved adult, or if it is allowed to become fun/play. :)
We're moving into a new house next week, it needs some updates so the gift card and cleaning supplies would be a definite live saver! :)
I want to spruce up my kitchen and organize my pantry!
How fun! I just bought my first house and there are lots of projects and cleaning that need to get done!
Such a great idea. Love the buckets! Our biggest project to tackle now is choosing colors and painting our living area.
I NEED this! My husband and I just moved into our first apartment and our closet looks like something out of an episode of hoarders–needless to say, it could use a make-under.
Mount bookshelves to walls, add a pullout system for our trash, CLEAN, paint etc etc!!
I want to do a beadboard, shelf and hooks on the really long wall in our entryway.
I'm planning on painting the tile in my bathroom.
I think it would be cool to get them to try out different natural products that can be used for cleaning, then maybe have a competition to see which kinds work best.
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I had a beautiful preemie baby boy and would love to spruce up my home for his hopefully soon homecoming!
I love organization and pretty. So this goes hand in hand!
Great post! Our major organizing venture is to tackle the garage. Not the most glamorous project, I know…but getting our lawn equipment, household supplies, and sports gear organized will make the whole household run more smoothly. Mama's sanity will be restored.
Great post! Our major organizing venture is to tackle the garage. Not the most glamorous project, I know…but getting our lawn equipment, household supplies, and sports gear organized will make the whole household run more smoothly. Mama's sanity will be restored.
Great post! Our major organizing venture is to tackle the garage. Not the most glamorous project, I know…but getting our lawn equipment, household supplies, and sports gear organized will make the whole household run more smoothly. Mama's sanity will be restored.
Our bathroom is in desperate need of a new vanity, so I would put it toward that, but I'll also be looking onto making some cleaning buckets for my kids – great idea!
Desperate to replace bathroom vanity but also hope to make theses buckets!
I would organize the heck out of the closets. My house is tiny so I have to be very organized
Really every room in our new house needs some attention, but my boys have their heart set on a custom treehouse for our big backyard. This would be awesome!
Wow! what an awesome giveaway! To get kids inspired to clean we play the color game…I say "pick up anything that is green!" and they love it! It really works. I am buying a new home and would love this money to Home Depot! I would feel so happy!
Need to clean and organize the laundry room.