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!
Wow! We could definintely use it in our new-to-us home — we are working on the back deck this spring :)
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We just moved our bedroom upstairs and the closet we vacated desperately needs to be reaorganized. It holds the baby's clothing, cleaning supplies, and linens!
Awesome Jenny! I would love to organize and paint the master bedroom closet. That would be a fantastic way to get ready for spring!
I would love a HD gift card and some cleaning products!
I found that with my girls, $$ talks. They get $3 if they do all their chores for the week, $1 to spend, $1 to save and $1 to donate.
We're actually headed to Home Depot this week to pick up supplies for a craft room shelf makeover!
I would finish my master bath reno!
These organizing posts have made me think some simple changes (and paint) to our utility closet are in order!
Our tiny apartment has a storage space that desperately needs to be organized. I would love to put in a big peg board system in there :)
I am in the process of redecorating and organizing my studio (creative space). It's a big mess and needs cleaning before the redecorating. This giveaway is perfect for this ambitious project. Thank you! I love your blog and great ideas.
So cute! I need to tackle baseboards, corners, and walls :(
We're going to be turning a small bedroom into a walk-in closet soon, so this would come in super handy. Love the closet redo btw. The fabric "wallpaper" is fab.
I am in the process of redecorating and organizing my studio (creative space). It's a big mess and needs cleaning before the redecorating. This giveaway is perfect for this ambitious project. Thank you! I love your blog and great ideas.
Love the buckets. I am starting to redo our master bathroom on a tight budget and the HD gift cards would come in very handy.
I always feel like my closets are ok until I see how amazing they could become, so that is where I would concentrate my efforts! Cleaning the areas that help me clean and manage clutter.
I'm working on choosing an architect. we're planning to renovate the entire house including doubling the square footage. So, yeah…there are a few things I might use it for.
Oh awesome! I'd use the gift card to create a little cleaning station of my own! Right now I have cleaning supplies stashed all over (bathroom, laundry room, kitchen sink) and it would be nice to have a central station to use! Thanks, Jenny!
I would love to add shelves in my living room and Home Depot would be great for that!
I think I should tackle our unfinished basement! It's getting out of control and needs oragnization!!
Our bathroom drawers and cupboards need serious organizing!
all of my closets need cleaning and organizing. badly!
We've been working on our laundry room, it's such a scary place we could use all the help we can get!
This is a great post! I love what you did with the duct tape and white buckets. They look great! I have three sons (8,6, and 2). They all love to help me around the house. Having their own supplies would be a major motivator!!
Would love to make these buckets for my daughter to help with cleaning! I have the large closet… just need to make it look like yours!
thx for the tips
all of my closets need cleaning and organizing. badly!
We're gearing up to paint the living room and expand a powder room into a full bath– so $200 would go a long way towards paint for the LR or some of the not-so-fun-but-necessary pieces that go into a bathroom!
We're gearing up to paint the living room and expand a powder room into a full bath– so $200 would go a long way towards paint for the LR or some of the not-so-fun-but-necessary pieces that go into a bathroom!
I can't wait to make this for my daughter! I also have the closet but need the supplies/decor to organize.Thx for the contest entry opportunity…
So great!!! I'm a college student living in a house built in 1925. It BREEDS dust and dirt, and I'm the type A roommate that is psychotic enough to fight it. I would get a mop with washable pads to clean up those old hardwoods. And maybe I would make my own bucket to make the roommates jealous…
Oh my! Our 1925 house could really use some deep clean. I would love to brighten up and organize our entry-way closet! Love Home Depot.
I would love to organize all of my daughter's play area! Maybe it woukd help my daughter clean more often!
I would love to organize my daughter's play area!
I need to organize all my cleaning supplies in one place.
What an awesome idea! I would love to organize under my sink for cleaning supplies!
Oh my gosh… I moved in to a new house about two months ago and have yet to finish unpacking or really cleaning and this would help soooo much!
What a great idea! I'd love to paint and reorganize my kitchen.
organize our closets!
I would love to make our laundry room BeAuTiFu; a place where we WANT to spend time!
I'd like to better organize my crafts, as well as my closet!
I am moving in over the next month and it would be a godsend for helping me clean my old place/get comfy in my new one!
My laundry room is in dire need of a top to bottom overhaul! Also, love the buckets….I think this momma needs one of her own!
I would probably give it to my sister who is expecting her first baby and will probably need all the help she can get keeping up with cleaning her house!
I NEED to tackle painting my kitchen cabinets white!
I need to do something about our tiny bathroom. It's this weird peachy pink color and always looks grungy no matter how much I scrub.
I would use it to clean up the half bath tile in our new house. The tile itself is lovely, but the grout needs some love!
i think i need to make some kids cleaning buckets. great idea!
Awesome idea! Right now we are building a house so a HD gift card would be amazing for all those little things like towel hooks!
You have such fun ideas. My wanna-be project right now is sprucing up our entertainment center…either rebuilding one or working on our existing one to give it a bit more "life!"
I need to tackle our mud room/laundry room. Love your girls buckets…maybe I need to make something similar for my daughter!
I'd use it to get an organized space like your closet! What a pretty cleaning closet!
We always play upbeat music and incorporate a timeframe to get the kids to help with cleaning up!
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