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!
My little NYC apartment could really use some spring deep cleaning and organization!
We have so much to organize this winter/early spring. The basement is at the top of the list. It needs serious attention. Particularly the laundry situation.
We are getting ready to do our backyard! So we probably would use it towards some plants or outdoor furniture!
My cleaning closet is in major need of some organization so that's where I'll be investing my prize ;)
I love that idea. I also imagine letting little ones pick out a scent (I love method and mrs. meyers or febreeze scented cleaners for that) might encourage some little ones to clean more. It works with me ;) I could use help with our laundry room/tool and workroom storage and organization. A lot of help!
My daughter's room needs a good cleaning and organizing.
I can't seem to tempt my children into cleaning for anything! I could use the gift card though!
Think I would build the headboard Ive been wanting if I won:)
My daughter loves to clean when we pump the music loud and sing together as we sweep and mop!
Think I would Build the headboard Ive been wanting if I won:)
My next BIG project is organizing the capped garage. It's become a storage place where nothing can be found! Once I go through all of the "stuff" and throw away, give away, store what I need, it all needs a good scrubbin'. Home Depot can help! (anyone else with courage can come along too.)
We just bought a foreclosed house and oh so much cleaning to be done. Love this giveaway!
This is an awesome giveaway! We just moved into our first house and seriously need to tackle the linen closet and the laundry room – Home Depot would definitely be the place to help us do that! Here's hoping…
Well, with five children and a recently move, my entire house needs attention, but I think I'm going to start with organizing everyone's closets. They're a mess right now!
What a lovely cleaning closet! This is so inspiring…we are about to move in to a 1950's cottage and I am inspired to organize EVERYTHING!
What a lovely project to do with your girls. It really does come down to the little details sometimes. So creative!
I would LOVE to use this to keep our Brooklyn apartment clean and tidy. Not to mention, we are expecting our first baby later this year so I will be repurposing furniture for the nursery and will need paint, primer, brushes etc! Lovely giveaway.
While I don't have kids, I do like for all of my cleaning stuff to be organized. Our laundry room needs some cleaning and organizing help!
Great post and inspiring contest, Jenny! I would love to win this and will make excellent use of the prize to organize and beautify a big multipurpose closet in our old 1920s bungalow in Los Angeles. It's one of only 2 closets in the whole house so it has to store all our cleaning supplies, luggage, office supplies, seasonal items and more!
Great post and inspiring contest, Jenny! I would love to win this and will make excellent use of the prize to organize and beautify a big multipurpose closet in our old 1920s bungalow in Los Angeles. It's one of only 2 closets in the whole house so it has to store all our cleaning supplies, luggage, office supplies, seasonal items and more!
I have so many projects that I'd like to embark on and Home Depot is my go-to super store for such things. I really need new shelving in my laundry closet. I have tons of spray paint, oil paint, paint brushes that need a proper home. Not to mention the laundry detergent and other things that currently just sit on top of my washer. I also finally scored a campaign dresser (for $35!!!) and I need to refinish it. The paint on it now is an eye-sore. I have lots of projects in my mind and this can help see them completed. Thanks so much for the continuous inspiration Jenny!! You are my favorite celebrity! Why don't you have your own tv show already??
Great idea! We are buying a house this summer, so I would definitely save it for future projects- many inspired by your blog! :) Thanks!
What a wonderful project! Inspiring me to tackle the laundry/cleaning room!!!
Very cute! I need to clean out my closet and make better use of the space.
We are embarking on the hall closet this month–with new shelves and new paint!
I love Home Depot and would love to start working on our wash room.
Very cute!
I need to clean out my closet
I would love some help scrubbing my floorboards!
We just moved into a historic home (1917) and I am ready to figure out window treatments!
Your pretty buckets were a great idea. I pass that duck tape display every time I am in the Home Depot, and despite my efforts, I couldn't think of how I could use them.
My husband and I are working on removing dingy carpet from our stair case and adding new wood steps. Maybe even do an Ikea diy runner :)
I'm working on putting together my laundry room so I'd love some help getting things organized!! Thanks for the awesome giveaway!
I would love to install some small shelving in the corner of our tiny (400 sq. ft!) apartment — every bit of storage helps!!
This giveaway is awesome. I'm just getting into reupholstering and I have a couch that's going to be my first project. I need a ton of lumber/twine/springs/and all sorts of things that Home Depot has to get this done!
I would love to win this because we are about to move to a smaller apartment in 3 weeks and I need to get myself organized and ready to deep clean our new place.! my daughter is only 15 months so pretty much all we can do in the cleaning department is pick up blocks. But one day!
Colorful kids cleaning buckets! Great idea!
i make my girls cute little lists of their chores. Add cute descriptions of the chore and a little check box that they can check off when that chore is done.
I am dying to paint my coffee table with a malachite-like pattern!
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I need to clean my oven and put up crown molding in the guest rooms!
I need to clean my oven and install crown moldin in the guest rooms!
I would love to give my pantry/junk closet an overhaul!
Love! I need to redo our storage closet as well- yours is great inspiration (as usual!)
We have two cats – so obviously, any extra cleaning help is appreciated!
Anything involving bubbles makes my kids excited!
Could really use some new supplies to get our house ready to sell! Love the ideas for how to get kids on board with cleaning – will keep in mind for when our little guy gets older :)
I would like to get new shelves for the garage and tiles/paint for the bathrooms.
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No doubt my laundry room is in dire neeed of some help.
I love the closet renovations and this cute idea to customize those buckets. I could really use the new supplies to help us clean out our current space before we move to our new home across the country.
This would be great for our family room overhaul!
We just listed our house, so I'm sure we'll have a ton of cleaning to do once we find a new home!
Organized spaces feed my soul, and I hate cleaning, so the moment of beauty before the chore makes it "all good." Thanks so much for the giveaway!
I need to tackle underneath my kitchen & bathroom sinks!