Nanny Adventures

I was chatting with some nannies the other night in a nanny chat room online. One of them was talking about she gets her 4 year old charge to help her clean the house during the week. He even gets 12 cents for helping

I am attaching the link to the website that has the layouts. It even includes some recipes for homemade cleaning agents.

For the day of dusting she scatters 12 pennies around the areas in various places for the child to dust. When he dusts/finds all 12 pennies he can stop. I LOVED this idea. But the thought of getting my 11 yr old or even the 17 yr old to dust would make me go broke. I think I would have to leave $5 bills in various places

This is from Today’s Parent in Canada:

The Half-hour Housecleaning Guide

Monday: Tidy up

After a hectic weekend, turn chaos into order.

• Go from room to room, returning items to their rightful place.
• Straighten books and magazines; recycle or deal with newspapers, mail and other papers.
• Wipe doorknobs and other well-used surfaces.
• Empty garbage pails.
• Change linens.

What you’ll need: An empty laundry basket (to transport items from room to room), disinfectant wipes and a garbage bag for trash.

Kids can: Tidy toys in their bedrooms and other play areas. Post a list of cleanup tasks for your kids so they’re clear on what needs to be accomplished.

Time-saving tip: Keep the house in order by creating permanent “homes” for items such as backpacks, books, coats, boots, games and toys.