Cleaning Kids

Quick Tip: How to Easily Clean Up Legos

01.31.2012

Jen from 4tunate has a very simple tip for cleaning up legos. If you’ve ever screamed in pain from stepping on a straggler, you’ll appreciate this advise! Do you have a cleaning tip to share? I’d love to share it! Submit your tip by emailing idreamofclean{at}idreamofclean.net.

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The Lazy Way to Clean a Toddler Potty

01.25.2012

Cleaning toilets gross. me. out. Even when it’s one the toddler uses. Maybe I should say, especially when it’s the one the toddler uses! Even when you empty and rinse the bowl after each use, it can get pretty disgusting. Not to mention they sometimes miss (often miss?). So I’m all about finding shortcuts for [...]

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Family Bonding While Cleaning

01.19.2012

Earlier this week I set the timer and started speed cleaning the kitchen (you know, that 5 minute thing). While quickly grabbing everything off the counter and filling the dishwasher, my oldest son was in front of me every step of the way. When I moved right, he was there. When I moved left, again [...]

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Are Toys Taking Over Your Home?

12.28.2011

As I take time to enjoy our new baby and the holiday season, I’ve re-purposed some old (but still very useful) content for you. I hope you enjoy! If you just celebrated Christmas with your children, there’s a good chance they got a couple (or couple hundred) new toys. It’s almost impossible to prevent. Almost… [...]

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Teach Your Children About Money and Get Some Help Around the House in the Process!

12.22.2011

As I take time to enjoy our new baby and the holiday season, I’ve re-purposed some old (but still very useful) content for you. I hope you enjoy! One positive thing about starting a new year is the fact that we can being implementing new habits that even our kids can benefit from. Take this [...]

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How to Double (Triple?) the Space in Your Child’s Closet

12.06.2011

I’ve mentioned before how little newborn babies actually need and that is is possible to live in a very small space with a baby! We did it pretty easily with our first so preparing for our second in a “regular” sized house posed some challenges (er, opportunities) we never had before. The new baby has [...]

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Potty Training Brilliance (well, at least I think so)

09.23.2011

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Displaying Kids Artwork

09.05.2011

In just a few short weeks we’ve accumulated a stack of art projects my son has completed at preschool and church. Every time I pick him up from class, his eyes light up and he can’t wait to show me his masterpiece for the day! He absolutely loves to show them off! He’s only two [...]

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Cleaning Baby Toys

08.19.2011

With a new baby on the way, I’ve been in the mood to take my toddler’s baby toys out of the attic and get them ready for our new bundle of joy. Many of them are extremely dirty and I’m not sure if it’s from previous playing or just from being stored for two years. [...]

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How to Live in a Small Space with a Baby

07.06.2011

After years of living in a small space, 740 square feet actually seemed roomy to my husband and I. But when we found out we were going to have a baby, we had to rethink our organizational needs and figure out how we were going to add another person and his belongings in our little [...]