Star Wars Tile Mosaic
We spotted this endearing bathroom over at Daddytypes. Recognize those iconic figures?...
Posts tagged “clean up time”
5 Ways To Keep Things Clean During Craft Time
DIY projects and arts and crafts time, although fun, can lead to quite a mess. Now, we're not afraid of a little mess, but a few preventative measures to make things a little easier come clean up ti...
Washing Tiny Socks
Reader Tip
Reader Robin wrote us with this easy but very useful, time-saving home hack. Instead of searching for all those little baby socks after you do the laundry- stick them all in a mesh laundry bag before...
Removing Acrylic Paint From Clothing? No Problem!
It doesn't matter how many smocks you wear in attempt to guard against stray paint splatters, sooner or later it will magically migrate to your clothes or furniture. Usually at the worst time, but n...
Use Your Dishwasher For Messy Projects
Kids are attracted to dishwashers like moths to a flame. There's all sorts of fun sights, sounds and things to touch all on their level. It makes it an ideal candidate for messy projects where clea...
How To Clean Dusty Stuffed Animals
Though the first line of defense for dust trapping is either a good wipe down, or a nice vacuuming, neither option works especially well when it comes to our children's furry friends — the stuf...
Last Minute Cleaning Routines
Whether you're hosting a party for your kids or adults, you may find yourself doing a little last-minute cleaning up. We found Mary's list of "Top Ten Things That Must Be Done When Cleaning My House...
Cleaning the Sippy Cups
It's an age old question- how do you clean the straw cup really well? It's a question we've been asking ourselves, and it came up today on one of our local mom message boards, so we thought we'd shar...
Green Idea: Fields Organics Cleaners
With flu season upon us, we're all looking to keep things cleaner- esp. in areas where children are playing with toys- or just putting them in their mouths. ...
Pretty Printable Chore Chart
For many households, chore charts are a must to keep things clean. We can't help but love this extra stylish and easy to read version that makes it easy to hang in your home and start crossing thing...
Red Sharpie Marker vs. Furniture
Have you ever had one of those moments when you're reading one of your favorite blogs and you catch yourself saying out loud, "Oh no they didn't!" Our heart sank as we came across the misuse of a re...
Fall Cleaning Anyone?
Sure, everyone jumps on the spring cleaning bandwagon, but what about Fall cleaning? There's that crispness in the air, summer quilts are exchanged for down duvets, and it's time to settle in for the...
Keeping it "Clean Enough"
We really enjoyed a post over on The Inspired Room about keeping your home "clean enough." Once you have a baby, anything more than that becomes a real struggle- at least for us. She lists a number ...
Nesting
We want to know- what's the craziest, silliest thing you did when you were nesting? We went into a serious decluttering phase and sold, donated or got rid of a lot of what we owned. We were also up ...
Back to School: Eraser Brush
This probably wasn't on the teacher's list of school supplies, but it should be. Oh how we could have used one of these eraser brushes in geometry class!...
Vildbar Spray Bottle
Is it wrong that a simple spray bottle makes us so happy? We were at IKEA on Friday and picked up few things in the children's department, but these were probably our favorite purchase....
New Penguin from Method Kid
Back to the baby and kid line of beloved Method products: a new critter design! This time it's the penguin......
Etsy Find: Handmade Child-Size Brooms
One of the cornerstones of the Montessori method is teaching young children to take care of themselves and their environment. To do this, Dr. Maria Montessori emphasized the importance of providing ag...
Dust Bunnies Cleaning Mitt
We've seen some great kid-sized cleaning supplies, but this dust bunny hand duster can get your kids starting on the cleaning track even sooner (not much coordination required). Ease of use (just wear...
Hot or Not? Baby Dam
What do you think of this Baby Dam? It's a way to turn your bathtub into a baby bathtub as a way to save water and inevitably money. ...
Getting Kids To Clean Up Their Room: Use Songs and a Timer
Don't we wish we could all clap our hands like Mary Poppins and the toys would jump into their boxes, the clothes would fold themselves, the hangers right themselves in neat order? While it's unlikel...
Quick Teen & Tween Tidy Trick
We're all for instilling the wonderful joys of house cleaning in our children. But sometimes, life just gets out of control and the bedrooms of our tweens and teens can look more like the aftermath...
Etsy Find: unPaper Towels
For a long time, we kept a stack of old baby washcloths (of which we seemed to have a million) in the kitchen to use in lieu of paper towels for cleaning up spills and squeegee-ing sticky kids. But wh...
Make Your Place by Raleigh Briggs
Affordable, Sustainable Nesting Skills
Brought up on Helpful Hints from Heloise, we didn't know a home "how to" book could be so...cool. Hand written and illustrated by Raleigh Briggs, Make Your Place is a gem of a book full of informat...
Roundup: 10 Cleaning Tips & Techniques
As you might have noticed, we've been keen on cleaning ideas this month and with June knocking on the door, we thought it would be a great time to roundup some of our favorite ideas when it comes to ...
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