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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 ...

Chore Charts

Last summer, we highlighted Simple Mom's advocacy of chore charts for preschoolers. With so many ways to construct your own child's charts and plans, it's nice to also have so many sources out there a...

"Things to Hide When Company Comes Over"

OK, maybe it's not this bad, but we all have a few things we have to toss in the closet, in the hamper, or some other hiding spot when people come over. And once you become a parent, that list becom...

How To: Remove Breastmilk Stains

As we found out recently when we were putting some of our son's newborn things away, breastmilk really is the gift that keeps on giving. In his first few months our son spit up a LOT - on himself, ...

U-Mix-It Safe Spray

Did you know one bottle of vinegar can produce 80 bottles of homemade cleaning solutions? While we're wrapping up spring cleaning month here at Ohdeedoh, make the switch to homemade cleaners. If yo...

Tissue Box by Josh Owen

We just like the look of this simple tissue box dispenser designed by Josh Owen. It looks like a little factory. But what this tissue box really did was remind us of our frustration with yanking wip...

Green Cleaning: Tawashi Dish Scrubbers

click thumbnails for larger pics Spring cleaning is not only a good time to give your home a good top-to-bottom clean, but to evaluate how you clean and what you clean with. While we'll probably ke...

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