Spring cleaning: a half day of tidying together!
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A half day to tidy everything and to hold an efficient family spring cleaning day that is actually fun.
Springtime (although it works just as well with autumn) is a new season, which implies a certain amount of reorganisation within the home. To make this task easier, some help from the family will be very welcome.
Spring cleaning as a family: not just a chore, a time for sharing.
To maintain the family bonds, several types of activity exist. One of these, and not the one you might think of immediately, is the big spring clean. This activity can easily combine utility and fun; all you have to do is find the words that will make everybody feel involved in a positive way.
Alone, we may think of spring cleaning as a chore, but as a family it can be a really enjoyable time for sharing and communication. Tidying as a family is a way to talk with your children. Better still, it allows you to teach them some rules and to discover certain aspects of their personality to better understand them. It is an opportunity to have fun together, to tease each other, and also to clean your home and make it ready for the new season. For your children, it is a great opportunity to give them a way to express themselves. Of course, you will need the method to succeed in this.
What to tidy, why and where to begin
To prepare for spring, you will want to put away your heavy winter clothes, along with toys and various documents. Put last season’s clothes that are no longer of use in a cupboard and make room for new things. Put educational books on one side and leisure reading books on the other. However, you will be in charge of putting away the most important documents. Toys should also have their allocated space. Whatever the arrangement, anything that leads to better organisation inside the house will be of benefit.
Do not hesitate to delegate tasks to optimise your time. If there are several of you, you can work in pairs on tasks to encourage communication. In terms of the time frame, you can begin in the morning after breakfast. Energy levels are highest at the start of the day. But if you prefer, for reasons of availability, early afternoon is also acceptable. Do what seems suitable for you, not forgetting that for this half day to be perfect, it is essential that you treat yourselves when it is over.
Some tips for rewarding yourselves after this half day of cleaning
What would a family spring clean be without a great reward at the end of it? You need to re-energise and forget about the chores completed. Going out to a restaurant as a family will do the trick. You could also go to the cinema or take a stroll in the park. If you prefer to stay at home, why not enjoy some time together watching a film that will please the children? There are a million and one ways to treat your family. Next time, it will be just as much fun.
Tidying the house as a family doesn’t have to be a chore. It is a relaxing moment that you should cherish. Do what you need to do to make the moment a pleasant one. The good news is that you are the one who will benefit the most from it because you won’t be doing all the work by yourself any more.
