Although cleaning isn’t generally considered a fun chore, there is something invigorating about a whole-house refresh. It’s the end result that makes spring cleaning worthwhile. But there are things you can do to make the spring cleaning fun. Since a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, adding a bit fun to even the most dreary chore can make it easier and faster.
How To Make Spring Cleaning Fun
Pump Up You Jam
Even Snow White knew the importance of humming a merry little tune as she taught her animal friends toĀ Whistle While You Work. And the princess was on the right track, even the dullest of chores is better when you pump up your favorite tunes.
A Family Affair
Don’t do it alone. Recruit your mini helpers to get in on the cleaning and make it a family event. Even toddlers can dust. Plus getting the kids involved from an early age is a great way to set an example and show them how they can be contributing members of the family.
If you are worried about chemicals and kids, I recommend making your own cleaning products. Find lots of homemade cleaning recipes on my Spring Cleaning Pinterest board.
Pair those DIY cleaners with VivaĀ® paper towels. Viva Towels have a signature soft and smooth texture, like an undershirt cloth. They are greatĀ for cleaning delicate surfaces like countertops and coffee tables, and even soft enough for theĀ hands and face. They are so strong you can even wash, rinse and use them again!
I could spend all day walking from room to room returning things to the places they belong, roaming from room to room. But I have found the most productive method that keeps me going is to bring along a put away bucket to each room I clean. As I find things that don’t belong, I fill the bucket. Then when the room is clean I can quickly move from one room to the next putting away the items I collected.
I think we can all agree that the bathroom is the most dreaded room of spring cleaning fun. By tackling the hardest rooms first when you are fresh and ready to go, you can get the yuckiest of assignments done and look forward to sprucing up easier rooms.
Before heading to the bathrooms, be sure to bring along extraĀ ScottĀ® 1000 bathroomĀ orĀ CottonelleĀ® Clean Care toilet paper to restock your supply. (There’s nothing worse than realizing after you use the toilet that someone used the last of the TP!)
As a lifelong pack rat, it is hard for me to purge. I love all of my stuff. But spring cleaning is the time toĀ part with the old.Ā What helps me to part with my stuffĀ is to imagine the next person using it and enjoying it as much as I do. Finding a local organization to share my things with others helps me know I am doing good for others. And consigning my nicest things helps me afford to buy new things to fall in love with.
Find great deals onĀ Viva, Cottonelle and Scott products for all of your spring cleaning needs at Walmart. Happy spring cleaning.
Get more spring cleaning tips from Kimberly Clark in the infographic below.
The spring cleaning tips are very helpful.
These are really great ideas to make something not enjoyable fun and to get the whole family involved!
These are great tips! I find that making a checklist really keeps me organized and also shows me that the end of cleaning is near in sight!
great tips!! once i get cleaning it really isn’t that bad. having the right products like the ones in this post makes a big difference
Thank you for the tips!
I make Spring cleaning fun by making it a family affair! I can get a lot of stuff done when I get others to help me.
These are great tips! I totally agree that spring cleaning can be fun.
I huge package of Viva paper towels is all I need to make spring cleaning fun. I love using them, and have a spritzer bottle I mix water and essential oil and go over everything, even the wooden floors, everything smells so nice and fresh!
I love the idea of a put away bucket! I constantly find items in rooms I need to put elsewhere.
Listening to my favorite music helps make spring cleaning fun.
These are great tips, it gets easier once you start cleaning.
Awesome tips! I am not a huge fan of Spring Cleaning since I am always cleaning anyway but this post is awesome!
These are some great tips. some I already use.
(How To Make Spring Cleaning Fun) I like all the great tips for getting the spring cleaning done this year. I have not even started mine yet this year. š
Great tips. I especially like having a bucket in each room. I’ll have to put that tip to use in my own cleaning routine.
Spring cleaning definitely needs some fun in it. These are great tips.
I think whats really fun is seeing the results of spring cleaning and decluttering.
I love these tips, especially not to take on too much at once. I usually get overwhelmed and want to quit but if I make a list of projects to do each day it would really help!
This is such a great article to read. Very informative with lots of great ideas & tips. Will be very helpful. Thanks for sharing
I have a list of Spring cleaning chores with a “pay off” reward- after it’s done, we get ice cream or pizza.
I like the idea of a checklist: that way if I ask the man to clean the bathroom, he’ll have an actual idea of what I mean!
I really like the put away bucket idea. I usually just arm carry everything, then drop something, then bend over to pick it up, then drop something else. It’s a vicious circle.
Great tips! I love to put on my favorite music…always keeps me going! I need to add the door racks!
You have some really great ideas here. I love the Put Away Bucket and will start doing this to save a lot of time backtracking.
It seems that most of the clutter in our house is just stuff in the wrong place. Your “put away bucket” could be the key to help me start to get a handle on all of that clutter–thanks for the idea! I’m hoping to do a purge this spring, and our local no-kill shelter (from which we’ve adopted our cat and one of our dogs) is having a yard sale next month, so I have a good place to donate the usable items.
Thank you for sharing these tips. I am always dreading spring cleaning.
Great tips! I use to to play fun upbeat music while I cleaning. I’ve switched to listening to audiobooks. I can keep up with my ever growing tbr list and still get all the chores done, a total win-win all around.