The Children’s Rooms
The Children’s Bedrooms
We will begin with the children’s bedrooms so they can be all organized and clean.
Here are the basic instructions Mark three boxes or bags:
1) Give Away
2) Throw Away
3) Put Away or Store
Make decisions:
1) How much to keep
2) How to store things
Make some cleaning solution, use the cleaner of your choice. I use Mean Green and homemade Windex in the Kid’s rooms.
Strip the bed if needed, wash linens.
Take down curtains, put in the wash if you can. If not, hang them outside to air.
Declutter the closet.
Go through clothing and separate into the boxes you labeled.
Go through the toys and separate into the boxes.
Declutter and throw out trash, broken un-useable toys and junk.
Dust ceiling and walls, wash down walls if needed
Wash down the window frames, door frames and clean the windows.
Organize bookshelves, wipe them down.
Clean off dressers, wipe them down, replace items, but have your children decide what to keep and what to throw away. Talk to your child about personal space and how to keep it clean.
Dust and vacuum, sweep and mop… inside closet too.
Consider a closet organizer system.
Get some storage bins. We get one semi-large container for each child and tell them that when it is full, there can be no more stuff.
Check windows for air-leaks, caulk or weather strip
Check back tomorrow for the next room in our Fall Cleaning Session!
© 2006 Sylvia Britton
