A Little Elbow Grease!

Can it get any cuter? Both my girls scrubbing away at the tub and with great enthusiasm! I was frustrated with how all of their toiletry habits had slacked off lately and so I decided a good dose of cleaning the bathroom would enlighten them to the necessity of toiletry manners. How was I to know that they would get a kick out of it and actually enjoy it?

The girls took it very seriously and kept checking, by rubbing the tub wall, to see it the ‘gunk’ was gone and then they took turns using the spritzer bottle because it was so fun it had to be shared. By the way, that is my all natural home made cleaning product so I know it will not hurt them to get it on themselves as they work.

Started in the tub but pretty soon they had cleaned up the sink, floor and even the toilet! All was done with a sing song. Little Woman kept saying ‘it is like we are princesses’, I am assuming she means Cinderella (he he he). Big Girl took the opportunity to write more songs and practice them in the bathroom acoustics. The reverb in a bathroom is so handy, who can resist it? Gives you the chance to learn pitch control.

I know, it all sounds like a mother’s fairytale but once they where done they actually asked if it could be there job! They where so proud of themselves! Everything was so shiny and they had done it all by themselves! I am finding more and more you don’t need to punish your kids with chores… put a little faith in them, give them a crack at it and you will find a little confident princess or two at the end.

P.s. I strongly believe in boys learning good house cleaning too and although Big Boy managed to fall asleep and skip the job he got away with nothing. I have three bathrooms and there was plenty of work in the other two waiting for him the next day.

TTFN