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[his_babydoll]

okay so i know alot of people won't read this and respond but thanks to those in advance who do. so i hate cleaning house but my 3.5 y/o dd loves to help just as long as she leaves the cleaners alone. i want to get the housework done but i also want to be able to let her help so what can i do to make it fun and safe to let her help??? i have 6 rooms to clean but it takes all day when she keeps bugging me and messing everything up.

[jillbailey26]

You can get her a little swiffer duster, a little handheld broom thing and dustpan and let her go to town.  She can dust and sweep for you.

[mommyziegler]

let her dust with a swiffer duster cause it locks in the dust,let her vaccum with the hose while you do something else.and you can also make your own natural cleaners that she can use that wont harm her.

[Shaye_e]

I was going to suggest exactly what the PP did. My girls love to "sweep" the floor and dust. I let them do that, then finish the job while they are napping.

[gmswife]

They also make these child sized "real" vaccums. They sell them at toys r us.

[BigMamaHeidi]

This.

My son and I used to have "cleaning parties"...I somehow managed to make housecleaning appear fun to him. We'd put on music, sing and clean. Afterward we would have muffins or something of that nature.

Quoting jillbailey26:

You can get her a little swiffer duster, a little handheld broom thing and dustpan and let her go to town.  She can dust and sweep for you.

[crystalearl]

My oldest has his own broom that we got at walmart & i let him use our swiffer duster. If I have out the lysol wipes then he is allowed to clean his little table with them while I clean the dining room table. After we wash our hands to get the chemicals off.