16Jan2024
How To Create A Family Cleaning Schedule
A clean, organised and refreshed home promotes a positive and hygienic environment. It keeps dust, dirt, grime, harmful germs, and diseases at bay- keeping your family healthy.However, performing day-to-day housekeeping chores seems monotonous and overwhelming. It becomes quite boring to dust hard surfaces, wipe down greasy appliances, and blot soft furnishings all the time to maintain a tidy and disinfected home.
But you can reduce the cleaning stress and make it fun by getting the entire family on board. Incorporate your kids, partner and other family members in housekeeping tasks and divide the tasks. This will help tackle stains, grime, accumulated dust and grime from almost all surfaces with ease.
Here is a comprehensive guide to creating a family cleaning schedule to plan and organise every task precisely. Make sure everyone can participate in the house cleaning routine.
Let’s Get Started!
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Gather Your Family On the Table
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Brainstorm Your Cleaning List
Daily Cleaning Tasks include:
- Making a bed
- Doing dishes
- Wiping down surfaces
- Sweeping floors
- Taking out the trash
- De-cluttering
Weekly tasks Include:
- Dusting furniture
- Vacuuming carpets
- Doing laundry
- Wiping down appliances
- Washing windows
- Cleaning bathrooms
- Mopping floors
Monthly cleaning Tasks are:
- Deep cleaning kitchen appliances
- Cleaning air vents
- Washing bedding
- Cleaning windows and vacuuming blinds
- Scrubbing tile grouts
- Removing stains and grime
- Cleaning baseboards
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Include Your Kids in the Cleaning Schedule
- Folding clothes
- Putting books and toys in the bag after their play or study time
- Putting dishes in the sink
- Wiping hard surfaces
- Tackling spills, etc
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Instill Good Cleaning Habits
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Divide Cleaning Tasks with Your Partner
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Be Clear with Your Cleaning Schedule
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Keep Rotating Tasks
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Make it a Fun Process