If you’ve got kids running around your home, you know how difficult it can be to keep everything clean. From jelly drips to mud tracks and everything in between, it’s a welcomed relief to finally get your child into the bath and clean at the end of a long and busy day. But if your bathroom isn’t a safe and clean place, even this relaxing time can turn into a mountain of stress. To help you make the bathroom the clean and bright place it should be, here are three tips for keeping your bathroom clean with your kids around.
Wipe Up After Baths
With your little ones, you likely use the bathtub a lot more than the shower. With that amount of standing water and the flailing limbs of your growing baby or toddler, things can get pretty wet pretty quickly. Because of this, MarthaStewart.com advises parents to wipe down the bath and shower with a squeegee after every use. While this may seem like a pain, depending on the age of your child, you may be able to make this task into something they will enjoy doing for you. By taking just a few minutes to wipe up after each bath, you can avoid accumulating mold or mildew that often requires professional cleaning services in order to retain the safety of your space.
Keep Safe Cleaning Supplies Handy
Another easy way to ensure your kids’ bathroom stays clean is to keep all your cleaning supplies handy right there in the space. However, if you do this, you want to ensure that you’re using cleaning supplies that are safe to have around children and won’t harm them. Taryn Mohrman, a contributor to Parents.com, recommends for parents to use eco-friendly, green cleaners or even common household cleaning agents like baking soda and vinegar to help keep the surfaces of your kids’ bathroom clean without putting their health in jeopardy.
Limit the Amount of Toys in the Bathtub
Aside from cleaning the surfaces of the bathroom, many parents also find that keeping the amount of clutter down can also be an issue. With the older your child grows, the most they generally come to enjoy bathtime and playing around in the water. This inevitably brings in more and more toys until the level of clutter in the bathroom is almost unmanageable.
To keep this from happening in your bathroom, try to limit the amount of toys you allow your child to bring into the bath each time. According to Magda Ibrahim of MadeForMums.com, some of the best bath toys for your kids are pouring cups and floating items. They can get a lot of enjoyment out of these simple bath toys, making having a lot of toys in the bath not necessary. Give this a try at your next bath to see if the amount of clutter left in the bathroom diminishes.
Keeping anything clean with kids around can be a challenge. However, if you use the tips mentioned above, you should be able to keep your kids’ bathroom cleaner and yourself happier and less stressed in the process.
Originally posted on February 11, 2016 @ 2:24 pm
