Games and strategies to turn chores into playtime!
Once upon a time, dragons could do as they pleased. The great fiery beasts ruled the skies of the fairy tale kingdoms. They frightened peasants, dueled with knights, toyed with armies and demanded princes and princesses as their servants. After… Read moreKeeping House for a Dragon
Number of Players: 1+ Welcome recruit. You are entering into the workforce as a member of the United States Postal Service. This is an honor for which you have been chosen from among an impressive group of applicants. However, with this… Read moreThe Post Office Cleaning Game
Number of Players: 2+ How to: Start by gathering 50 items that are out of place and putting them in a pile in the middle of the floor. Players should sit in a circle around the pile and choose a player… Read moreOnce Upon a Time…
Number of Players: 2+ How to: Choose one player to be the leader. The remaining players should copy the leader’s movements as they move about the room putting things away. If the leader hops on one foot, all players should… Read moreFollowing the Cleaner
Players begin by finding a bag to be their traveling satchel and filling it with nine items that need to be put away. One item to represent each of the nine items that the adventurers carried with them to help them on their quest:
A commonly used cleaning strategy that deserves a spot in our cleaning tool box is the implementation of the “One Set at a Time” rule. Make it…
Number of players: 2+ Materials needed: A pair of 6 sided dice How to: Choose who goes first (click here for ways to pick who goes first). Take turns rolling the dice: If a 3, 4, 5 or 6 is… Read moreThe Dice Cleaning Game
Number of Players: 3+ How to: Assign one player to be in charge of the music first (the music maestro). All other players find an item that is out of place and stand in a circle. The music maestro then… Read moreClean Potato
Number of players: 2+ In honor of the Fourth of July, this week’s game is patriotic! To begin, players should gather all items that are out of place in the room and put them in a pile in the center… Read moreRed, White and Clean
Number of players: 1+ In this cleaning game, the rooms of the house are “locked” and players can only move from one room to the next if they have a key for the room that they want to enter. “Keys”… Read moreKeys to the Kingdom