Games and strategies to turn chores into playtime!
Number of Players: 3+ How to: Players start by gathering as many cardboard boxes (or other large containers that are not see-through) as there are players. Next, the players place the boxes in the middle of the room to be cleaned and choose who will fill the mystery boxes first (click… Read moreMystery Mess
Begin this challenge by deciding on a time limit (20 minutes, 30 minutes, an hour?). Players then make a list of chores on a piece of paper (or a marker board) and put this list in a central location. Set… Read moreChore Challenge
Number of players: 2+ (see below for rules for 1 player) This game works best when multiple rooms need to be cleaned. Players should each choose a separate room to begin in. The goal of the game is not to let anyone catch… Read moreStealth Cleaning
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: 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
In this game, players compete to be the first one to complete a goal. Start by choosing who goes first (click here for a list of ways to pick who goes first). The first player then decides on a goal and announces it to the other player(s). All players should then stand in a row. When all players are in place, they can count down from three and then…
Number of players: 1+ In this game, players must clean in alphabetical order. The first item they pick up should start with an “A.” The next item should start with a “B” and so on until they have gone through… Read moreThe Alphabet Cleaning Game