Games and strategies to turn chores into playtime!
Cleaning Game: Musical Clean Chairs – Set up a circle of chairs (one less chair than you have players) with their backs facing each other. If you only have 3 players, set up two chairs with their backs against each other. Choose one player to be the music maestro first. This player puts one item that needs to be put away on each of the chairs. The other players then…
Number of Players: 2+ How to: Choose one player to be the “mother” first. The other players take turns asking, “Mother may I ____?” followed by a question about an object or objects to be picked up. For example, the… Read moreMother May I Clean?
Number of Players: 2+ How to: Choose a player to be the first “spy.” The spy chooses an object that is visible in the room, and needs to be put away, then calls out the words, “I spy with my… Read moreI Spy
Number of Players: 3+ (see below for rules for 2+ players) How to: The classic game of hide and go seek with a tidy twist. The first seeker closes their eyes and counts aloud to 100 while the other players… Read moreHide and Go Clean
Number of players: 1+ (The number of players is equal to the number of players it takes to play the game that you choose. If the game can be played by only one player, then so can this cleaning game.) How to: Choose a board game… Read moreBored with Cleaning Board Game
Number of Players: 2+ How to: Choose one player to be the first Simon. “Simon” must call out commands for the other players to follow. As long as Simon says, “Simon says” before each command, the other players must obey…. Read moreSimon Says, “Clean!”
Get straight to the cleaning process without spending time deciding on how to clean. This strategy also helps to eliminate the arguments over who should clean what. Single Cleaning Jar: Tasks in the jar can be things that need to… Read moreCleaning Jar