I wasn’t feeling the cleaning vibe today. I need to finish last week’s room (the bathroom for which I have 4) before I can start this week’s (the master bedroom). The two half bathrooms were complete but the children’s and master were needing some drawers and cupboards decluttered, emptied and wiped down.
Then I found a Facebook group that follows the FlyLady system and they had a BINGO game going on. What does Bingo have to do with house cleaning and organizing? Well, it’s actually genius.
You make up a game card like this:
The Bingo caller will call out a number and you go do that in the set time and then come back to the Facebook page to check what the next number is. What a rush! I didn’t get all 9 of mine done but I did get 6 and I’m thrilled with the progress I made.
Here is how mine looked… (photos may be fuzzy as I was in a wee bit of a rush).
2 MINUTE HOT SPOTS
Kitchen Counter
I’m saving the 3 that I did not get done for another Bingo. I’m just so happy with what I *did* accomplish!
Have you ever tried cleaning games? I’d be interested in hearing about them!
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What a great way to make cleaning fun! I will be using this especially when my daughter gets older so she can enjoy picking up more!
This is a great idea! I hate housework but its a necessary evil! I do a 15 minute Re-set befor bed and again before we leave in the morning where we all chip in for 15 minutes to "Re-set" the house to its original states. Thats helped big time in keeping our home presentable.
~Saprina
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Thanks Ruthie. I had my 9 year old daughter help with a few of the items and she kept asking when we could do another one!
What a great idea to have everyone help. 15 minutes goes by so fast when you are making a game of it too 🙂
This is a wonderful idea! I might have to try it.
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Great idea! I remember as a kid my stepmom would throw all our clutter in the middle of a room, set a timer, and we were supposed to race to get it all put away before the timer went off. I think ice cream was used as a reward 😉
I so need this in my busy life!! Thank you!!
What a fun way to make cleaning more pleasant!!
You won't regret it!
Oh Nina, your stepmom was a genius! I may employ that as an option when I get completely overwhelmed.
My pleasure, Amber. Say "hi" if you join the group 🙂
It's all about the Jedi mind games 🙂