Are you looking for ways to make cleaning outdoor both easier for you and a fun activity for your children? Is it really possible to teach your children about responsibility and doing the chores by using fun activities?
Cleaning activities don’t
have to be overly taxing or difficult and they can be turned into games. This
is brilliantly demonstrated in this article about home
improvement projects you can involve your kids in!
As well as showing children
the importance of keeping things clean and even working for their allowance.
Many people think getting your children to help out around the house can be a
good way to teach them about working for money.
A great time to incorporate
these activities is when we move into winter and your garden furniture may need
to go into storage.
Turn Packing Away Into a Game
As summer finishes, some of
the patio furniture, their coverings and even your gazebo or its soft top may need to be packed away into storage. Whether they are going
into the garage or another outbuilding, you can get your children to help.
The best method is to turn
it into a giant game of tetris, and find the most space-saving method of
getting your furniture all packed away for the winter. Your gazebo may even
unscrew and pack down into ‘blocks’. Working out the best way to store these
can help with your child’s logic skills, too.
Get Things Covered
The many different materials
that may make up our garden furniture including rattan, wood and plastic are
described here. If you don’t put items
into storage then it is important to have patio furniture covers and generally to ensure anything that could be affected by the
weather is protected.
This is something else that
can easily be turned into a game, and a challenge for your kids to work out
what items need to be covered up (and how to do so) and which items will be
okay during the winter months.
Clean and Remove Spent Plants
This is a little different
to the activities which involve cleaning patio furniture, for instance. Kids
tend to love learning about nature and one way to teach them is to get them to
help removing spent plants or those which are showing signs of rot.
As explained on eartheasy.com, getting rid of these means
you are less likely to experience pests when spring rolls around, and if you
bury them elsewhere in your garden or add them to compost, you can end up with
better quality soil.
This is yet another activity
you add some fun to by adding a friendly competitive element.
Clean Up and Organize Your Garden Tools
The chances are any tools
you use in your garden are probably going to be packed away for a lot of the
winter. Nobody wants to come back in spring to have to clean off last years
dirt, and having a fresh and organized set of garden tools can help you to stay
motivated for the spring cleanup in the backyard.
Many children will enjoy
learning about what the tools do at the same time, so you can turn it into a
fun lesson. Just make sure there is nothing too sharp or dangerous to avoid
potential accidents. For example, you can let them play with pots or watering
cans.
Children also love to play
with water! Use it for your advantage.
Conclusion
Have you enjoyed our article
on cleaning activities for outdoor spaces? Planning new ways to involve your
children? Feel free to share your own tips in the comment section below or
share our list with others who may find it useful.
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