7 Ways To Easily Clean Kids Bathrooms
As a mom, you may be dreading the walk into your kid’s bathroom each day. I know I do! With these 7 Ways To Easily Clean Kids Bathrooms will keep things sparkling even with messy boys and girls. Kids tend to be messy, and mostly not pay as much attention to the little things as you would like, but when you put these tips into place, you can easily create a cleaning schedule and method that will work for your family.
7 Ways To Easily Clean Kids Bathrooms
1. Keep multi-purpose cleaners on hand in the bathroom. One sure fire way to easily clean kids bathrooms is to always have supplies on hand to do so. Get a good child safe lock for the bathroom cabinet so you can store a bottle of sanitizing spray, toilet bowl cleaner and some sanitizing wipes in an easy to access safe place. This will make it simple to tackle a mess right away instead of having to go find supplies first.
2. Create a kids cleaning schedule they can stick to. The bathroom may not be a place you want younger kids to do a lot of cleaning right away, but all children can take on simple bathroom cleaning chores. Add things like wiping down the shower, sweeping, wiping down counters or cleaning mirrors to your kid’s chore lists so they know it has to be done regularly. Save the toilet cleaning and use of chemicals for older children. Create your own homemade natural cleaning products for even safer kids cleaning.
3. Limit what is actually in the bathroom. One of the big mess makers is what is allowed to be in the bathroom. Limit to only a small amount of bath toys in a good bath storage unit, and of course the necessary things like toilet paper, toothbrush, towels, soaps, and personal hygiene items. Skip the decorative items, rugs, and other items that might end up getting broken, dirty or create more work for you to do.
4. Make boys sit to urinate. This one is often balked at, but when your younger boys are still learning there are a number of messes on and around the toilet due to not knowing how to hold themselves properly while urinating. Teach your sons to sit when they have to urinate. As they get older, you can let it become their choice to sit or stand. This will save you a lot of extra cleaning and keep your bathroom smelling much better.
5. Use toilet bowl tablets. There are many different varieties of tablets to drop into the toilet tank to dissolve over time and help clean your toilet. If you don’t mind using some chemicals in your cleaning, this is a great place to choose a tablet that contains bleach to help sanitize and keep mold at bay in your toilet bay. While these don’t clean your toilet, they do help it stay cleaner longer between your actual scrubbing.
Try this 2 Ingredient Toilet Bowl Cleaner to get the job done quickly!
6. Teach children about why cleanliness is important. One important part of being able to easily clean kids bathrooms is helping them understand why things being clean is so important. The bathroom being clean is most important since it is where you use the toilet, but nearby also do things like wash your body, face and even brush your teeth. Transferring germs is a hazard in such close quarters, so cleaning is even more important. Talk to your kids about germs, illness and how keeping things clean can prevent them from feeling bad.
7. Clean while they are in the bath. This is the method that my grandma and mother taught me to use. While your child is in the bathtub (as long as they are a bit older and just need some supervision), use the time to wipe down counters, clean the toilet or even wipe down shower walls with natural cleaning product. Don’t neglect your child in the process. Use common sense to know if your child at age 3-4 is okay for you to clean while you are there a step or two away should they need you.
These ways to easily clean kids bathrooms will help you to stay on top of a chore that is often a frustration for many moms and dads. Focus on keeping things picked up and wiped down regularly so it will never be a really tough job to tackle.
Great tips for keeping the bathroom clean. Thanks for sharing!
You’re welcome Amanda! Thanks for stopping by!