Kids & Babies

They may be small, but their cleaning needs are not! Here’s what we have found to be the most helpful for harried moms and dads when it comes to cleaning.

In many homes—I can't say all or most, but in many homes—there is at least one bottle of hydrogen peroxide. It always comes in a brown bottle because once exposed to sunlight it becomes unstable, it separates, and becomes useless. When buying it you will most often find it...
Living in a family is warm and fuzzy. But, let's be honest, it also comes with its fair share of challenges. One of the challenges that I hear about often is how frustrating it is to get everyone on the same level when it comes to cleaning. Whether it's...
Keeping your home clean can be a challenge, especially when you have got external factors cramping your style. Yes, that’s right, we’re talking about messy people. We have had people writing in asking for advice about how to live/cope with messy loved ones on the daily, so we have...
I've never met a soul who likes doing laundry. I've done so much research on the topic of laundry and over the years, I've collected some pretty great tips on how to optimize your laundry routine (with or without little ones!). To see what my laundry routine looks like, check this...
Back in my school days, the end of August brought me bittersweet feelings. You see, summer has always been my absolute favorite time of year and I never wanted it to end. I did anticipate my return to school to catch up with friends, obviously go back to school...
As the first day back gets closer, we've decided to share a few more back to school cleaning tips with all of you. Desk Cleaning and Organization Have you ever heard the saying ‘a cluttered space is the sign of a cluttered mind?’ If that’s the case, clear your mind by having a...
A place for everything and everything in its place. Cliché – yes. But super important for all the teachers getting ready for the school year to start. With so many young minds to shape, having an organized and welcoming classroom is a great first step, especially when so many other...
As part of our Back to School series, I'll show you how to clean ink, marker and crayon stains. Remember to always treat a stain as soon as possible, since the faster you tackle it, the more likely you are to get rid of it. Also, when removing stains...
Tips for getting your home cleaned, organized, and ready for back-to-school.
This topic might sound a little overly simple to some of you,  however, as cold and flu season quickly approaches, I thought it would  be an important one to touch on - no pun intended. Now admittedly, before I got into this wacky cleaning gig, I really didn't pay much...
Cleaning doesn't really come naturally for kids, does it? It sure didn't for me.  So it's no surprise that we get asked about the best ways to get kids to clean quite a bit. Now, Chad and I don't have kids yet, but we’ve done a lot of research and have asked...
Who doesn't love Halloween?! Nothing is better than getting free candy, am I right? As an adult I still love Halloween because now I get to hand out treats to all the little ones (and some not so little ones from time to time). But, along with all the...
"How do I clean my kids' toys?" might be one of the questions I'm asked most often. Time and again, my friends (who used to ask me if their butts looked good in their tightest clubbing outfit) are now asking me how to clean toys.  Oh, friends, how the...
Happy Friday - may I just say, YAHOO!  What a week it's been here at CMS.  Busy to say the least.   I get a LOT of questions via private message on the YouTube channel, which is cool.  I share the answers on the blog for everyone to see. Don't...