Don't Miss A Thing!What Does A Clean Room Look Like?
By Luke and Lorrie Flem
One day when Luke was seven, I told him that I wanted him to clean his room very well. I stressed the “very” because Gampa was coming and would spend the nights sleeping in his room.
Cleaning his room is something I had taught him to do years ago. Yet, this time Luke asked, “Mama, would you make me one of those charts that you check things off when they are done like you do for the big kids for school?”
Of course, I said I would. As we discussed what things to put on his list he was delighted to give his input even down to the choice of words we used. We talked about what a clean room looks like, how you get it clean, and how to keep it clean.
That’s when he came up with the title for his checklist. I asked him if we could share his list with you and the most darling smile spread across his face. So here it is, Luke’s Clean Room List:
| A Clean Room Means:
By Lorrie and Luke Flem |
| JÂ Â Bed made with covers smooth and pillows on top
JÂ Â Shoes in basket and toys in bins JÂ Â Clothes put away where they go in drawers or the closet JÂ Â Floor is clean and vacuumed JÂ Â Garbage can and laundry basket are empty JÂ Â Dressers and shelves are dusted with things neat and tidy on top JÂ Â Nothing under bed, behind the door, or in the corners of the closet |
| AND … The Golden Rule of Room Cleaning |
| Things that don’t go in your room, put where they do go —just like you want them to do for you! J |
Luke decided to color the smiley faces red if he does a very good job and green if he needed to work on it more. That’s it. Nothing too revolutionary but if it helps your child like it does him, then please go ahead and copy ours. We like to share.
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This is a wonderful idea. My 11 year old has ADHD and most times he needs reminding of what a clean room is supposed to look like, although he has improved tremendously in the past 2 or 3 months. Thank you for sharing this!
yea!!! my 8 and 5 year old share a room and no matter what i do, it is always a mess. it has been a huge discouragement to me. i am going to read this article to them and make them a chart (they LOVE charts) and pray that this will work!
Yep, a checklist is always helpful. We have one for kitchen cleaning that is very, very detailed. Same for the bathroom. If there’s no checklist, they always skip something.
Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for blessing us with yet another very helpful article.
What a novel idea, why didn’t I think of this before?
I can hardly wait for my children to clean up what the “tornado” left behind!