Managing A Household With Small Children Can Be Very Challenging
Routines can be boring. Everyday is the same we need to spice up routines with fieldtrips, visiting interesting people and places, doing crafts and reading new books. But without routines we can fall into mess. Salah is an essential part of our routine as Muslims. We start our morning with salah and end our day with salah. The day is broken up by salah too. If we plan our day around salah, we will not miss prayers. Breaking the day up with salah provides a time to reflect, regroup and clean up. If we make it a habit to clean up quickly before salah our spaces will not get out of control.
Quick it's time to pray, everyone grab something to put away. If the room needs swept or vacuumed do it quickly, no one likes to put their face in crumbs.
Ways to get in done: Younger Kids Can Clean UP too
1. Play Salman says (Muslimized Simon Says) Salman says "touch your knees", "Salmon says pick up five toys and put them away"," Salmon says jump three times".
Keep going until the room is clean.
2. Time how fast they can run and put all the toys away. Of course it must be clear that toys need to be put in specific bins.
3. Sing; "Clean up, Clean Up, Everyone Clean Up, Cleaning Up is Fun to do", While everyone climbs clean up together.
4. Set a timer for 2 minutes and everyone clean fast before the bell rings. Works every time.
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