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Get a Ewbank!

You don't have to plug them in and they remind you of the 70's!!! 

Job Done!

Wendy :o)

Quote: Originally posted by Surfspud on 05/8/2011

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I have got the kids to do the tent carpet before but they do a half hearted constant moaning job. Then it usually ends up in them having a major strop and everyone is in a bad mood.

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I can do strop better than anyone in our family, belive me. And one thing that really sets me off is moaning about doing a fair share of the work. as I constantly tell them, I wasn't put on this planet to clean up after them and listen to their complaints. I also point out if they want to behave like two year olds they'll get treated ditto...7pm bedtime, no pocket money, no going out, no phone...you get the picture. Seriously though I've always made them help out, even when they were two and all they could do was help pick up toys or carry their plate back through to the kitchen. I don't think it's doing them any favours to let them off with this sort of thing tbh. What happens when they get their first flat and discover they have no idea how to clean or cook or look after themselves?

Back to the tent though...how about a rota? Write everything down in a list, mark off the 1/4 (assuming 2 adults and 2 kids) of jobs that you just know you'll have to do and invite them to share the other 3/4s between them? They won't do it of course, you'll still end up doing more than them but at least it will open their eyes to exactly how much needs done. Five minutes a day/one chore for a 14 year old? That's just ludicrous. In two years she'll be old enough to get married and have kids.

We sweep ours whilst away, then last time we came home I laid it on the lawn and hoovered it! If the neighbours had seen me, they would have thought I'd gone mad and started hoovering the grass! Looked much better though!

Quote: Originally posted by Valk_scot on 05/8/2011

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Five minutes a day/one chore for a 14 year old? That's just ludicrous. In two years she'll be old enough to get married and have kids.

Quote: Originally posted by Valk_scot on 05/8/2011

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My 14 year old DS hoovers the house from end to end every week...and it's a big house. The 9 year old sweeps and washes the stairs every week and has done for the last couple of years. No point in killing yourself when there's a ready supply of child labour after all. And it's good training for them not to think that only Mum does the cleaning!

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I have just cleaned our carpet for the Icarus 500 last weekend, ready for our next trip.  I gave it a good shake off and then a hoover with the dyson.  I have a large drum washing maching so crammed it in and gave it a wash on the 30 degree delicate handwash cycle.  Then threw it over the garden furniture to dry off.  Came out good as new.  While away we just use a dustpan and brush but I am considering the benefit of getting a handheld dusterbuster vac, does anyone have one?