9 BAY EVD & FOR F a) is Good Clean Fun Around The Holidays (NAPSA)—The holidays are a time of joyful bliss for parents everywhere, especially moms, but they can also be chaotic—day after day filled with shopping, decorating, baking, wrapping and don’t forget cleaning! All of this leads to a very overworked mom ..enter the children. Children grow up expecting to receive tons of presents around the holidays. It’s time to explore what kids can do to give back =em|to their ex- geod hausted parents. This year, adults can be Uf)” their children ; clean inspired to get @ involved with household tasks by having some “Good Clean Fun” courtesy of Procter & Gamble. The “Good Clean Fun” program provides safe, fun and interesting ways to teach children responsibility and the satisfaction of a clean, organized home. Made up of P&G’s entire Home Care division—Swiffer, Dawn, Mr. Clean, Cascade and Febreze, the “Good Clean Fun” program provides parents with the means to engage children to work alongside them during the cleaning process —and learn the value and merit of a job well done. Tips include: Recruit them as “scent detectives,” searching the house for foul odors and reporting them to the Scent Warden—you. Start your kids on neatness habits thatwill last a lifetime with Good Clean Fun. Have them dry the plasticware after you wash it, and reward them after by letting them play with the bubbles. Make neatness fun. Have your children race each other, the clock or even you (you can let them win) getting toys, clothes and other things off the floor. After you’ve crowned a winner, you can help them sweep or mopup. Keep a cleaner near the art supplies for when your kids draw on the walls—a way to teach the valuable lesson that mistakes need not be permanent. Play a guessing game: how many spoons are in the dishwasher? A close guess gets a small prize, exactly right, a larger one. For more Good Clean Fun hints and tips, log on to www. home madesimple.com, where you can enter to win $50,000.
