12 Household Cleaning Tricks Every New Mom Should Know

Parents don’t always have the time to clean the house properly, so keep reading to find out more about the following useful tips to help you manage...

Parents don’t always have the time to clean the house properly, so keep reading to find out more about the following useful tips to help you manage your time more effectively.

 

Stains from crayons on the wall? Just a tiny touch of mayonnaise will do. Just apply some to the marks, let it sit for a little while, and then remove it with a moist towel.

Using a spray bottle filled with water and baking soda, you can clean your dirty oven in one night. You can effortlessly remove the muck from the oven by adding vinegar to a second spray bottle and mixing it into the mixture.

 

Try using a mixture of 15% baking soda, 15% salt, and 70% rice to get rid of your kids’ foul foot odors. After adding the mixture to the shoes, leave them overnight to do their magic.

Hydrogen peroxide and lemon essential oil work well for stubborn carpet stains. The ingredients are two parts water, one part hydrogen peroxide, a few drops lemon oil, and a spray bottle. After soaking the stain, give it a scrub with a brush.

Too much glitter leftover from your arts and crafts project? You can use a lint roller to remove that, so don’t worry.

If the hardwood floors in your house have noticeable marker stains, use toothpaste and a moist cloth to remove the marker permanently.

Most houses with children have dirty Legos all over the floor. To prevent your kids from chewing on them, put the dirty Legos in a mesh bag and add laundry detergent to the washing machine.

Parents who are too busy to clean their toys often overlook this chore, but did you know that the dishwasher can handle it? Stuffed animals and wooden toys, however, should be cleaned differently.

If your child has one or more “accidents,” you can use a spray bottle to remove the stains by adding three tablespoons of baking soda, eight ounces of hydrogen peroxide, and a sufficient amount of dish detergent.

Before your guests arrive, sweep up all of the smaller toys from your flooring using a clean dustpan.

You may remove grease stains by applying white chalk to them and letting them sit overnight.

Wasteful children guzzling down hand soap quickly? Put a rubber band around the base of the pump to prevent them from wasting resources and prevent them from going overboard.

As soon as you can, make sure the stressed-out parents in your life know about these useful tips!