When it’s time to clean up, make sure you are using nontoxic cleaners. Gather all of your green cleaning supplies and stock them in a caddy with a handle for easy access, it’s easier to carry them with you from room to room on cleaning day, this will cut down on time spent running back and forth trying to find the appropriate supplies you need to clean each room. Here is a list of the essential all-natural products I use to stock my caddy for cleaning day.

• Mirror and glass cleaner
• All-purpose cleaner with lemon essential oils
• Wood Cleaner (lemon & wild orange)
• Bathroom Cleaner (lavender)
• Spearmint Toilet Bowl Cleaner
• Lemon Verbena Floor Cleaner
• Microfiber Cloths
• Latex Gloves

Household chores are a key way for children of all ages to help build skills and teach them responsibility, at the same time it can take a little workload off the parents, and you can make it fun for them. Incorporate ideas to motivate and inspire your children. Put together their own individual kids cleaning caddy with colorful spray bottles and add non-toxic cleaners to the bottles and let join in on your cleaning day routine.