Sock Mopping

I am always trying to figure out better ideas for getting my kids to work (cheefully.)    Some ideas work better than others.  Here's an idea that works great with my younger children.  I call it:

  Sock Mopping 

Sock mopping is just what it sounds like:

• First, I fill the kitchen sink up with warm, sudsy water.   
• Next, I take a bowl and pour quite a bit of the warm, sudsy water all over my kitchen floor.
• Then I snag 2 or 3 children and tell them to go put some socks on, 'cause it's TIME TO SOCK MOP!
• Then we all rub our socked feet all over our kitchen floor until it sparkles!
• Lastly, we take our socks off and I give everyone an old bath towel.  Everyone stands on their towel and we "dance" all over the floor until it's dry.

And that, my friends is called sock mopping.  Your kids will think it's great fun.

(The first one or two times you ask them to do it; after that, they're on to ya.)

Comments

[Trisha]

The kids, shoot, I think it is grand!

[Liz]

Sounds interesting. I wonder if I am brave enough to try this?? It does sound like a fun way to clean the floor.

[Monica]

You come up with the most fun and creative ideas for getting the kids to help! I love it! I'm guessing Emily would think she was in heaven if I tried this. Today is sweep and mop the floor day on my chore list, so maybe we'll give it a try! :) Thanks for the idea!

[Rebecca]

THAT IS FANTASTIC! My living room floor needs to be scrubbed today, and I have kids just lounging around... guess what they're going to be doing!

[Jennifer, Snapshot]

That is fun--and if I join in, it's quality time, too. We may have to do that today to ready for our guest. . . .

[Neighbor Jane]

What a great idea!

[Katrina]

Great idea! I bet my son would love doing this.

[MamaDuck]

Oh, we used to do this as kids, I forgot!! Lovely idea!

[stephanie]

That sounds like a great way to get ME to mop the kitchen floor! :)

[Literature Lover]

What fun! I will use all the help I can get.

[Jessica]

Sounds fun!

[Rabbit]

:::snicker snicker::: I know what's on OUR agenda today! Cleaning my kitchen floor is my most-disliked chore and now I know how to get the kidlets to help me!!

[mrs darling]

Boo hoo I cant pour water on my hardwood floors. They warp when water gets on them! This sounds like such fun though.

[Cyndi]

Fun! You could put on some 50's music and have a "Sock Mop Sock Hop," LOL. Sounds like you are a fun mom. :)

[Kristen]

What a crazy idea! I think I'll give it a shot. My kids always want to help me mop. For some reason they think it looks fun, but I don't want them slipping and hurting themselves. This way they can help in a fun way! Great idea!

[Lindsey]

that sounds like fun for big kids (aka adults) too!

[Sheryl]

That sounds like GREAT family fun! (I can picture the scrapbook layout already with a soap bubble background ... ) Thanks for the wonderful suggestion.

[jonathan a.]

Just another trick for parents to try on kids...though I must admit, it's a clever one! LOL

[Tammy]

Too funny! Can you imagine the great pictures you could take of sock-mopping day? :)

[katherine]

I think your big kids need to do a multi-media demonstration of this - perhaps set to music? It could be a new internet sensation!

Seriously, that is so cute. I use socks for quick dusting, too. I need all the encouragement I can get!

[Carol]

That is hysterical! Homeschoolers could give their kids P.E. credits for this one!

[Kelli]

Thank you for visiting my house on the Home Tour. :0)
Sock mopping sounds so fun, my kids would love it!!

Kelli

[KimC]

I love it! And we could use hubby's old holey socks to do the job. Yes, *us*. I wanna be in on this!