I have always tried to incorporate the kids into doing housework, with two young kids there is no other way, if one of them wasn't in my ergo while doing dishes, or helping me sort laundry there would be some sort of conflict in another part of the house. And in traditional waldorf families housework is part of your daily rhythm. I love it. It really does teach kids the importance of teamwork and the importance of taking care of the things you own. I have been spending a good part of certain parts of my day cooking and cleaning lately, and it has been wonderful because for the first time ever the kids have been playing together for nice chunks of time without any big problems.
Charlie has now been cleaning for 1.5 hours straight really. He has a wipe and he has scrubbed the floors, the windows, the tables. He even insisted on using the vacuum all by himself and did a great job on the playroom floor. This isn't a surprise he has always liked to "work" but this is the longest he has gone. He talks while he works, says things like "look at all these crumbs, this is hard work I got to clean it."
Kate continued to play alone while Charlie cleaned but then she decided to get a front row seat and watch and learn.
Paying great attention to detail, unlike his mom
Going the extra mile to get the job done. Look at the lower left hand corner, for some reason he needed to half lie on the couch to get the angle just right.
Using his calf muscles to stretch to higher areas:
Next came the dance floor, dirty feet make a dirty table
He finished his 1 hour and 45 minute cleaning marathon by dusting....
All this cleaning has made Kate so sleepy, HEY maybe she will nap today!
And I snapped this pics with my iphone. He kept saying don't take a pics mom, Im working. Nothing was posed....he is still cleaning....I can't help but to be proud.
1 comment:
freaking hilarious. i love the window reach.
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