Easy, Natural Spring Cleaning Tips from Mama Challenge on TV

This weekend the clock sprung forward an extra hour and for many of us it marked the unofficial beginning of spring...which also means spring cleaning! 

(Hold back the enthusiasm, right?) 

But when you are a busy mom with kids (and for me with two kids at home during spring break), it's a REAL challenge to get caught up with that spring list of chores you've been holding off for months to do. 

This morning I conquered a few spring cleaning tips on WFAA Good Morning Texas using products you probably have at home that can make your job easier. And I even have a tip to get the kids involved, too! 

Check my Spring Cleaning segment here on Good Morning Texas. 

Here's a list of some of my favorite tips we covered during this segment and soon I'll have another segment air that will cover some more of the ways you can keep up on your Spring Cleaning list! 

SPRING CLEANING TIPS FROM MAMACHALLENGE

My Most Important Tip: Baking Soda isn’t just for refrigerators and baking anymore, folks!

Clean Your Mattress:

Have your child jump on bed to bring up dust from inside.

Then sprinkle with baking soda.

Then vacuum the mattress top.

Baking Soda as Silver Polish:

To polish silver: Wash items, then place on aluminum foil in the bottom of a pot. Add a baking-soda solution (¼ cup soda, a few teaspoons salt, 1 quart boiling water) and cover for a few seconds.

Use a Baking Soda paste for stains on your cups/plates.

Use a Baking Soda paste to clean stove instead of those corrosive oven cleaners.

 

Clean Your Stainless Steel with Baking Soda:

2 tbsp baking soda, ½ cup vinegar, 2 cups warm water. Put in a bottle once the suds have gone flat.

Clean Your Grout with Hydrogen Peroxide:Just dilute hydrogen peroxide with water before applying on the grout and then leave it for few minutes. It can also be applied in combination with baking soda.

Clean Your Microwave with Vinegar:

½ vinegar

½ water

Microwave and let it steam. Then wipe it down.

White Bread as Glass Magnet:

The next time a tumbler takes a tumble, sponge up the shards with a slice of bread. Even tiny slivers will cling to it.

What's your favorite spring cleaning tip? 

TV ALERT: 
Watch me next week on St. Patrick's Day, March 17, 2014 
 for St. Pat's Treats you can make with the kids!