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Say #YesToTheMess With Swiffer! ~ Giveaway

in Lifestyle on 03/07/16

*The following giveaway is open to Canada only

“Oh not right now honey.”  “Um, how about we read some books instead!”  “Ug, who gave her sparkles to play with??”

Does any of this sound familiar.  I can admit it, back in the day when my girls were little, there were “good” days for those messy crafts and “”bad” days.  When you’re tired, have a headache, or have friends coming over later for coffee, and the house is “momentarily” clean,  you really have to work up to the crafts that include all things glitter, play dough, finger paint and glue!  Well at least I had to…. until I stumbled upon the wonder that is Swiffer!Art

Now thanks to discovering something that is as close to real magic as I have ever seen, when my SassyNephew comes over and wants to get knee deep into the craft box, I’m the first one to announce “Yes”!  A big fat “Yes to the Mess”!

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Thanks to Swiffer, parents can say “Yes to the Mess!” and embrace life’s little messes because we’re able to get a thorough a clean in minutes.  What used to be a chore to do, is now a snap!  It’s now easier than ever to make sure our little one’s get messy, explore, create and have a craft time that is …well…messy!  Did you know that according to the second annual Swiffer Cleaning Index, while the majority (70%) of parents feel that letting kids make a mess helps encourage their creativity
Many (68%) have said “no” to their kids’ request because of the mess it could make.  I get it!  Sometimes you don’t feel like you have the time, or the patience for that clean up!   I also happen to be part of the generation that believes that messes are a part of a child’s development, it’s how they learn.  As a matter of fact,  seventy-five percent of Millennial parents think that letting kids make messes encourages their creativity.

Most parents would agree; a mess is a great learning opportunity, in so many ways. Bonus, nearly all parents think that young children learn a lot from cleaning up a mess.  The trick is to find a way to get them to help you.  Once again,I find myself thankful for my Swiffer!  No scrap of paper, no sparkle or glitter shall be left behind when it meets it’s match, the Swiffer!  The best part, since my SassyNephew is four, so at this age, cleaning up can be half the fun!

I want to make getting messy, and the cleaning up of course, more fun for you or someone you love! One lucky reader of How To Survive Life In The Suburbs will WIN this sweet little Swiffer Care Package to get you on your way to saying “Yes To The Mess” more often!

 

Included are:

Swiffer Prize

One Swiffer Sweeper-$12.99

One Swiffer Sweeper Dry Cloth Reflills -$11.49

One Swiffer Sweeper Wet Mopping Refills-$9.48

One Swiffer Duster-$4.99

ARV~ $40.00

 

 

 

To enter simply tell me what was the last mess you cleaned up?  When was the last time you wish you had wished Swiffer had been there to help you say #YesToTheMess?  Please enter using the Rafflecopter form provided below.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Open to residents of Canada only, excluding Quebec, and is open to all those who have reached the age of majority in their Province. Closes March 30th, 2016. Good luck!

 

Disclosure: I am a Swiffer Ambassador. As part of my affiliation with this group I received compensation, products and special access to P&G events and opportunities. The opinions on this blog are my own.

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    Comments

    1. Lynda Cook says

      March 19, 2016 at 8:20 pm

      The last mess I had to clean up was dirt on the floor from the dogs and crumbs left behind from my granddaughter!

    2. lynne m says

      March 19, 2016 at 3:16 pm

      I spilled cat litter all over the laundry room. Wahhhhh. It took forever to clean up that mess, as it was even in the vent and under the washer/dryer. Sigh.

    3. Israel Y says

      March 18, 2016 at 2:31 pm

      last mess was sugar all over the place

    4. Lynn G says

      March 18, 2016 at 10:59 am

      Spilled my coffee and had to clean it up with my boring regular mop 🙁

    5. sabina edwards says

      March 17, 2016 at 6:56 pm

      Well its a daily/weekly chore, most days its fine and every week I do a thorough cleaning, but today someone had a squirtle that smelled bad, so instead of a 5 min clean, it was a 15 min scrub (we have 4 ferrets, and if you don’t know about ferrets, they POOP a lot) Mostly mine are very very good (I’ve pet sat my sons 5 and they’ll poop in any space of the cage), but someone prob ate too much.

    6. sarah sar says

      March 17, 2016 at 1:51 pm

      I had to clean up some food spillage off my kitchen floor and boy do I wish I had Swiffer at the time. It would’ve made my cleanup so much easier and faster!

    7. Jennifer Beckett says

      March 17, 2016 at 1:33 pm

      It is always something sticky the kids don’t tell me about… 😉 Last clean up was honey and dog fur. <3

    8. Alison Braidwood says

      March 17, 2016 at 12:16 pm

      Cat barf. But they always go for carpet, rather than anywhere I could Swiffer, of course.

    9. Debbie White Beattie says

      March 17, 2016 at 5:30 am

      My dog knocked over his bag of kibbles all over the kitchen floor.

    10. Ashleigh Swerdfeger says

      March 16, 2016 at 8:09 pm

      When my son spilled the pancake flour, It was everywhere~ Swiffer would have helped so much lol

    11. Angela Mitchell says

      March 16, 2016 at 12:06 am

      My son dropped a bowl of frozen blueberries under the table but I didn’t notice until the next morning!

    12. Celeste Derksen says

      March 15, 2016 at 7:14 pm

      rice crispie square making explosion!

    13. Jamie says

      March 15, 2016 at 4:13 pm

      My swifter mever gets put away with two dogs and a husband!!

    14. Yuen C says

      March 14, 2016 at 11:44 pm

      Spilled juices on the floor!

    15. Lori Bazan says

      March 14, 2016 at 12:36 pm

      I wish I had a swiffer as I just spilled a jug of kool-aid all over the floor!

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