This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of BISSELL Homecare, Inc. for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.
In a perfect world, there would never be crumbs in the living room carpet…but I’m the parent of a toddler. Regulating all food consumption to our tiny urban apartment kitchen just isn’t practical. Our dining area? That’s connected to the living room and carpeted as well. So crumbs in the carpet are inevitable.
Ever hold a playdate in your home? For us they usually end up being impromptu get-togethers when we move from the nearby playground into our home for lunch or shelter from the rain. Everyone always seems to have a good time; we moms chat together, while our little ones get excited over the toys. [Baby J gets bored with his toys if he’s alone, but when his little friends come over, suddenly his toys are fascinating. :)] At some point, the kiddos want snacks, and food always gets dumped on the carpet. Fortunately, we have a vacuum!
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Yes, children are messy, but they’re worth it, of course. I spend most of my day cleaning up after my son, but I wouldn’t have it any other way!
The biggest cleaning tip I would share with new or expecting first-time parents is to clean a little as you go. You probably won’t get to everything in one day, but clean as messes happen, then prioritize and schedule the bigger jobs. Kids make messes, but they’re just experimenting and learning. It goes with the territory! Check out these cleaning tips by BISSELL.
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21 Comments
I could definitely use a good vacuum like this, my three year old loves to make messes with his snacks!
couch crumbs for even us grown-ups as well….. 😀
Thanks for sharing this experience! The tip regarding cleaning as messes happen is really useful; although we are not always in the mood to do it, we know is the right thing.
There was a quote that I really like, “a man is getting old when he walks around a puddle instead of through it”. Indeed, kids’ exploring are messy, but so precious!
I love that quote! Thanks for sharing.
A great vacuum is essential for homes with little ones. The $20 discount code is awesome. I’m looking at the Pet Vacuum and thinking….hmmmm! That would be a nice one to have upstairs.
I had a Bissell that I had terrible luck with. The stupid thing died soon after the warranty was up.
Oh, that stinks! Sorry you had a bad experience. 🙁
My mom has one, though, that works great. We just borrowed her carpet cleaner this weekend actually.
Oh I’m DYING for a new vacuum! This looks perfect!
I would love to have a vacuum like this for cleaning behind my kids!
Cleaning as you go is definitely a great tip. Otherwise, it just all piles up!
I love Bissell, it’s such a great brand and I’ve found that it’s much easier to clean with it than with some other hoover brands.
We have replaced most of the carpet in our house with wood floors and now use wet mops mostly. The only rooms with carpet in our hour are rooms that we use for business and so they do not really get messy anymore. But I know that Bissell makes quality products and have had a vacuum years ago that I was very happy with. It is definitely nice that you can use the vacuum on all kinds of floors, not just carpets.
Would love of of these! I need something that’s good at removing the crumbs from the couch.
I’d love to win a new vacuum!!
Having a quality vacuum cleaner is very important, especially when you have kids and pets!
We are going to be upgrading our vaccum cleaner soon. I’ll look for this one in stores. We already own a Bissel carpet cleaner and shampooer that we are very happy with.
With two dogs, a cat and a child, I definitely know how important a good vacuum cleaner is! We have a couple that are really good (one for each end of our house) plus a BISSELL carpet cleaner. 🙂
This looks great 4 pet hair as well!
I need something like that! we don’t have carpets but do have fabric couches! Those and crumbs don’t do well 😛
I need this. Its amazing how much dirt and crumbs can come from 2 little ones, but I dont know which one is more messy…. the husband or the kids lol