Mumsnet users hare the times their toddlers have ‘helped’ around the house with Fairy Non Bio

[JustineBMumsnet]

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Whether it’s their facial expressions or what they’re doing around the house, toddlers love to copy mum and dad. Fairy Non Bio would like to hear your stories about when your toddler has tried to ‘help’ around the house, seemingly unaware that they’re probably reversing your hard work.

Here’s what Fairy Non Bio has to say: “’We love it when a family unit comes together and everyone wants to help out, but because of all the chemicals in a laundry detergent we want to ensure that doing the laundry is only a mum & dad chore, however we would love to hear of all the other examples of how your toddler tries to help around the home”

Has your child attempted to do the hoovering? Perhaps they repeatedly empty and put away the contents of any cupboard they’re able to open? Maybe they enjoy destroying your organisation by sorting the clean washing?

All who share their stores on when your toddler tried to ‘help’ around the house, on the thread below will be entered into a prize draw where one MNer will win a £300 voucher for the store of your choice (from a list).

Thanks and good luck!

MNHQ

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[HotChocolateLover]

My son used to love spraying the ‘cleaning fluid’ I would give him but really it was water in a spray bottle. He really thought he was helping.

[OnlyToWin]

When toddlers they used to love pegging the washing on the line. I used to get them a chair so they could stand on it and help.

[AdamBarlowsQuiff]

My for year old likes to put clean laundry away - generally hanging knickers and socks on all the available drawer handles which looks delightful!!

[GloryforGloves]

My 18 month old loves to help. He likes to put things away (in very secret places) and put things on the radiator to dry (and then takes them back off again).

The cutest thing he does is takes out the broom (3 times his height) and sweeps the floors and tries to dust the sofa with it. He’s so great at it I’ve ended up buying him his own little sized broom and dustpan and brush.

[RuthEg]

Perhaps inspired by the coloured glass in the the front door pane , our little one decided to help the place look nicer , by decorating the French windows with rainbows using his crayons ..... That took a lot of elbow grease to clean off and I swear you could still see smudges on very sunny days months later .

[kb1823]

Mine loves to tidy their toys and help put away clothes.

[Shesawinner1989]

My 4 year old is always happy to help with anything. Lucky me! I’d better enjoy it before the moany teenager years kick in 😂

[DickVanTyke]

My toddler always 'helps' with the washing and has tantrums when the machine is on because she needs the 'wash' to hang up now.
Yesterday she also took the tissue I had just used to wipe her snotty nose and started dusting the furniture

[Dessallara]

My 2 year old daughter always takes her dirty clothes to the washing basket also likes to help clearing table after our dinners :)

[NatureIs]

DS wanted to help decorate so drew animals all over the wall :/

[Lfoulds0209]

My Daughter likes to take everything out of the food cupboard and strategically place it around my kitchen floor!

[Blondie1982]

Hoovering and putting their toys away

[Tonkatol]

When my DS was a toddler, his speech was very restricted. My DF had a huge blanket box in his hallway and it had a key lock at the perfect height for DS. Watching my DF sort through keys one day, DS decided to "help" by bringing my DF the key. DF gave DS the key to put back, which he happily toddled off to do. A week or so later, we were visiting DF again and he mentioned that the key from the blanket box was missing. Both DF and I asked DS where he had put the key. Repeatedly DS took us to the front door and pointed towards it, but we could not see the key anywhere nearby.

Frustrated, we accepted that the key would turn up at some point. Each time we visited and mentioned the key, DS would go to the front door and point. Fast forward a few weeks and I received a call from DF - he had found the missing key! DS had very kindly pushed it into the letterbox and, although we had looked through the letterbox, the key had been put just past the bristles, so was hidden from view. For some reason, my DF didn't keep the key in the lock for several years!

[cathryn1]

my daughter ava wanted to help with the hoovering although when I turned around for a few seconds she had the washing powder over the carpet she thought it was shake n vac eek!!

[tishist]

Washing the plastic cookie cutters after making cookies and getting the floor sopping wet with soapy water.

[hann24]

Cooking seems to be the most popular thing to help out with in our house, especially if it's baking. Stirring the ingredients together and licking the icing from the bowl are probably the top activities!

[dilydaly]

My toddler helps by arranging all the tupperwares on an almost daily basis! :D

[Mummysmagicalmayhem1]

My little one loves to help clean our huge window in the living room, after watching his daddy with the window sponge and squidgy, he always gets it, out dips the sponge wherever he can find water, and gets stuck in! Sponging and wiping everything and anything in site. It amazes me how he always thinks about doing this just after we’ve cleaned the windows, and polished the furniture. As you can imagine it all needs redoing, but can’t help but smile at all the effort he puts in!😂x

[VickyRsuperstar]

My little one loves washing the grubby hand prints off the staircase walls. We start with a bowl of water with washing up liquid in it and a couple of sponges. She tries to copy me, but we end up with the most amazing amount of water and bubbles all over everything while she scrubs a small patch here and there. I usually have to go over the whole lot again later, but at least she has fun and I'm trying to teach her how to do it!

[angela121262]

Mine loves to put wrappers and bits of paper into the bin in the kitchen, it started out as a game, now I don’t know how I got on without her!

[badgermum]

My son has a thing about helping clean the windows and I say helping very loosely, He likes to do the lower part of the patio doors whilst I clean the top, but he as to be the one who sprays the widow cleaner . He also likes to help load and unload the washing machine, as for tidying up thats a no no

[noynoyavery]

Polished the bottom steps ..I slipped down and broke my toe. But he used to love laundry sorting , and washing up with me.

[cathyov]

My DD used to love helping me when I was hanging out the washing and her job was to pass me the pegs. She very helpfully decided the pegs needed washing too (as they looked dirty she told me probably as they were wooden ones!) and had been busy putting them into the watering can when I wasn't looking.It was at this stage I decided to replace my old pegs with some colourful plastic ones which never look dirty!

[sofieellis]

My twin toddlers loved helping out, especially with their baby brother - I had to have eyes in the back of my head!

[piggypoo]

Helping tidy the bathroom, putting loo rolls down the toilet, and breaking my lipsticks in half, and putting them in the pot-pourri, so that it has "pretty pinky bits"! :)