Say Yes to the Mess {Giveaway}

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With the help of Swiffer, parents can say “Yes to the Mess!” and embrace life’s little messes because they’re able to get a really thorough clean in minutes. The easy clean-up process allows children the opportunity to make a mess and explore a life rich in creativity.

It’s an incredible experience to see your child create something without any reservations; unfortunately, this is a rare sight for most. According to the second annual Swiffer Cleaning Index, the majority (70 per cent) of parents feel that letting kids make a mess helps encourage their creativity, however many (65 per cent) have said “no” to their kids’ request because of the mess it will make.

I cringe a little when my kids come to me with a request to paint or make a craft, particularly if it involves glitter. That last time we used glitter for a craft, the dog looked like he had his own personal fairy sprinkling him with fairy dust. But, they have fun doing it and I know it’s good for them to explore their own creativity. It’s also good for them to learn how to clean up afterwards. Thankfully, Swiffer makes that easy.

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The most regularly occurring mess made in my house is in the kitchen. My kids are excited to learn how to cook and bake, and I’m enjoying letting them do it, even if they make a mess. I want to know that they can take care of themselves when the time comes. An important part of cooking is cleaning up afterwards. They all like using the Swiffer so it’s not hard to get them to do it, and it’s so simple that I don’t have to take over and get it done for them.

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I want your kids to develop these cleaning skills too, so one of my lucky readers will win a Swiffer kit, valued at $83* that includes:

Swiffer 360 Duster Starter Kit $5.95*
Swiffer WetJet Starter Kit $29.97*
Swiffer WetJet refill $14.88*
Swiffer Sweeper $14.97*
Swiffer Dry Refill $9.97*
Magic Eraser $7.24*

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Comments

110 responses to “Say Yes to the Mess {Giveaway}”

  1. Lisa Paquette Avatar
    Lisa Paquette

    I go outside for “me” time – it’s peaceful 🙂

  2. Mary Anne LaRocque-Ouamar Avatar
    Mary Anne LaRocque-Ouamar

    My me time used to be going to a session or two of bingo with my large double double and a snack or two. Now I would say my me time is sitting out on the deck with a coffee and a newspaper.

  3. Sage Faew Avatar
    Sage Faew

    I curl up in my bedroom with a good book

  4. Amy Heffernan Avatar
    Amy Heffernan

    I let my kids make a mess with their toys!

  5. Lynda Cook Avatar
    Lynda Cook

    The main mess I let my granddaughter do is with her toys, they are everywhere when she comes over, but it won’t be long and it will be the crafting supplies everywhere!!

  6. 409cope Avatar
    409cope

    I let my grandkids make a mess while helping me bake.

  7. Maritess Avatar
    Maritess

    They can make a mess when the activity involves them being creative – crafts, painting, preparing a dish and playing with toys or LEGO.

  8. Jeannie Lam Avatar
    Jeannie Lam

    I always let them make a mess when we bake because that’s part of the fun of baking together.

  9. Anne Taylor Avatar
    Anne Taylor

    I let my grandson make all the mess he wants lol We have toys, milk and food everywhere at the end of a day!

  10. Lorrie Coleman Avatar
    Lorrie Coleman

    I let the kids make a mess in the kitchen helping me bake

  11. Elaine G Avatar
    Elaine G

    They make food messes and toy messes.

  12. Debbie F Avatar
    Debbie F

    They can make a mess with their toys

  13. Sherry Kinnear Avatar
    Sherry Kinnear

    Messes about nature and outside stuff is okay with me.

  14. Anna Johnson Avatar
    Anna Johnson

    It might be easier to say what messes they don’t make! lol We have 3 boys, 2 dogs,2 guinea pigs and a bunny. They make food messes, getting sick messes, bathroom mistake messes, dirt and mud messes. Imagine a mess and I’m sure they have or will make it!

  15. Erika Letson Avatar
    Erika Letson

    I let them make craft messes, with glue and glitter. I also let them make water fun messes!

  16. melissa fowers Avatar
    melissa fowers

    I let them garden outside and use bubbles in the tub which can be a disaster lol

  17. wendy Hutton Avatar
    wendy Hutton

    my son makes quite the mess when baking, and mom always get to clean it up

  18. margo b Avatar
    margo b

    I am always cleaning, it never stops, messes happen all the time with kids & you can’t help that, you can only stay on top of it. thanks for the chance to win

  19. June M Avatar
    June M

    I let our grandchild help stir the ingredients for cookies. A portion of the dough is spilt onto the counter and floor but he has fun learning to bake.

  20. Amy C Avatar
    Amy C

    I let them help bake, play outside and just let them be kids. Messes happen a lot.

  21. Shirley OFlynn Avatar
    Shirley OFlynn

    They are allowed to make a mess with lego, their toys, and play dough.

  22. Silvia D Avatar
    Silvia D

    messes can be cleaned up so they always had toy, food, crafts messes..

  23. Florence C Avatar
    Florence C

    Messes in my house is made by hubby tracking in dirt from the garden.

  24. charityk Avatar
    charityk

    i let them tear up paper but only if they help clean it up

  25. Robyn Bellefleur Avatar
    Robyn Bellefleur

    They make messes while doing arts and crafts that I don’t mind as long as they keep it contained.

  26. Kim Tanti Avatar
    Kim Tanti

    My daughter and her friends like to decorate cookies. So I make the cookies and they make the mess decorating

  27. loriag Avatar
    loriag

    My kids made all kinds of kitchen messes.

  28. Bailey Dexter Avatar
    Bailey Dexter

    If I’m letting the kids do something I don’t really consider it a mess, it’s more like them having fun. And yes, there is a clean up after but when they’re so happy doing something that may be “a mess” they’re always happy to help me tidy up, so more quality time with them! I love the laughs and giggles as they have fun!

  29. Tara Betterley Avatar
    Tara Betterley

    The biggest mess the my kids ever made was when they had floam and moon sand. All over the place – the walls, the hardwood floors, the carpet.. Grrr..

    If only it ended there..

  30. julia g Avatar
    julia g

    Boots and shoes making it beyond the doorway.

  31. Jamie hall Avatar
    Jamie hall

    I let her paint and use felts usually messy

  32. Viv Sluys Avatar
    Viv Sluys

    My third daughter turns 4 next month and then i will have 3 girls that I let paint their own nails! Yikes! I also keep all the craft supplies (including paint, glitter, and glue) on the bottom shelf of our schoolroom closet so that the kids are always able to make whatever craft (read: mess) they want.

  33. Heidi c. Avatar
    Heidi c.

    I let my kids get as messy as they like with art projects as well as when we bake.

  34. Tainan Lu Avatar
    Tainan Lu

    I let them make a mess with their toys

  35. Carol Denny Avatar
    Carol Denny

    The kids love doing crafts. Glitter and glue everywhere.

  36. Jill Rivera Avatar
    Jill Rivera

    Lego mess is the worst, when you step on one of those little lego. It hurts.

  37. Stephanie LaPlante Avatar
    Stephanie LaPlante

    I don’t have kids but little cousins are allowed baking messes.

  38. Diane Wilford Avatar
    Diane Wilford

    My kids are all grown up but I have 3 cats that leave hair all over the place. This prize would make life so much easier!

  39. Cheryl Avatar
    Cheryl

    I try and not let them make many!! lol Unless it is outside they can make messes all they want!! 🙂

  40. Juliee Fitze Avatar
    Juliee Fitze

    I let them make a mess with the craft supplies then clean up after.

  41. Lisa M Avatar
    Lisa M

    My kids are grown up now but when they were small kitchen messes were fun! Baking and cooking with children can make terrible messes but great memories

  42. andie Avatar
    andie

    We try to let the messes go but it’s hard after twelve years of mess after mess.

  43. Jenness M Avatar
    Jenness M

    I let them make a mess when they’re making forts.

  44. Joni W Avatar
    Joni W

    My niece throws every little bit of food on the floor. Sometimes I want to just sit her on the floor and ‘go ahead! eat all you want!”

  45. Laurie Bolduc-Cadieux Avatar
    Laurie Bolduc-Cadieux

    My kids like to make messes with their toys and arts and crafts. We can’t forget about making MUD PIES! Good old lovely spring 😛

  46. ivy pluchinsky Avatar
    ivy pluchinsky

    she usually makes craft messes with glitter

  47. Kim K Avatar
    Kim K

    Crafts and baking are the usual messes the kids make!

  48. jan Avatar
    jan

    they can make any mess that is manageable for them to clean up 🙂

  49. Cheryl Avatar
    Cheryl

    They make lots of messes with dirt and mud

  50. heather sibley Avatar
    heather sibley

    I let my pup make a mess with his toys and his paw prints.

  51. christine w Avatar
    christine w

    The main mess is toys everywhere and sticky handprints

  52. Jenny Avatar
    Jenny

    I let my kids make a mess with their toys

  53. tammy ta Avatar
    tammy ta

    I let my kids make crafts messes-but they have to clean up

  54. kristen visser Avatar
    kristen visser

    I let them make a mess with their Kinetic Sand and playdoh

  55. Tina L. Avatar
    Tina L.

    The kids are allow to make a mess with their toys

  56. josephine evans Avatar
    josephine evans

    I let them make a mess in the play room.

  57. Dianne G. Avatar
    Dianne G.

    Some of the messes I let my grandchildren make are decorating sugar cookies and finger painting. There is always a bit of clean up on floors, chairs and sometimes walls after they are done.

  58. Jonnie Avatar
    Jonnie

    I let my kids make art and cooking messes.

  59. sabina Edwards Avatar
    sabina Edwards

    my two legged kids moved out when they went to school. Thankfully they are still doing well and still out on their own. My four legged kids, well, thats a different story. When we got our first ferret we did not realize they love to dig in dirt…flower pots, etc…so, yeah, big mess. Now we have no indoor flowers but a HUGE, box that has a mixture of rice and noodles in it for them to dig and roll in

  60. Diane52 Avatar
    Diane52

    My son and his friends made crafts, baked and decorated cookies, dyed and decorated Easter eggs and always had a great time. Yes, there was a mess, but nothing permanent.

  61. Joanne Frank Avatar
    Joanne Frank

    messy crafts glue glitter

  62. Rebby Avatar
    Rebby

    My Mom used to let me make a mess when I would cook with her!

  63. Carole Dube Avatar
    Carole Dube

    I let my granddaughter make a mess with sand alive. It’s very messy but we have fun playing with it. She’s three and help me clean after we are done.

  64. melanie borhi Avatar
    melanie borhi

    rattles and other toys.

  65. Julie bolduc Avatar
    Julie bolduc

    I let me kids finger paint

  66. Kathryn Avatar
    Kathryn

    Playroom messes, outside n play messes, art messes (anything that keeps them active n creative is okay around here)

  67. Mandy Avatar
    Mandy

    I let my kid feed herself and it’s a mess everytime as she learns how to use utensils!

  68. Judy Cowan Avatar
    Judy Cowan

    I let my nieces/nephews play with finger paint, sparkles and we do lots of baking.

  69. Gillian Morgan Avatar
    Gillian Morgan

    Sophie is allowed to make whatever mess she likes as long as its outside. No muck in the house.

  70. LILLIAN BROWN Avatar
    LILLIAN BROWN

    The grandchildren make a mess when we are baking.

  71. Sarah Stickney Avatar
    Sarah Stickney

    We are allowed to get messy when we cook.

  72. Leslie Crosbie Avatar
    Leslie Crosbie

    I have 4 teenagers so it is a never-ending pile of dishes and laundry!!

  73. Julie F Avatar
    Julie F

    My grandkids make such a mess with the toys when they are over but it is worth it!

  74. Sunshine G Avatar
    Sunshine G

    They mostly involve food these days…

  75. Debbie White Beattie Avatar
    Debbie White Beattie

    Whether the mess is from playing in the mud after rain or from helping me bake and spilling everything, a mess is a mess!

  76. Julie Avatar
    Julie

    I try to let them make messes, although sometimes it`s hard…my kids love getting muddy and jumping in puddles!

  77. Cassie Fancy Avatar
    Cassie Fancy

    My little ones make a ton of messes but my favorite messes are made from crafts Hard to clean up but worth it

  78. Danielle Day Avatar
    Danielle Day

    lots of chocolate on the floor.

  79. joy Avatar
    joy

    spilling things, leaving cups/plates all of over the house, not to mention shoes/clothes/bags, etc strewn all over.

  80. Andrea Amy Avatar
    Andrea Amy

    Its not that I let them make messes, its just that they make messes LOL. Their toys are always all over the livingroom, their art supplies are always all over the dining room, there are always crumbs on the floor, laundry in a pile…

  81. leana Avatar
    leana

    I let my kid be messy almost all the time, but she has to help me clean up afterwards!

  82. Belinda McNabb Avatar
    Belinda McNabb

    When my son was young I would let him make messes with toys. But he would help me clean them up after

  83. Brenda Witherspoon-Bedard Avatar
    Brenda Witherspoon-Bedard

    I let them make a mess when they do art

  84. Ann Fantom Avatar
    Ann Fantom

    My daughter makes terrible food messes

  85. Amanda Fontaine Avatar
    Amanda Fontaine

    I love watching my kids have a blast in the bath… Splashing and kicking. The smiles and shrieks and fit of giggles that comes out of their bodies just warms my heart…

  86. Brittney House Avatar
    Brittney House

    I let them make arts and craft related messes.

  87. angela marriott Avatar
    angela marriott

    i let my kids play with playdoh or paint and that always makes a mess.

  88. leanne Avatar
    leanne

    My kids do crafts and just regular kid messes in my house.

  89. Suzi Hushen Avatar
    Suzi Hushen

    None (one of the perks of not having kids!*l*)

  90. Jessica M Walker Avatar
    Jessica M Walker

    I let my kids make a mess when doing crafts and when in the kitchen baking.

  91. Angela Mitchell Avatar
    Angela Mitchell

    I let them play with sidewalk chalk outside or paint or use play-doh inside at the table.

  92. Audrey Skinner Avatar
    Audrey Skinner

    I let them play outside in the puddles and I usually have a mess when they come in but they love it.

  93. Daniela Plume Avatar
    Daniela Plume

    Most of the messes occur in the kitchen and bathroom; spills, drops, and smears are the worst.

  94. Aarone Mawdsley Avatar
    Aarone Mawdsley

    i dont have kids but i make messes with dog food

  95. Nancy J Montgomery Avatar
    Nancy J Montgomery

    Any mess they want – outside.

  96. Yvonne Tabaracci Avatar
    Yvonne Tabaracci

    Kids go outside, play and get dirty. I love this kind of mess.

  97. Jodi Mitrovic Avatar
    Jodi Mitrovic

    Becoming a first time mom came with some messes that I didn’t anticipate but I’m happy to report that I’ve overcome my fear and anxiety and I’ve embraced the mess! My 18 month old enjoys colouring (his face) feeding himself (and his hair) and splashing in the tub (like a tidal wave) I’ve learned to laugh and play right along side him! He’s learning and helping me stay young at heart! This is such a wonderful campaign and I thank you for the chance at a great prize pack! Good luck all! #Yes to the Mess!

  98. Monique L.S. Avatar
    Monique L.S.

    My toddler loves to draw and colour with markers, but has not learned the fine skill of staying on the paper yet.

  99. Erin McGrath Avatar
    Erin McGrath

    My daughter helps me bake so it ends up getting pretty messy but she loves it so I don’t mind.

  100. Josie Fiorda Avatar
    Josie Fiorda

    I let my kids make creative messes. They have to be doing something creative like a craft, baking or a project

  101. Brenda Penton Avatar
    Brenda Penton

    My kids always leave a mess on the table while eating.

  102. Crystal Porter Avatar

    I prefer the messed happen in their rooms or outside, and I encourage them to pick up after themselves; but life happens.

  103. Lisa Smith Avatar
    Lisa Smith

    If it’s outside the kids can make whatever mess they want.

  104. Melissa Marie Avatar
    Melissa Marie

    Paint and glitter all the time!

  105. rose langill Avatar
    rose langill

    There’s alot of mess when it is craft time 🙂

  106. Betty S Avatar
    Betty S

    we have great make your own pizza nights, I am sure more lands on the floor sometimes

  107. Treen Goodwin Avatar
    Treen Goodwin

    I let the lil ones color with markers and playdoh can be quite a mess , thanks for the chance 🙂

  108. S. Jackson Avatar
    S. Jackson

    mess they make is when making cookies…flour on table and themselves!

  109. Caryn Coates Avatar
    Caryn Coates

    Finger painting. So much fun but so messy

  110. Jen L Avatar
    Jen L

    Well since my kids have paws, it is a LOT of fur! 😉

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