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Join us in Our Spring Cleaning Challenge – Are You Ready?

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Are you joining us for Spring Cleaning?  If so, here’s your guide so far.  This page keeps growing with more ideas and recipes, so be sure to bookmark it as we do more ourselves!

Here’s the tasks so far for this Spring Cleaning Challenge:

  •  Put together your cleaning caddy (with items you probably already have at home)
  • Clean out your Junk Drawer
  • With your new Homemade Cleaning Wipes, go around your house and wipe off door/cupboard handles, light switches, railings, etc. – the things many hands touch! This is a great one for kids and it is actually our kids’ favorite chore!
  • Clean out under all beds and under all couches.
  • Then clean out and vacuum under couch cushions
  • Clean out your front closet or whatever closet/area houses your coats, shoes, etc.
  • Clean out all drawers and cupboards in the bathrooms
  • Clean out bedroom closets
  • Vacuum or wash your drapes
  • Clean your blinds
  • Wash all windows (inside and outside) and mirrors with your new Best Ever Homemade Window/Glass Cleaner

Finally, as we are moving along our Spring Cleaning, don’t forget about your shopping list to make all 26 items for around $12.  We’ve been sharing the recipes as we go along too and so here’s the list and those that we have shared the recipes to are linked for you to get right to them.

Here’s what we will be making:

  1. Floor cleaners for different floor types
  2. Anti-bacterial Cleaning Wipes
  3. Mold and Mildew Remover
  4. Vacuum Cleaner Deodorizer
  5. Fruit and Veggie Wash
  6. Glass/Window Cleaner
  7. Antibacterial Cleaner
  8. Bathroom Scrub/Homemade Soft Scrub
  9. Air Deodorizer
  10. Stain Remover
  11. Kitchen/Food Area disinfectant
  12. Drain Cleaners
  13. Toilet Cleaners
  14. Carpet/Car deodorizer
  15. Garbage Disposer Cleaner
  16. Handsoap
  17. Sensitive/Baby Laundry detergent
  18. Regular Laundry detergent
  19. Dishwasher Soap
  20. Dish Soap
  21. All-Purpose Cleaner
  22. Fabric Softener (4 Easy Recipes)
  23. Dishwasher/Washing Machine Cleaner
  24. Homemade Jet Dry
  25. Heavy Duty Natural Cleaner
  26. Magic Eraser and Gentle Wall Wash

So there you go! Let’s get busy and let’s get it done!

Check out these links to help you do these challenges with thrifiness in mind and on a tight budget:

  •  Spring Cleaning Challenge #1 with list of cleaning supplies to gather
  • Shopping list to be able to make 23 natural homemade cleaning products for a very low price tag of $12.
  • And then if you wanted to make them anti-bacterial and anti-viral, we also shared the natural but effective add-ins for much less HERE.

Be watching for even more recipes and cleaning challenges this Spring!

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Allison

    Are you still going to post recipes for the few that are left? I really need the one for liquid hand soap. I’m ready to start getting triclosan out of my house!

    Reply
    • Cassie

      Yes! I am working on it 🙂

      Reply
  2. Anganette

    Is there a link showing all 26 recipes for the all natural cleaning products? Or have I just missed it. Thanks

    Reply
  3. liz metzner

    thank you for the information on cleaner, I made the mistake of cleaning my laminate floors with “Orange Glo” now my floors are a mess, how can I clean them and make them shine at the same time. Thanks for your help

    Reply
  4. Hylda

    Put old future on my kit. floor. & it streaked and can’t seem to remove it. My floor is a mess. any help?

    Reply
  5. Patty Flowers

    I have a really bad build up of spray cleaning wax on my beattiful cherry table. Can’t get it off. Help

    Reply
  6. margie

    Where are the recipes for hand soap and air deodorizer?

    Reply
    • Cassie

      Hi Margie – they are coming soon 🙂

      Reply
      • OneMeanWoman

        Looking forward to the Hand soap! It is one of the things I use the most! And then we need shampoo!

        Reply
  7. Beverly randolph

    HI. WOW. WHAT A GREAT FIND. I SAW. A RECEIVED FOR EVERY THING, do you have one for old unfinished hardwood floors.? My whole house needs refinishing but we cannot afford it . Thanks so much

    Reply
  8. Stephanie

    hi there, I am making the transition to “green” cleaners. I love the ones you have posted here, but several of them dont seem to have links. will you be posting the remaining recipes? thanks!

    Reply
  9. Wanda Pell

    Hi Cassie! I absolutely love all of your posts! Thank You so much for all the hard work you put into this site. I am hoping you can give me some guidance. I finally have the lavendar oil and paper towels to make my baby wipes and cant find the directions anymore. Could you please point me in the right direction?

    Thanks again,

    Wanda Pell

    Reply
    • Cassie

      Hi Wanda – that’s great! You will love these and here’s the link: https://thethriftycouple.com/2013/05/07/homemade-natural-safe-and-healthy-baby-wipes-2-recipes-and-both-easy/

      Reply
  10. Leslie Dorr

    I am looking for the recipe for liquid dish soap. Whenever you click on the link, it goes straight to the website for dish network.

    Reply
  11. Beverly Bridges

    Do you have a recipe for something to use on yellowed stained clothes ?

    Reply
  12. Brenda Homandberg

    What was the tip you had on here that uses white chalk?

    Reply
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  14. Sharla King

    There are several of those cleaners that when you click on them they go to other things. I would like to get the dish soap recipe but it goes to DISH network website. Can I get the recipe for the dish soap somewhere?? Thanks

    Reply
  15. trisha thompson

    Would you happen to have any recipe for conditioning a leather couch? Thanks!

    Reply
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    If you’ve been reading our blog for any amount of time, you know that I love a spring cleaning challenge. Whether it’s getting rid of junk or organizing your home, a spring cleaning challenge is a fun way to get organized and have some fun while getting things done.

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    One way to make cleaning more fun is to join a spring cleaning challenge with friends. This can be an inexpensive and enjoyable way to spend some quality time together and improve your mental health at the same time.

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    Do you know a recipe for removing yellow stains from clothing?

    Reply
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    thanks

    Reply
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    great

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