Our Village mamas have some great house cleaning tips to help you save time, get your family to pitch in, and even make cleaning the house FUN!

1. Make your family help. Work as a team to tackle projects big or small OR give each family member ownership of their own space/mess to clean up.

2. Play some music! Make a fun "cleaning playlist" and have each family member pick a favorite song or two for the playlist.

3. Use timers. Set timers to break down your big projects or to do a quick clean up of the house. When doing a "quick clean up" of the house play 1 song (from your playlist) per each room of the house and work as quickly as possible. When the song is over move to the next room. Take dancing breaks as needed!

4. Have a checklist. Search cleaning or mom-life blogs for a checklist that breaks down all the cleaning tasks. Most are in a monthly calendar with daily tasks to help you remember and to make things more manageable.

5. Hire people! If you know people or companies that can do jobs faster or better than you, hire them. Sometimes mama needs a break from yard work or dusting, so treat yourself and hire out those bigger jobs when you're able to.