Originally Posted by SilverSabre25:
what ages do you have? My 3.5 yo can clean up fairly well, but everyone else just looks at me blankly when I try to get them to help clean up (they are 2yr 11 mos, 2 yr 2 mos, 2 yr 0 mos and 18 mos). If I even try to get the others to pick up a toy and put it "right here, where I'm pointing" they tend to pick it up and wander off with it.
Try asking them to find a type of toy instead of "that toy right there" and then prompt them with leading questions.
Bobby, please go find blocks for the bucket.
Suzy, please go find books today for the book rail.
Sally, you can find the cars today.
Bobby, I see more blocks by the dollhouse. Can you find them?
Suzy, I know that Sally was reading in the hallway. Are there books out there?
Sally, did you look under the playpen for cars?
My 15 month olds pick up with these types of instructions and by the time they're 2.5 they are little playroom picking up machines. I have to prompt alot but they catch on fairly quickly.