Want to get the house deep cleaned and get the kids to help? Here are five legit (and fun) ways the kids can help you with the big clean-up jobs.

Refrigerator cleanout

What you do: Remove all food for a complete wipe down of the fridge shelves and drawers.

What the kids do: Find the expiration date on labels and sort out expired items and fuzzy foods.

Junk drawer makeover

What you do: Empty and clean the drawer, replace items that belong.

What the kids do: Put toys and belongings in the right place, test the charge of stray batteries, throw away garbage, collect change and keep it!

Toy reduction

What the kids do: Gather all random toys and trinkets around the house. Sort toys into two piles: 1. What I play with, 2. What I don't play with.

What you do: When the kids aren't home, recycle or throw away all the toys in pile #2 and half the toys in pile #1.

Wiping and Dusting

What you do: Prepare a spray bottle of mild/natural cleaner; dust shelves containing fragile items.

What the kids do: Use the spray bottle and washcloth to wipe windowsills, dust the top edge of the baseboards, wipe walls and door frames.

Paper clutter control

What you do: Remove unnecessary files, old bills, magazines and phonebooks

What the kids do: Shred sensitive papers, carry paper trash to recycling bin

Get more ideas with our spring cleaning starter list and spring cleaning chore list for kids.