🧽 Make Your Own Plastic-Free Cleaning Solutions!
Easy, Safe Recipes for Families
Hi there, Green Cleaners! 🌿✨
Today’s Plastic-Free Challenge is full of bubbles, giggles, and sparkle—we’re learning how to clean without plastic or yucky chemicals. You and your family can be planet-friendly cleaning pros with just a few simple ingredients!
Let’s mix up some magic and make our homes sparkle—the green way! 💚
🧴 Why Go Plastic-Free with Cleaning?
Most cleaning sprays and soaps come in plastic bottles, and some have harsh chemicals that can be bad for the Earth (and your nose!).
But with a few everyday items from your kitchen, you can make safe, eco-friendly cleaners that really work—and smell amazing too! 🍋
🌟 What You’ll Need:
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White vinegar
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Baking soda
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Lemon juice
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Water
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Reusable spray bottle or glass jar
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Optional: a few drops of essential oils like lavender or peppermint (ask an adult first!)
🧼 TuTu’s Super Simple Cleaning Recipes
✨ All-Purpose Spray (for countertops and tables)
Ingredients:
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1 cup water
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1 cup white vinegar
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A squeeze of lemon juice
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(Optional) 5 drops of your favorite essential oil
Instructions:
Mix it all in a reusable spray bottle. Shake it up and spray on surfaces. Wipe clean with a cloth or sponge!
🛁 Fizzy Sink Scrub (so fun to watch!)
Ingredients:
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1/2 cup baking soda
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A few tablespoons of water
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A little lemon juice
Instructions:
Mix into a paste. Rub on the sink or tub. Let it sit, then rinse with water. Watch it fizz and sparkle!
🪟 Window & Mirror Cleaner
Ingredients:
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2 cups water
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1/4 cup vinegar
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1/4 cup lemon juice
Instructions:
Pour into a spray bottle, spritz onto glass, and wipe clean with an old T-shirt or cloth.
🧽 Clean-Up Can Be Fun!
🎵 Turn on music and have a cleaning dance party!
🎨 Make fun labels for your spray bottles
🌍 Feel proud knowing you’re helping the Earth!
🚫 Skip the Plastic
Most store-bought cleaners come in single-use plastic. By making your own, you save bottles and money! You can reuse the same container again and again.
🌈 A Family Project
Making your own cleaners is a great activity to do with your family. It’s safe, smells great, and helps everyone take care of your home AND your planet!
Way to go, Clean & Green Champions! 💪💦
You're helping make the world shine a little brighter.
– TuTu and the Green Team
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