If you have a teen daughter or son and are looking for an easy-to-follow bedroom cleaning checklist for teens, this free cleaning checklist printable is just what you need!
I have two young teens, so I know the struggle with getting them to keep a clean room and clean it voluntarily without any hassle. And I don’t know about you or your teens, but my teens and I have entirely different definitions of a “clean” room. Haha!
After much trial and error, I discovered that my kids respond better to checklists and routines. I introduced a checklist when I noticed certain tasks were becoming a struggle for them. This simple tool has been a game-changer, providing them with guidance and reminders of what needs to be done and how.
If you’re in the same boat as me, trying to teach your teen the importance of a tidy room, and they’re struggling with the task, this bedroom cleaning checklist for teens is here to help. It’s a practical solution that has worked wonders for my family, and I’m confident it will for yours, too.
Below, I am sharing the exact list I made for my kids, the chores they are expected to do daily and weekly, and a deep cleaning list. So, if you have been searching for a realistic bedroom cleaning checklist for your teens to use, this cleaning checklist for teens is all you need!
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Bedroom Cleaning Checklist For Teens
Here is our FREE bedroom cleaning checklist, perfect for that teen in your life!
In this checklist, I have split the chores between daily and weekly tasks and also included a deep cleaning section that you can choose how to tackle as a family.
I still help my teens with deep cleaning because they are still learning and aren’t fully ready to do it independently. But as I clean alongside them, I am teaching them the correct way to deep clean so that they have learned the proper way to do it when they are ready to deep clean on their own.
Some ideas of how to tackle the deep cleaning section are:
- Do one chore from the deep cleaning section daily until it is all done by the end of the month. Then, restart the list every month.
- Pick a few deep cleaning chores every weekend so that by the end of the month, you’ll be completely done with them. Then, restart the list the next month.
- Do the entire deep cleaning section every month on the last weekend.
Daily Chores
- Make your bed
- Put everything in its place: Hang clean clothes/put them away
- Dirty clothes in the hamper
- Put your shoes/slippers away
- Put school stuff away, and any other miscellaneous items that need to be put away
- Throw away any garbage
Weekly Chores
- Dust and wipe all surfaces and under the bed
- Straighten up inside drawers
- Make sure clothes are folded and neat
- Toss anything that is trash
- Make sure things are where they belong; if not, move them to where they belong.
- Wipe and dust all furniture and TV screen
- Empty the trash basket and wash it
- Wash bed sheets
- Prepare your laundry for washing
- Vacuum bedroom and closet floor
- Mop bedroom and closet floor
Deep Cleaning Chores
- Purge and declutter (go through your closet and drawers and see if there is anything you can get rid of and donate)
- Dust and wipe ceilings, crown molding, and light fixtures
- Move furniture away from walls and dust/clean behind and under all furniture
- Clean/disinfect walls, light switches, doors, and knobs
- Dust and clean windows and blinds/shades
- Dust and wipe all decor, books, frames, artwork, etc.
- Clean and disinfect all surfaces
- Vacuum mattress
- Clean mirror/s (if any)
- Dust and wipe baseboards
- Vacuum room/closet floors and wash rugs/mats if any
- Mop bedroom and closet floor
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Bedroom Cleaning Essentials For Teens
These are the products I keep on hand to help my teens clean their bedrooms.
1. Swiffer Duster
2. Rags
I love these and use them everywhere! I always make sure to have clean ones so my teens can grab them when needed to do their chores.
3. Windex
4. Spin Mop
A spin mop is a must, especially for teens. It is so easy so easy to use. This is not the exact one we have, though. My mom gifted me mine from a little store by her house, but it is pretty much the same. And honestly, it makes mopping floors way less dreadful!
5. Lightweight Vacuum
This little vacuum is super cheap and lightweight, but it is just the perfect vacuum for quick vacuuming, and it’s the only one my teens use. If it ends up broken, it’s not a big deal because it’s affordable. Also, we have had it for over two years, and it’s still working. Just make sure you clean it out every couple of months. I got it on Cyber Monday for about 20 dollars, so I would definitely try to get it when it is on sale.
You can also find it on Amazon but for about $10 more.
Bedroom Cleaning Checklist FOr Teens | *FREE* Printable
Remember to download our free bedroom cleaning checklist pdf!
Lastly, this bedroom cleaning checklist is not intended to “make” my teens clean their bedrooms perfectly or to my standards; it’s just a way to guide them. Kids, teens, and young adults will not learn how to clean their spaces if we, the parents, don’t teach them, right?
My goal in creating this checklist for my kids is to provide them with a valuable tool for learning how to clean their own bedrooms and, eventually, their own homes. By knowing the proper way to clean from the start, they’ll find it easier to maintain a clean home once they live independently.
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THANK YOU!! I have been looking for a list specifically for this age group and this is so perfect. I stumbled upon your Insta page and blog and have spent my Sat. morning reading all of your posts! Thank you for being so easy, practical, and affordable for us real everyday moms. So glad I found you!
Oh wow! Thank you for your wonderful comment! I am so happy you have found my post helpful and that you are enjoying them. 🙂