Halloween Home Cleaning Tricks

Halloween Home Cleaning Tricks

by | Oct 26, 2020 | cleaning services overland park, Home Cleaning Overland Park, House Cleaning Services Overland Park

No matter how much ghoulish fun you and your little ones have on Halloween, nothing can be scarier than the messes left behind after a fun night of ghostly partying and sticky trick-or-treating.

Pumpkin Seeds
Nothing says Halloween more than a festive jack-o’-lantern, but the mess left behind can be a pain to clean up. Becky’s best tip for cleaning up a pumpkin’s seeds and slimy insides is to start the carving process by putting down newspaper or paper towers. “When the inevitable happens and you get the icky stuff where you don’t want it, spray with all-purpose cleaner and let it sit for a minute or two to break down the residue. Wipe clean with a paper towel or damp sponge.”

Glitter
Avoid having yesterday’s ghoulish glamour turn into today’s ghastly mess. Start with a damp rag or washcloth to grab the excess.   If you still have glitter in unwanted places, use your vacuum cleaner’s nozzle attachment to grab any excess.

Caramel Apple Drips
Gummy caramel can be a nightmare to clean up. If caramel drips onto your cook top, let it soak in dish soap for two minutes and use baking soda to gently scrub it off.

Marshmallow
Cleaning marshmallow, or other sticky yummies, from cooking utensils is to fill the pans with water and dish soap and bring it to a boil. The pan will wash up easily.

Melted Chocolate
Chocolate, while delicious, can be a nightmare to clean up on clothing. Getting to the stain early with a detergent pre-treater can work wonders, but if you don’t have one handy, reach for dishwashing liquid instead. Treat the stain several times until you feel confident that it’s gone, before placing the garment in the dryer where the heat will set the stain in.

Candle Wax
Arm yourself with these simple tips for cleaning up the inevitable drips. Use a utensil like a paint scraper or dull knife to remove the wax from scratch resistant countertops, and then treat the area with a gentle, non-abrasive cleanser. Carpets, fabrics and non-scratch resistant surfaces can be cleaned by melting the wax with an iron applied over several layers of paper towels and then dabbing up with a carpet cleaning solution, dry cleaning solution or rubbing alcohol and paper towels.

Gum
Gum stuck in hair can be removed with olive oil or peanut butter gently rubbed into the hair and then rolled off, prior to shampooing.

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Halloween Cleaning Tips

Halloween Cleaning Tips

by | Oct 13, 2020 | cleaning services overland park, Home Cleaning Overland Park

This Halloween might look a little different compared to years in the past – but here are some great cleaning tips to do prior to those trick or treaters coming to your house.

#1 Make Your Outdoor Lights as Bright as Possible

Check the label on your outdoor light fixtures and using the highest wattage bulbs they can safely handle. You can always switch them back after the holiday for a softer glow and clean out any of the outdoor lighting glass.

#2 Prop Open the Storm Door for Trick-or-Treaters and clean the storm door.
Clean the storm door – and prop open the storm door so it doesn’t get in the way when there’s a big group of kids congregated on your stoop.

#3 Clean Railings and Tighten Railings
Clean the railings with clorox and or a safe disinfectant.  Then fix any wobbly or broken porch railings is a trick-or-treat safety must, as they can cause severe injuries if anyone leans on them a little too hard.

#4 Clean and sweep off the porch and the sidewalk

Steps can get slippery in damp weather with leaves and other debris.  Make sure to clean off the steps and broom off the sidewalk.

#5 Clear the Curb — It’s the Most Important Trick-or-Treat Safety Tip
Here’s a scary statistic: Four times as many child pedestrians are killed on Halloween night than a normal night. Of all the trick-or-treat safety guidelines, this one could be the most important.  Reduce risks to little pedestrians by clearing parked cars from the curb for better visibility and placing a reflective “Watch for Children” sign at the edge of the road. On busy streets, consider having adults take turns maintaining safety in the street with a hand-held traffic control light.

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