Bringing out the fun

Saw this on Facebook over the weekend, and thought it was really cool:

I mean, why shouldn't getting from one level to the other be fun? For that matter, why shouldn't all sorts of things be fun?

Now, I'm not the kind of person who thinks everything needs to be fun (though, gee, that would be nice), but the video reminded me of something I wish I'd thought of earlier this weekend as I was trying to get the girls to clean their rooms (and the spillage from their rooms out into the entire upstairs). Since I'm in the final throes of finishing a book, my attitude was "get it done or lose the Wii." But honestly, I could have had a cleaner upstairs using honey (that metaphor really doesn't work, does it?). In the past, we've played various cleaning games–the one that works best with my kids seems to be Army Cleaning. "Private Catherine!" "Sir, yes sir!" "Acquire vacuum and eradicate dirt from enemy territory!" "Sir, yes sir!"

It's silly, but it works. And usually has the kids giggling like fiends.

Similar with cleaning the tile floors–strap damp microfiber cloths on their feet and have an ice skating competition. It may not be the best cleaning job, but with a 9 and 7 year old, the best job is only going to last for 37 seconds anyway.

So today's goal: work something fun in with the work and the school.

How about y'all? How are you going to bring out the fun today?