Your Car and Cleanliness

It never fails. You just cleaned the inside of your car when your children have made it messy again with their food, wrappers, and their belongings. They may have even tracked the seats with mud.

Although, you can't keep your car totally mess-free, especially when children are involved, you can reduce some of it.

1. Keep odd shaped plastic bags in the vehicle. This is would be used for garbage such as wrappers, chewed gum, sticky items, anything that you normally would throw in the trash can. Once the bag is full, throw it in the dumpster, or your main garbage area.
2. Keep an old tote or handbag, for a few "car" toys, meaning these toys are to be played with when traveling in the vehicle only. Remind your children, these toys are privileges. If it comes to the point that you have to put their toys in the bag, they may lose that privilege as a consequence.
3. Keep eating and drinking to a minimum in the vehicle.
4. If you know their shoes will track mud or dirt, place old towels ahead of time, so your children's shoes will be wiped on the towel instead of the car floor.

Hope these tips help as you and your family begin making traveling (or even going out for short trips and distances) plans.