• Never use any type of harsh or abrasive cleaners on ceramic floors as they could scratch the finish or glaze. Sweep your kitchen floor first and then clean with warm water
 
• Baking soda is great for removing crayon marks on painted and even on plastic surfaces. Sprinkle a small amount on a damp sponge or cloth and wipe the area with the cloth or sponge. On walls uses baking powder and a dry rag will remove crayon on walls. It is like a crayon eraser. Another method to remove crayons off painted walls is to use toothpaste to clean it. Put a little toothpaste on a soft toothbrush, wet and scrub lightly. Use a clean damp rag to clean off the excess. 

• Use a 1/2 cup of vinegar with a bucket of warm water to damp mop your wood floors. The vinegar supplies the cutting power and will not harm your floors. Be sure to DRY the floors when you are done. Never soak your wood floors .. your mop should only be slighty damp when mopping wood floors.

• To clean the inside of a glass vase, baby bottle, thermos bottle or any other hard to reach bottle fill it with water and drop one or two Alka-Seltzer tablets in the vase or bottle and let it sit for a while. The citric acid will do a good job of dislodging the dirt inside. 

• Rubbing alcohol is a great glass cleaner. Dilute it to 1/2 alcohol 1/2 water and you have a great cleaner that will not leave blue dye in your carpet if you spill it.