Do you sweep your floors a million times a day? I know I do! Crumbs, pencil shavings, paper scraps, small pieces of play-doh, rice from the sensory bin, etc. Some days I feel like all I do is clean! So I broke down and bought myself a cordless vacuum a couple months ago to help…
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