The Ultimate Guide to Organizing Kids' Toys Before Christmas

[@nykeleslie]

Your life with kids is so relatable! Just the way you think about toys/ stuff animals, organizing, homeschool, your house decor, EVERYTHING reminds me of myself LOL. I completely relate to you. I love your channel!

[@Nicolelelagreen]

I appreciate you saying that! Glad you enjoy my content and feel connected to it 😊

[@stacytesterman5125]

The toys are endless at our house! Especially with kids with different interests and ages! We have a basement too so toys get spread out often. You did a great job and thanks for all the ideas! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Enjoy a little "break"!

[@Nicolelelagreen]

Thanks! It's always a struggle, especially with so many ages! Merry Christmas!!!

[@sladjananikolic]

The real question is...how did you declutter all this without your kids grabbing those same toys to play with 😂 seems my little one always needs the EXACT toy i'm putting away lol

[@Nicolelelagreen]

TV lol 😂

[@Meg-eq2md]

🤣🤣🤣 my littles are the same

[@ahomemakersnotebook]

Yesss haha ❤

[@micaelablogs]

Same!!! I just spent the last two hours decluttering our toys now that my kids are in bed. I better make sure it's all out of sight by tomorrow morning! 😂

[@Meg-eq2md]

@@micaelablogs I've made the mistake of not getting them properly out of sight before 😅

[@dianamedley3456]

I’m the same with my daughters artwork from school! She will also randomly ask for something so I only clean out a few times a school year. I love declutterring stuffies and toys before Christmas too so we can bring it back to giving to other kids!

[@Nicolelelagreen]

It’s the best feeling, right? So much better with a clean slate!

[@simplylovedwell]

The exact content I've been looking for!❤

[@Nicolelelagreen]

So happy to hear that!

[@Boringhandlename]

Love this! So satisfying to watch!

[@Nicolelelagreen]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@feliciasuris2381]

Thank you for making a legit decluttering video and not just organizing chaos like most videos ppl do lol big difference at the end thats amazing! Thats a minimalist great amount and im glad things are going well! Any advice on toys in the kitchen set up? I put a cabinet of fake food but he grabs it and dumps it all over the floor and not ready for a play kitchen. Is it bad if i move it or put away for now? I switched his toys to 4 bins under the tv stand in living room and big difference, room just has books and stuffies which i also lowered which was harder on me! Haha ty

[@Nicolelelagreen]

Thanks for the kind words! The kitchen food gets a bit messy with us too but only the older two actually know how to utilize it for kitchen play, so depends on your kids age really. If they’re too young now then maybe try putting it away for a bit OR showing them more how to pretend play with it they might learn better that way. Sounds like you have some great systems in place though awesome job!

[@peachyqueen1238]

You can clean the boy bins off ! With vinegar, hot water, and dish soap. If you have to and you’re worried, you can then go in with a clear coat of polyurethane.

[@Nicolelelagreen]

Yes I did that and also went in with a mold disinfectant to be safe 😳😆❤️

[@RJ-bj8ic]

Such a great video!!! Thank you so much for sharing!!! 💛💛💛💛💛

[@Nicolelelagreen]

I'm so glad you liked it! 🙏🏼

[@lunab695]

This was very helpful even after I had already done my own declutterring I learned lots of great tips! I Hope you and your family have a merry Christmas and a happy new year! God bless you!!

[@Nicolelelagreen]

Thank you so much! I hope you and yours have a blessed Christmas too!🙏🏼

[@khristinamagdaleno7343]

Can you show us organization in the kids rooms? Im thinking of moving my sons dresser in his closet to save space for a reading area. Would appreciate some ideas! :)

[@Nicolelelagreen]

I’ll make a note!

[@sabrinasutherland8985]

Bean bag covers are great for stuffed animal storage in kids bedrooms

[@Nicolelelagreen]

Great idea! I can see how that would be huge enough to carry a ton!

[@Isabel_fit]

You could definitely sell the outer box of the lovevery block set. I love to buy them for toy storage! My toddler loves them since it turns into a car

[@Nicolelelagreen]

I ended up keeping it 🙈 it’s crafted so well and I remembered it turns into a car hehe

[@carrilloyessenia]

Where did you get the cabinet from at minute 16:21 ? Where you have the baskets. I Love it!

[@Nicolelelagreen]

Vintage piece I got from my moms boss 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@alicewilliams____]

I love my toy rotation. I declutter everytime I rotate

[@Nicolelelagreen]

That’s awesome sounds like you have a good rhythm going!

[@BlaackStones]

Ok this made me want to declutter so baddddd but I’m gonna have to wait until monday when my daughter is in school otherwise I won’t be able to touch the toys 😅

[@Nicolelelagreen]

Haha totally get it!! I had to have them watch I show so I could get through majority of it 😅

[@Rachel12867]

Ok practical question but where are the kids when you do this (the basement) cause my problem is whenever I try to declutter and bring all the toys out all 3 kids come swarming and grabbing everything and it just becomes chaos lol

[@Nicolelelagreen]

Watching a show! LOL

[@alicewilliams____]

YES

[@CCGordillo3808]

I’ve seen before that you can take pictures of your kids artwork and then make a book on Shutterfly or other sites. We utilize a random drawer for now though as well 🤣.

[@Nicolelelagreen]

Oh ya I’ve seen that too, I haven’t decided if that’s worth it honestly

[@gabriellailene]

“You know who you are” me 😅😅

[@Nicolelelagreen]

lol 😂 you got this!!

[@larac.8137]

Do u have a radon system in your basement? I’m just curious because I have a basement with the kids playroom too and I’m thinking about getting one installed.

[@Nicolelelagreen]

Hmm I don’t believe so

[@sarahe397]

My question is how to tell the grandparents to stop buying big clunky toys! “Closed loop” toys where they only play with it once and move on. 🙃 And 2! I started clearing out toys recently, slowly little by little, but my husband asks “but someone spent money to give this toy to them! You’re just giving it away??” Thoughts? He has a point but do they need two stuffed pigs the size of a cat?? Noooope

[@Nicolelelagreen]

I’m in the same boat! It’s always such a hard conversation! 😅 sending over an exact link of the gifts I want for my kids has been helpful, they basically just buy that usually off Amazon. As for your husbands thoughts, I get it and that’s why it’s hard to let go of things. But certain things are just not being used anymore, maybe they’ve already served their time and it’s time to pass it on to someone else so it actually gets more use.

[@arrianacguerrero]

Where is that wooden doll house from?? It looks like a great size

[@Nicolelelagreen]

Found it at a thrift store but its from Hearth and Hand b y Magnolia!

[@alexam4099]

I tried to purge today (I include my kids with toy purges)! My daughter got rid of 3 tiny toys🥲 my son remembers EVERYTHING, so it’s hard to get rid of his toys unless they’re broken..

[@Nicolelelagreen]

So I should’ve mentioned this in the video, but I didn’t have my kids help with the first purge, they were watching a show the whole time and really weren’t paying attention so I was able to make decisions without them. For the majority of the stuff that went into the revisit Ben I had Jace help me with and help me make decisions on Since he knew better what he was willing to set aside.

[@alexam4099]

@ that’s good, my sons around the same age! I got rid of one of his toys 2 years ago he never fails to mention how I gave his toy away without permission😂

[@Maiju86]

I think you didn't have that many toys to begin with; many of us have more. 🙈🙈🙈 I have two bigger kids (8 & 10) and one 2 year old, so we have a wide range of toys... Sure my almost 11 year old doesn't really play with toys anymore. I am sorry for the mold. 😢 Luckily you found it!

[@Nicolelelagreen]

😁 I try to declutter a few times a year so it doesn’t add up and keeps me sane! And yes so glad I was able to salvage my furniture!