283: A Simpler Season Toy Declutter
Maximized Minimalist Podcast
Katy Wells
4.8 • 879 Ratings
🗓️ 4 December 2024
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
Overwhelmed by toy chaos as the holidays approach? You’re not alone—and today, we’re tackling it head-on. In this episode, I’m sharing how to declutter toys before Christmas without losing your mind (or your kids’ cooperation). We’ll chat about why clearing space now makes the holiday season feel lighter and calmer, plus I’ll give you practical tips to:
✔️ Make room for new gifts while keeping the clutter at bay
✔️ Get your kids on board with donating (yes, it’s possible!)
✔️ Decide what to keep, what to donate, and where to donate it
I’m also spilling my top tricks for setting toy boundaries (hello, six-cube cubbies!) and why fewer toys can actually mean more creative play.
And don’t miss this: If you’re looking for clutter-free gift ideas, grab my Clutter-Free Gift Guide for just $3. It’s packed with thoughtful, space-saving gift ideas to make your holiday season simpler and more joyful.
Resources & Links:
- Clutter-Free Gift Guide: 75+ Meaningful Gift Ideas
- Let’s connect on Instagram: @katyjoywells
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| 0:01.0 | What does it mean to live more with less? |
| 0:04.0 | I'm Katie Wells and welcome to the Maximized Minimalist Podcast. |
| 0:08.7 | If you found yourself caught up in the hamster wheel of modern day motherhood and want to |
| 0:13.9 | rewrite the script, congratulations you're in the right place. |
| 0:18.3 | I'm here to be your guide and help you take back your motherhood and achieve a |
| 0:22.2 | simpler, more joy-filled life. Cheers to being a maximized minimalist. Enjoy the show. |
| 0:29.0 | Happy December, friend, tis the season for toy clutter. Actually, not really, because that's the |
| 0:34.9 | whole point of today's episode. We want to avoid some of this |
| 0:37.6 | toy clutter that might be, you might be nervously anticipating coming in in just a few weeks. |
| 0:42.5 | So I get lots of questions this time of year. How do I make space for new toys? How do I get my |
| 0:47.3 | kids on board with donating? Like all the things? So we're going to cover it all from making |
| 0:51.4 | room for these new gifts, teaching kids about giving, simple steps |
| 0:55.0 | to get started. So let's start with one big question. You might not have consciously, but I promise |
| 1:00.0 | you, your subconscious mind is thinking this. Katie, why should I declutter the toys before Christmas |
| 1:06.4 | when there's already so much going on? I'm prepping, you know, baking, cooking. I'm doing a |
| 1:11.2 | bajillion things, holiday activities. Like, I don't have time to declutter. I mean, let's all raise |
| 1:16.0 | our hands. We've all thought this before. So it's simple. The holiday season is filled with |
| 1:21.0 | excitement, but you and I both know how quickly that excitement can turn into overwhelm. |
| 1:27.3 | Come mid-morning on Christmas Day when there's toys |
| 1:31.1 | all over the house, the kids are already bored, and you're overwhelmed. There's no spot to put all the |
| 1:36.9 | things. I used to feel so frustrated and resentful about this process many, many years ago. And it, in reality, set me and my home |
| 1:47.8 | back. And when I say set me back, I'm talking about my stress levels. I was stressed inside my home for |
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