Hacks to Organize Your Kid’s Clutter

Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show

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Society & Culture, Kids & Family, Parenting

4.6 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 15 December 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

On this episode: Lucy Lopez, Elizabeth Newcamp, and Zak Rosen are saying goodbye to clutter! Elizabeth just made yet another massive move to Hawaii and she’s revealing all her hacks, tips, and tricks for unpacking and organizing in a new house. Lucy and Zak weigh in with their own tips for keeping their houses from being overrun with clutter - especially around the holidays. Check out our YouTube page! Podcast production by Cheyna Roth. Video production by Micah Phillips. Join us on Facebook and email us at [email protected] to ask us new questions, tell us what you thought of today’s show, and give us ideas about what we should talk about in future episodes. You can also call our phone line: (646) 357-9318. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get to hang out with us on the Plus Playground every week for a whole additional grab-bag of content — and you’ll get an ad-free experience across the network. And you’ll also be supporting the work we do here on Care and Feeding. Sign up now at slate.com/careplus – or try it out on Apple Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode may contain explicit language.
0:07.3	Welcome to Karen Feeding, the show that's as honest and as messy as parenting itself.
0:12.9	I'm Lucy Lopez. I also host another podcast, the Mamasita Rica, a mother to Amelia who's 15,
0:18.8	Avery who's 13, and we live in Miami, Florida.
0:22.1	I'm Elizabeth New Camp. I write a homeschool and family travel blog, Dutch, Dutch goose.
0:25.7	I'm the mom to Henry who's 13, Oliver who's 11, and Teddy who's 9. And we live in Honolulu, Hawaii.
0:32.0	My name is Zach Rosen. I host another podcast called Gridley Helpful. And I am Dad to Noah,
0:37.1	who's eight, and and Tommy who's five.
0:38.9	We live in Detroit.
0:40.7	So this week, we're talking organization.
0:43.6	This is basically the Super Bowl for Elizabeth.
0:48.0	She has moved into a new house.
0:51.5	She's taking us through some of her organization systems
0:54.3	and how she's making a house with three boys livable.
0:59.9	Get out your pens and pads, folks.
1:01.8	You're going to want to take notes.
1:03.3	Then we're going to get holiday-specific.
1:05.1	We've got lots of tips and tricks for keeping your home organized during the holidays,
1:09.3	ways to keep the clutter at bay,
1:10.7	while new gifts come into the home and so much more. And we're on YouTube. for keeping your home organized during the holidays, ways to keep the clutter at bay,
1:13.4	while new gifts come into the home and so much more.
1:15.0	And we're on YouTube,
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