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Jenny McFarlane

How I did a pre-Christmas toy clear-out and got the kids on board – what to keep, toss and donate

Open plan living-kitchen-diner with playroom area full of kids toys and a large grid mirror.

Over the past few Christmases, as my kids have grown a little older and the sheer volume of toys has grown with them, I've realised that I needed to figure out how to declutter toys.

They're in baskets, under beds, on shelves, in the car, in their rooms and behind the sofa. The sheer amount of stuff seems to creep into every space. And with Christmas only weeks away, the thought of even more arriving fills me with overwhelm. And any time I thought of decluttering them, I felt even more overwhelmed.

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