304: Kids’ Crap... How to Control Toy Clutter Without Losing Your Mind

<p>Kids collect stuff.</p><p>Toys. Trinkets. Goody bag junk. Happy Meal prizes. Endless artwork.</p><p>And before you know it, your house is overflowing.</p><p>In this episode, Jamie tackles a question parents ask all the time:</p><p><strong>What do we do with all the kids’ stuff?</strong></p><p>From toy overload to random plastic junk to piles of artwork, she shares practical strategies to keep your home manageable without constant battles.</p><p>Jamie explains why modern families often have more clutter than ever before and how bigger homes and more storage can actually make the problem worse.</p><p>She also shares simple systems that actually work for managing toys and kids’ belongings.</p><p>In this episode, Jamie covers:</p><ul><li><p>Why kids don’t actually need many toys</p></li><li><p>The toy rotation system that reduces overwhelm</p></li><li><p>How overconsumption affects kids’ play</p></li><li><p>Why bigger homes often create more clutter</p></li><li><p>What to do with cheap “junk toys” that multiply overnight</p></li><li><p>Teaching kids to make decisions about their belongings</p></li><li><p>The difference between art and crafts</p></li><li><p>What kids’ artwork is actually worth saving</p></li><li><p>Creative ways to preserve artwork without storing piles</p></li><li><p>Why decluttering kids’ stuff matters for your mental load</p></li></ul><p>The goal isn’t perfection.</p><p>It’s creating a home that feels manageable, calm, and functional for everyone.</p><p><br></p><p>👉 <a href="https://www.jamieglowacki.com/email-list">⁠Sign up for my newsletter⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/jamie.glowacki/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==">⁠Jamie&#39;s Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://www.patreon.com/jamieglowacki">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://www.jamieglowacki.com/oh-crap-cafe">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.jamieglowacki.com/oh-crap-cafe">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Oh Crap! Cafe Parenting Community⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.jamieglowacki.com/oh-crap-cafe">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Crap-Potty-Training-Jamie-Glowacki/dp/1668079550/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=3G141&content-id=amzn1.sym.cf86ec3a-68a6-43e9-8115-04171136930a&pf_rd_p=cf86ec3a-68a6-43e9-8115-04171136930a&pf_rd_r=144-5601804-7448258&pd_rd_wg=TiYA6&pd_rd_r=5c388e56-017f-4204-9b54-de1ce9e614fb&ref_=aufs_ap_sc_dsk">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Oh Crap! Potty Training⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Crap-Have-Toddler-Time-outs-Parenting/dp/1982109734/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2PZIQO4OROWS1&keywords=oh+crap+i+have+a+toddler+by+jamie+glowacki&qid=1581681340&sprefix=oh+crap+I+have+%2Caps%2C135&sr=8-1">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Crap-Have-Toddler-Time-outs-Parenting/dp/1982109734/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2PZIQO4OROWS1&keywords=oh+crap+i+have+a+toddler+by+jamie+glowacki&qid=1581681340&sprefix=oh+crap+I+have+%2Caps%2C135&sr=8-1">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Oh Crap! I Have a Toddler⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://paleovalley.com/offers/protein-sticks/pvpartners?oid=48&affid=2486&source_id=podcast">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Paleovalley Protein Sticks⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.bedwettingtherapy.com/?aff=25">Therapee</a></p><p><a href="https://www.getbrick.app/JAMIE06792">⁠Brick for Phones⁠</a>(Save 10%)</p>