• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to header navigation
  • Skip to footer navigation
  • Skip to content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
Display Search Bar
  • About
  • Contact
  • Subscribe
Follow 5 Minutes For Mom on Facebook Follow 5 Minutes For Mom on Twitter Follow 5 Minutes For Mom on Pinterest Follow 5 Minutes For Mom on Instagram Follow 5 Minutes For Mom on YouTube Follow 5 Minutes For Mom via RSS

5 Minutes for Mom

Main navigation

  • Home
  • Recipes
    • Course
      • Breakfast and Brunch
      • Snack
      • Lunch
      • Appetizer
      • Dinner
      • Dessert
    • Ingredient
      • Apple
      • Beef
      • Blueberry
      • Chicken
      • Chocolate
      • Cranberry
      • Peach
      • Pumpkin
      • Squash
      • Strawberry
      • Tomato
      • Vegetables
      • Zucchini
    • Method
      • Air Fryer
      • Baking
      • Grilling
      • Instant Pot
      • No Bake
      • One Dish
      • Slow Cooker
    • Type
      • Breads and Rolls
      • Cakes and Muffins
      • Condiments
      • Cookies and Bars
      • Drinks
      • Food for Kids
      • Gluten-Free
      • Main Dish
      • Pies and Crisps
      • Salads
      • Sandwiches and Wraps
      • Side Dishes
      • Smoothies
      • Soup
  • Crafts & DIY
    • Crafts
    • DIY
    • Kids Crafts
    • Printables
    • Scrapbooking
    • Sewing
  • Family Life
    • Giveaways
    • Lifestyle
    • Marriage
    • Motherhood
    • Parenting
    • Pet Care
    • Special Needs
    • Time Management
    • Travel
  • Holidays
    • New Year’s
    • Valentine’s Day
    • St. Patrick’s Day
    • Easter
    • Mother’s Day
    • Fourth of July
    • Halloween
    • Thanksgiving
    • Christmas

Tackle It Tuesday: The Pre-Christmas Clean Up!

December 11, 2012 by Jennifer Banks

This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here.

ShareTweetPinPocketMail

Every year at Christmas time, my house is bombarded with packages and toys. Deliveries non stop. It is the time for new treasures for my kids to fall in love with, and falling out of love with the things from the year past.

I have made it a tradition in my home to go through, room by room, and sort what lives there, what things need to get packed away, and many things end up donated. Sometimes I feel shameful of all ‘things’ I have but have absolutely no use for.

This weekend I tackled both my kids rooms. My youngest boy has many, many toys… none of which he is truly in love with. So some that were in really great shape, I packed up to store away for a rainy day.

When you’re three, it’s exciting to see an old toy come out of storage on a day when you’re stuck in the house. Others were taken to be donated… and a few that just didn’t survive the wrath of my kids ended up recycled or trashed.

Every single time I do this toy purge, the Toy Story movies pop in my head… I find it very, very difficult to just toss away toys. I always try to find someone else who will love them.

My oldest boy isn’t much for toys anymore. He’s only seven and when I was a kid, seven-year-olds still played with dinky cars and RC cars. Not mine though.

My boy loves paper, colored pencils, markers, books and video games. I guess I shoudn’t really complain. He’s very creative, and craft supplies are not expensive. Aside from the video games he asked for, my boy only wants colored pencils for Christmas.

So now that their rooms are ready for the new treasures that Santa will bring them in just a few weeks, their job is to keep them clean! (HA!!!) And I only have seven rooms left to purge. Wish me luck!

How do you get ready for all the new ‘stuff’ the holidays bring?

ShareTweetPinPocketMail
Casting Call: New Show Looking For Troubled Couples
Mega Bloks Barbie Build ‘n Style Luxury Mansion (Review and Giveaway)

About Jennifer Banks

Though I was born Jennifer, please don't call me that. It makes me feel like I am in trouble. Just call me Jen. Or @Jen_Banks if you are looking for me on Twitter. I am the mother of two insanely loud and active boys - 7 and 2.5 - who keep me hopping from morning 'til night. For nearly five years I've written at my blog, A Busy Mommy, about my life as a mom, milestones for my boys, and everything else in between. You can also find my posts on FisherPricePlay.ca, and I have recently taken on the Tackle It Tuesday column for 5MinutesforMom.com.

Reader Interactions


Leave a Comment Cancel reply

Recipe Rating




This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

1 Comment

  1. Jill Robson says

    December 11, 2012 at 8:04 am

    Jennifer, i do the same thing every year before my son’s birthday and christmas. It’s funny you mention Toy Story as we watched it on the weekend. I am glad my son (11) is able to differentiate between what is animation and what are just toys, or we could be in big trouble.lol. Good luck with the rest of your pre christmas purge, you will be thankful for it later. My tackle today is to still get pre christmas prep done with a sick child at home!

    Reply

Primary Sidebar

Bringing Moms Together

We are Janice and Susan, twin bloggers and work-at-home moms. We're here to inspire, encourage & empower you.

Meet Us…

Work With Us…

Subscribe via Email

to be first to read new posts

Trending Now

“You Color My World” Free Printable Valentines

“You Color My World” Free Printable Valentines

Oven Roasted Potatoes and Peppers Recipe

Oven Roasted Potatoes and Peppers Recipe

How To Use A Moka Pot – Discover The Secret To Making Amazing Coffee At Home

How To Use A Moka Pot – Discover The Secret To Making Amazing Coffee At Home

Get Outside and Play with Spray Chalk

Get Outside and Play with Spray Chalk

browse around

  • Posts by Susan
  • Posts by Janice
  • Favorite Recipes
  • Favorite Crafts
  • Giveaways
  • All Posts

Footer

Recipes

St. Patrick’s Day Sugar Cookies with a Clever Decorating Trick

St. Patrick’s Day Sugar Cookies with a Clever Decorating Trick

Traditional Irish Soda Bread Recipe and History

Traditional Irish Soda Bread Recipe and History

Easy Valentine Sugar Cookies

Easy Valentine Sugar Cookies

Crafts/DIY

Summer Word Search Puzzles For Kids

Summer Word Search Puzzles For Kids

“You Color My World” Free Printable Valentines

“You Color My World” Free Printable Valentines

Buddy the Elf Hat Pattern – How to Make an Elf Hat out of Felt

Buddy the Elf Hat Pattern – How to Make an Elf Hat out of Felt

Giveaways

Holiday Gift Guides and Christmas Giveaway 2024

Holiday Gift Guides and Christmas Giveaway 2024

Valentine’s Day Gifts For Women

Valentine’s Day Gifts For Women

REDEEMING LOVE Set to Strike Gold on the Big Screen #RedeemingLoveMovie

REDEEMING LOVE Set to Strike Gold on the Big Screen #RedeemingLoveMovie

Follow 5 Minutes For Mom on Facebook Follow 5 Minutes For Mom on Twitter Follow 5 Minutes For Mom on Pinterest Follow 5 Minutes For Mom on Instagram Follow 5 Minutes For Mom on YouTube Follow 5 Minutes For Mom via RSS
  • About
  • Contact
  • Work with Us
  • Privacy Policy
Copyright © 2025 5 Minutes for MomTheme by Melissa Rose Design and Once Coupled