Before you consider decking your house with beautiful Christmas decorations, here are some top tips to de-cluttering your home quickly and easily in preparation for the party season!

a) Clear the work surfaces in your kitchen, lounge and dining room, leaving only ornaments and everyday essentials on display. This will have an immediate impact of making your home look organised, neat and tidy.

b) Store the bulk of your children’s toys in their bedrooms or playroom rather than in the communal living areas. It is worth keeping a pretty basket in the lounge so any stray toys that still lurk at the end of the day can be quickly placed out of sight, leaving a clutter-free room in which you can unwind and relax in the evening once the children are tucked up in bed. At the end of the week, tidy away these toys into their correct places.

c) Rather than cluttering up your bookshelves and mantelpiece with Christmas cards, clip them to some shiny string or ribbon and hang them from picture hooks or the tops of doors. This is a great space saving solution and it looks great too! It’s also a lovely Christmas activity you can get the children involved in on those wet winter evenings after school!

d) As the school term draws to a close, your children may be getting tired. Ensure they still complete their usual household chores such as making their beds in the morning and putting away their shoes, coats and bags when they come home. If they stop doing these usual chores it will be harder to get them to re-start these habits in the New Year.

e) Get a big box or bin bag and fill it with all the old toys that are no longer used. Find a local charity that is collecting toys for deprived children or orphanages abroad. This will be the best present you will gift this year!

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