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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our house is very tidy. So much so that friend’s confessed they didn’t know if we could be friends when they first came over, lol). Step 1 is not having too much stuff. step 2 is everything having a home that a kid can figure out. Our shelves have clear bins so you can see everything, so they don’t dump out the animals if they are looking for a car. Step 3 is cleaning up every night. Takes a few minutes if you stay on top of it.

We let art supplies stay out all weekend on the table, but everything else gets cleaned up after they are done. [b]Lego creations can stay on the mantle for 48 hours[/b], and then they have to put them away (unless it’s a major Lego creation they actually play with, then that gets stored on a table). Our kids make giant messes. We clean them up when we are done (usually before a meal, or before heading out and before bed) and it  takes 10-20 minutes tops.

It’s definitely effort but then we get to relax in a clean house, and that is worth it to us

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Why the time limit? Why not cover the whole mantle in their creations? This is such a short period of life. It’s so sad. Lemme guess, no art work on the fridge either. [/quote]

Because I want them to play with them and create new things. If they build something they want to play with, it gets put on a shelf, but otherwise, Legos are for building and playing, not decorating. Our mantle cant handle it anyway, as it is full their shell collection, questionable pottery, and family photos. Kids art is framed in one of our gallery walls or tacked to one of several 48”x36” hallway pin boards. You can celebrate kids in your house and not have toys everywhere. And yes, no art on my fridge, but it’s a sub zero and isn’t magnetic. [/quote]

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