Why you need a 'chuck it bucket': Mother reveals the simple system she swears by to ensure there is order in her chaotic family home
- A mother has revealed the 'chuck it bucket' system she implemented at home
- Casey, from New South Wales, posted and inspired nearly 2,000 to do the same
- She said she puts things in the bucket and bins them if not removed
- Some said their kids have to do chores to get the items out of the Kmart bucket
A mother has implemented a 'chuck it bucket' system at home to make sure her kids keep their toys and items in order.
Casey, from New South Wales, posted on Facebook about her simple system, inspiring nearly two thousand others to do the same at home.
'Implementing a chuck it bucket as of today. Would you consider kids recyclable, or would they go in the general waste bin?,' she joked in her post.
A mother has implemented a 'chuck it bucket' system at home to make sure her kids keep their toys and items in order (pictured)
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Casey's 'chuck it bucket' system works by way of if she finds her kids' items lying around the house, she will 'chuck them in the bucket'.
'[Then], if it remains in the bucket for more than two days I will chuck it in the bin,' she wrote.
'If you have a problem with this, I will chuck you in the bin,' she added.
She said she bought the bucket from Kmart, and they can be purchased in a variety of sizes.
Another mother who follows the same approach said she makes her child 'do a chore to redeem their item back from the bucket'.
Meanwhile, Casey said the approach has been a huge hit in her own home, where her children described it as 'savage'.
'I feel like I could be on to a winner here,' she posted.
'I have this exact same system with the exact same baskets ha ha ha I have the large one for my very messy child and a smaller one for my much neater child,' one parent posted (stock image)
Since Casey posted, she has amassed close to 2,000 likes and hundreds of comments from other mums.
'I have this exact same system with the exact same baskets ha ha ha I have the large one for my very messy child and a smaller one for my much neater child,' one parent posted.
'I have a version of this and it gives me so much joy,' another added.
Others offered variations on a theme, including the idea of a 'Sunday box' - whereby if everything isn't emptied out by Sunday night, then it is either put into the bin or donated to charity.
'This teaches kids to look after things, it gives them responsibility,' one posted.
