Cleaning expert shares ‘genius’ tip for tidying away your child’s toys in seconds

Parents everywhere would make a collective sigh of relief if they could figure out how to clean up after their kids in seconds. Well, one family thinks they have cracked the code

If you have young children, you don’t need anybody to tell you how messy they can be. They might be making a mess now, even as we speak. And who can blame them? When you are young, every new possibility is exciting, and every toy is an adventure waiting to be had.

But that doesn’t make it any less frustrating for parents who have to clean everything up at the end of the day. Sometimes you might wish you could just shovel everything away. Well, one couple thinks this could be just the trick, and as silly as it might sound, parents think they are onto a winner.

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Posting to TikTok as @vicolsfamilyhouse, the couple behind the popular account known for sharing cleaning hacks, revealed one method for clearing a messy floor in seconds. And you guessed it, a shovel is involved.

In the clip, a toy-littered floor is cleaned within a matter of seconds thanks to a shovel. And it couldn’t be easier, as the dad simply scoops up the toys before tidying them away into a storage basket.

“Parenthood summed up in 5 seconds,” an onscreen caption reads.

“Who does this?” the caption adds, alongside several laughing emojis.

And it turns out lots of families do, or soon will, if the comments are anything to go by. Several parents rushed to praise the video, which has racked up over 800,000 views to date.

One person shared: “I did this once. I will definitely do it again.”

Another fan of the tip said: “I can see my partner doing that.”

And someone else asked: “Why haven’t I thought of this?”

Several more people also found the video relatable. “Welcome to my world,” read one comment.

While a second simply wrote: “Genius.”

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