The 'F**ket Bucket' Is The Parenting Hack You Might Want To Try Out

Asking your kids to clean up after themselves can leave you feeling like a broken record, so one mum has come up with an interesting solution.

Jessica McGinty, a mum-of-three who blogs at Mishmash Moments, shared a photo on Facebook with five different coloured buckets that had toys in them.

“Today I got the kids fucket buckets™️,” she captioned the photo. “If [my kids] leave toys laying around, it goes in their bucket. If it’s still there at bedtime it goes in the bin because fucket if I’m cleaning it up.”

Kind of the opposite of Mary Poppins’ “spoonful of sugar” approach, right?

McGinty’s hack resonated with parents and had more than 23,000 shares and 20,000 comments on Facebook within a few days of posting.

Many parents tagged their friends in post, while others stated it was something they were going to implement in their households.

“If I started this, they would be full at the end of every day,” one mother wrote. “But I like the idea of doing this. Might try and use it with my two boys and give them rewards if they manage to reduce the amount of toys they leave around!”

Others, while they liked the sentiment, said they wouldn’t be throwing toys out. “Love this, don’t know about chucking toys in the bin though, what a waste of money! I’d think of doing some sort of reward system if they do empty them.”

Do you have any parenting hacks that make your life that little bit easier? We’d love to know about them. Drop us an email to ukparents@huffpost.com.

Before You Go

Yes, You CAN Make A Family Walk Fun

Don't say 'who wants to go for a walk?'(01 of08)

Reframe a walk so it's enticing and exciting using words like explore, play, adventure.Who wants to climb a castle or who wants to find some treasure or skim stones? (credit:Alexander Nicholson via Getty Images)

Don't plod in a straight line - and back again.(02 of08)

Choose a wiggly walk and terrain made for adventuring. "It's all about keeping children's minds off putting one foot in front of another," says Clare Lewis. (credit:Stephen Lux via Getty Images)

Always have an appealing destination - and make pit-stops along the way.(03 of08)

It could be a café with their favourite hot chocolate or their 'secret' place like a climbing tree. Make regular stops to admire natural curiosities, make a den, whittle a stick or play in water or whatever you fancy. Encourage your kids to take photos. Clare Lewis's family always take 'scroggin'; a New Zealand name for a hikers' mix of nuts and seeds, dried fruit and chocolate to keep energy levels up. (credit:ArtMarie via Getty Images)

Join forces with another family or get the kids to bring their friends.(04 of08)

Children love the sociability of a walk and bringing friends increases their activity as they challenge each other to jump the highest or widest, splash in puddles, climb trees or find the best stick. (credit:Alistair Berg via Getty Images)

Walk together in a chatty clod, not a single line with you barking 'come on, keep up'(05 of08)

There may be times you have to walk in a line, but take turns with who's the leader. Also, let your children choose the route (within reason!). (credit:Bounce via Getty Images)

Play games as you go.(06 of08)

Hide-and-seek, capture the flag or ambushes - sending kids on ahead so they can jump out on you - are all favourites. Bring a ball or a Frisbee to play with too. (credit:JLPH via Getty Images)

Turn your walk into a treasure hunt. Or an obstacle course.(07 of08)

Children love places to clamber over like a rocky beach or challenges like climbing trees or jumping over streams. Challenge children to touch that tree and run back, hopscotch between the pavement cracks or run along the low wall. "You could go on a shape walk, finding stones, shells and leaves that are all the same shape," suggests Clare Lewis, co-author of Adventure Walks for Families in and Around London. (credit:Imgorthand via Getty Images)

End on a high.(08 of08)

Match a walk to your kids' ages. You don't want want to leave them exhausted. Talk up what fun you had, so next time you suggest an adventure walk they leap at the chance. (credit:ArtMarie via Getty Images)