Whether you're trying to completely Marie Kondo your entire living space [1] or are just determined to keep your head above water in the cleaning department [2], it never hurts to have a few toy-centric tricks up your sleeve. Recently, I stumbled upon a cleaning hack on Instagram involving a "toy jail" that pulls double duty: it keeps the house clean [3] and gets your kids to do chores [4], and it's too clever not to share.

All you need is a large plastic bin and a permanent marker to get your point across. "TOY JAIL," it reads. "You left it out and I picked it up, I've got your stuff and you're out of luck, to get it back please do a chore, then it's yours just like before."

Yep, it's flippin' genius. Now all we need is the Marie Kondo stamp of approval, right?!