While Mama Is Away

There is no easy way to store Lego unless they keep every set they've ever received put together on a shelf some where!! We have four Rubbermaid bins full of Lego as well as things that are built here and there and everywhere. Lego truly is amazing!!

Do you ever buy those premade veggie & dip trays or fruit trays from the grocery store? The rectangular ones work best. I repurpose them as drawer organizers and sorting trays. I like that they are clear so even if you stack them you can see whats in them. Great for lego, jewellery, scrap supplies, hair accessories, first aid supplies, the "junk" drawer.....

We have a 40-drawer plastic chest, that we bought at the hardware store. It's made for nuts, bolts, etc. It was perfect to sort according to my son's preferences. However...they are still all over his bedroom floor most of the time!

We've found that those under-the-bed storage boxes work well because they're big and shallow. That means my son doesn't have to dump to find the piece he likes. They do take up a lot of room, though!

In my son's room the sets that are put together are on open shelving, the extra pieces and disassembled sets are sorted by color in shoebox size plastic bins with lids and labled, and some boxes are filled with the same piece sizes in various colors, he also has a large tackle box that is referred to as the "people/parts box"- it contains all the hair-hats-heads-arms-torsos, etc. with some small containers inside for more detailed organization. and most days this system works. needless to say my 8 year old son and husband are serious Lego guys and enjoy making their own sets and sorting Legos into boxes (which is nice for me).

Thanks for all the tips! Guess there are lots of ways but no "perfect" way huh? We are gearing up for a Lego birthday party at the end of the month should be lots of fun but a lot more Legos to store!

Loved finding this mini-discussion here as we are currently searching for a better way. We try to keep kits in separate ziplock baggies and all the baggies in one large basket...but invariably pieces go stray and then I have no idea which baggie it belongs in (though my 5 yr old would!). I'm leaning toward the one big sheet that you tie up/untie on the floor or the underbed box. I'm afraid if we started sorting by color or type, we'd end up spending more time organizing than playing (sorta like my scrapbooking!).

I will be running to target this week to see if I can find some!!! Thanks!!