Honestly, my boys haven’t been as into Legos as I thought they would be, especially Pac Man. I always thought he would be my builder, but he ranks Legos in the same category with other activities. He likes playing and building but isn’t over the moon about it. Organizing Legos hasn’t always been an issue for us, until recently!
Recently Krash got into Legos and I was left with a dilemma…storage. I began searching the web and was inspired by a few photos I saw, and ultimately went and wandered around Joann Fabric to see what I could find. I ended up finding the PERFECT solution for us and it was 50% off that day!!!! I bought 3 of these amazing storage bins {yup, Amazon carries the exact model # I got} and hoped it would be enough, it was!
I then set to the fun task {yes I am nuts and I actually enjoyed the sorting} of putting each piece where it belonged.
When I was finished {yes, the boys helped me too} I breathed a large organizational sigh of relief and admired the Lego beauty I had created.
These little containers are genius, as they have handles on them as well and can be flipped all around and the little pieces stay separated. I set them up on a shelf in our old school room so the boys could build, build, build! Above the shelf I put 3 trays {yes our Tot Trays}, and told them they could only have 3 different items built at a time. When they were ready to create something new, they had to break down one that was up.
I stored manuals in the little drawers…
Gave them a “to be sorted” bin, so if they found Legos around the house, or were in a hurry, could drop them in there. As you can see it’s already full ;-). Someone needs to get to sorting.
It is working out well for us!
Here are a few of the sets we own and ones that are on our wishlist!
Edited to add {6/2014} We no longer use this method, mostly because we acquired too many Legos! When we had a smaller amount this method worked great. We now use a method that works but makes me cringe because it looks messy! My mom made us one of those lay on the floor mats that cinch up into a bag.