Are you looking for Lego organization storage ideas? Legos had taken over our dining room. It’s true. Multicolored little bricks were now more predominant than our bold curtains. Half-opened bags exploded onto the floor. We needed Lego organization storage ASAP.
Legos. Were. Everywhere. Some Lego storage organization had to be done to help organize these parts and pieces. They were taking over the one room I had left in the house to claim as my own. We had to think of a better way, and we did!
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Best ways to store Legos
Finding storage units that work well for your family is key. The on-the-go storage kit is best for small spaces and taking on trips. The storage drawers work well because they fit many Legos and stack. The IKEA Trofast unit works well for a home that has the space.
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Lego Storage Drawers
These LEGO storage organizer drawers are great for small spaces. We started with the size small and kept the stackable drawers in the hall closet until we upgraded to the IKEA Trofast (shared below).
IKEA Trofast Storage
Years later, we moved our Legos into the IKEA Trofast drawers. Since the Lego building is a popular way to play here, I got two storage units and moved them alongside the wall.
LEGO Storage Organizer Drawer
Headed on a road trip? Take Legos to go with this carrying case.
What is the best way to store Lego?
The best way to store Lego is in storage bins that make sense for your family. Drawers that open with a table on top work best for young builders to find what they need and build on the open space.
If you want to color or shape sort your Legos, here is how to organize your Lego collection.
Step 1. Choose the right place for LEGO storage
Select a storage location that allows Legos and other supplies to be put away and perhaps out of sight when unused.
Step 2. Grab all your LEGO
I have better luck when I sweep all the Legos from the floor into a large plastic bin before color sorting. This makes it a more manageable task for my preschoolers when everything is in one place rather than scattered in every room.
Keep in mind you do not need to color-sort your Legos. We color-sorted before the pandemic, and after, it became a collection of mixed bins. The correct way to store Legos is how it works best for your child.
Step 3. Use color-coded bins
If you plan to color sort, you may offer color-coded bins to sort open-ended toys (such as LEGOs) into a destination at cleanup. It’s also great to help kids learn to color and sort as they tidy.
Again, you do not need to color-sort your Legos. Do what works for your family.
Step 4. Involve your children in the Lego storage organization set-up.
This is the MOST IMPORTANT piece of the organization puzzle. If we want children to use the Lego organization storage, they need to help start it.
But, this is not the most straightforward task. Kids will likely feel overwhelmed and will need your assistance. Creating Lego organizers and storage was a lot of redirecting and refocusing.
But the big idea is that you work together to create storage solutions; your child is more invested and will know where to put things away. We also did this when we cleaned up the playroom.
Even if you decide not to color or shape sort, inviting everyone to fill the new drawers will help, even if it is a fraction of what you put into the drawers.
Step 5. Identify the color for each LEGO drawer.
Some colored drawers may mix. We mixed yellow and brown into one bin. The reds and pinks are also mixed into one bin. Decide with your child which Legos work best for each storage drawer.
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Why My Lego Organization Works
My Lego organization works because it works for my boys and also works for me. In the early years, the color-sorted bins fit nicely into the hall closet to stay out of sight when unused.
In the current years, I have three big kids constantly building Legos, and the IKEA Trofast has helped offer them screen-free play because it is in sight.
It is helpful to consider your space and which toys may better fit in another home as you make a new home for Legos.
Our Lego storage over time
Lego storage will change with your kids and their play habits over time.
Here is an updated image of how we stored Legos and Duplos using the drawers listed under supplies. This was before we moved into the larger unit from IKEA. Your storage bins may lose color sorting, but they make terrific Lego storage drawers that look nice in your home.
This next image is our current Lego storage setup along the wall of our playspace. I purchased metal and white bins to see which ones I preferred. If I were up for it, I would have replaced the white for all metal, but I never returned to IKEA. (Real life for ya!)
What is the best way to display Lego?
What’s a Lego storage post without some Lego display suggestions? Your child worked tirelessly to make the Marvel hand; now what? Here are two of my favorite ways to display the Lego builds.
Early Lego Displays
I noticed many of the Lego displays fit nicely on these IKEA floating shelves during the early years. We added them to my son’s walls in his bedroom.
As the Lego Builds Grow
As the Lego builds grow, so does the display shelf. My husband builds this for each child, and it works great for the larger Lego creations.
Duplo storage
This deep sweater box is my favorite way to store all the Duplos the boys have played (and still play) with over the years. It is deep enough to store a large amount, easy to move from room to room, and has a click-tight lid. Yes, please! The bin is more expensive than others, but I have had great success with them staying together over the years.
Duplo Storage Container
I found the perfect bin to contain and store Duplos.
Lego activities
Want some other ways to play with Legos? Here are some of my favorite ways to play with Legos outside an instruction booklet.
- Shaving Cream and LEGOS Messy Play
- The Importance of Sensory Play for Kids
- What can you make with 100 Legos?
Activities on Demand
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Frequently Asked Questions
Storage drawers work well for LEGO storage and are a place for kids to help clean up. Sort the LEGOS by color or type of Lego. Over time, the LEGO storage will adapt to your family’s needs. These storage drawers stack or come apart to move into another room for quiet time.
Show off finished LEGO sets using IKEA bookshelves mounted to the wall. We also keep finished LEGO sets on top of dressers in the bedroom.
We keep all our LEGOS in stackable drawers. They are transparent and not an eye-sore to mix with household furnishings. We keep the base plates in a large storage basket next to the drawers.
Hi! For the amazon drawers, do you suggest the 7 quart or 17 quart size?? Thank you!