↑

Preschool Inspirations

Preschool Activities and Learning

  • Home
  • About Me
    • Disclosure Policy, Copyright Items, and Privacy Policy
  • Contact
  • My Book
  • Shop
  • Music
  • Science
  • Literacy
  • Math
  • Fine Motor

Brilliant and Easy Toy Storage and Organization Solutions

We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Affiliate links from Amazon or other programs are used on this website. See my disclosure policy here.

January 24, 2017 by Katie T. Christiansen Leave a Comment

Some days I just feel buried in toys. At times I have wished we didn’t have any. But then I realized that I just needed easy toy storage and organization solutions…and a little less!

I recently made it my goal to go through every single item in our house and to only keep what we really loved. Be careful what you wish for. Since that idea popped into my head we unexpectedly moved – twice. It was a total of 900 miles, and I literally did have to go through everything.

Right before we moved the second time, I found out about some incredible ways to organize our bazillions of LEGOs, beloved stuffed animals, and cherished cars. When I found out about these, I knew right away that these would be long-term solutions I had been dreaming of.

Easy and Brilliant Toy Storage and Organization Solutions for Legos, stuffed animals, and cars

Toy Storage Solutions

The owner of this family owned business, Creative QT, sent these as a housewarming gift (one of my favorite parts about working with small businesses), and I have been so excited to show these to you! I love that these organization solutions make it feel like we have less, and we have been able to keep with us all the toys so much better. That means more time for stuff we really love to do!

Here are the brilliant organization hacks we came up with.

LEGO Table

If you have been on my Facebook page, you have probably seen these brilliant peel-and-stick baseplates. I love that there was no super glue struggle like you might have with typical LEGO basepaltes. We just peeled off the sticker and placed the baseplates on a table I already owned.

Make a Lego table with this easy Lego baseplates that peel and stick like a giant sticker. This is perfect for a girl's dream Lego table!

You can watch how to easily put on these with the video below or on Facebook:

My daughter is in heaven with these pink and purple baseplates, and they are also available in blue, green, grey, or tan.

Duplo Table

Make a quick and easy Duplo table for Lego lovers and toddlers.

Our toddler even got her own Duplo table with Duplo baseplates! We grabbed this table from IKEA, and it is the perfect size for these baseplates. Even my big kids love Duplo so it’s a great compromise if she wants to play with them, and they don’t want her nibbling on all of their LEGO minifigures.

Under the bed LEGO storage

I was worried about a LEGO table for my son. He gets easily overwhelmed by LEGO pieces all over, and then he freezes up and I end up walking on torturous LEGO pieces in his room. For him, I found this extra wide under the bed storage drawer. This way he doesn’t have to take any LEGOs out. We just pull the drawer open and push it back in. No mess, ho hassle, and it goes under the bed easy peasy.

Make an under the bed LEGO storage container to keep LEGOs organized!

These containers are not available everywhere, but they are available online. We grabbed ours from The Container Store because that was the most affordable option, but you could find one similar on Amazon.

This solution isn’t as sturdy as a table since it’s a container, but it is great for small LEGO projects. For us, it has been totally worth it to keep the LEGOs from taking over his whole room. And then anything he wants to save easily fits under the bed too.

Lego tables are perfect for Lego storage and organization! Make a Lego table or Duplo table. We even made an under the bed Lego storage container.

Stuffed Animal Storage Bean Bag

Where has this been all my life? Stuffed animals that used to flood the floors and beds are now a thing of the past. Look how many stuffed animals fit in this bean bag!

Need a stuffed animal storage solution? This bean bean stuffed animal keeps stuffed animal off the floor and neat and organized.

Need a stuffed animal storage solution? This bean bean stuffed animal keeps stuffed animal off the floor and neat and organized.

I love that now whenever I tell my children to put away their stuffed animals, they find it exciting. They enjoy putting their little friends in this cozy home, and it is a great place to rest against or sit on. Since I got this one, two more designs have come out: blue polka dot and floral!

I have been so pleased with how these easy and brilliant toy storage and organization solutions have turned out for us. I am not so overwhelmed by the thousands of LEGO pieces, and it has been so great to keep the floors from filling up with toys. Now, we just need to figure out a system for dirty laundry that ends up all over the floor instead of the hamper.

  • Author
  • Recent Posts
Katie T. Christiansen
Katie T. Christiansen
Creator at Preschool Inspirations
Katie has spent 17 combined years in the Early Childhood field as a teacher, preschool owner, and educational writer. She has worked in profit and non-profit programs, high-risk schools, and started an in-home preschool and outdoor collaborative preschool program. She adores being a mom to three children, and her youngest is currently in preschool.
Katie T. Christiansen
Latest posts by Katie T. Christiansen (see all)
  • How to Include STEAM in Preschool Lesson Plans - June 30, 2023
  • DIY Animal Puzzle - October 31, 2022
  • How to use Question of the Day for Circle Time - August 5, 2022
68 shares
  • Share
  • Tweet

Filed Under: Classroom Management, Parenting Tagged With: car play mat, Duplo table, Lego baseplate, Lego storage, Lego table, stuffed animal storage bean bag

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

I'm Katie, and I'm a veteran preschool teacher, child development research junkie, and mom of three who lives on little sleep and turns my kitchen into an art and science laboratory.

Come on in! I'm sharing my best play recipes, teacher tips, & learning activities with a sprinkling of real life!

My New Book!

Book cover for the Best Preschool Learning Activities

Peaceful Potty Training

cover image for potty training visual schedule

Graduation Certificates

cover image for graduation certificates

search

categories

archives

Copyright ©2023, Preschool Inspirations. All Rights Reserved.
Design by Pixel Me Designs
68 shares