bry's-gal Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 We are slowly working on moving the playroom to the basement. I'm at a loss on what to do with the endless pile of Legos. Right now, they are in a medium size clear storage bucket with a lid. My daughter wants to dump it out though so she can see all the pieces and look for what she wants. It makes a big mess. So, how do you store them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 We use 5 gallon buckets with round, divided inserts. The inserts are used for nuts and bolts. They can be found at Home Depot (but not at Lowe's) for around $4 each. 5 fit in one 5 gallon bucket. This way they are seperated and organized. It's not my idea. I stole it from my friend. But it's a great idea. I just did this myself and everything cost me less than $22. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cortana Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 We have a large tub and have the same issue, my son just dumps it all out so he can sort through them. If I had the money, Walmart has Lego project boxes in two sizes, a semi-shallow one and deep one. They're about 9 bucks each. There's also a Lego sorter that you dump everything in and it sifts the legos through in different sizes. Walmart and ToysRUs both carry it, about 30 bucks. But, if you don't want the "official" Lego stuff, you could always get shoebox size (or whatever size you need according to how many you have) plastic storage boxes and sort everything according to color and/or size. I've seen many people do this and it may be what we'll be doing ourselves. Or sort according to individual sets and tape a plastic storage bag to the underside of the lid to put the project book in. Hope that helps. :) I'm not the best at coming up with ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plansrme Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Does it whine? 'Cause mine whines when asked to engage in Lego maintenance. It's cute and all, and looks great all spiffed up and decorating my living room/Lego lounge, but man, if I can get a non-whining model for $30, I am in. Terri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babysparkler Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Does it whine? 'Cause mine whines when asked to engage in Lego maintenance. It's cute and all, and looks great all spiffed up and decorating my living room/Lego lounge, but man, if I can get a non-whining model for $30, I am in. Terri :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 We have tried everything and we have massive amounts of legos! I have purchased several sorter type things but apparently the floor is much better to sort and store! :lol: I have promised the boys that after Christmas we are buying a 2nd large folding table, removing the extra stuff from the bonus room, and buying one of these: http://www.samsclub.com/sams/shop/product.jsp?productId=prod1450040 They had one in primary colors at Costco.com but it is no longer there so we may have to go with lego drab! :lol: Here are some links to motivate you! http://www.wikihow.com/Sort-and-Store-LEGO-Toys http://www.flickr.com/groups/1043272@N22/pool/ http://www.carneycastle.com/Storage/index.htm We have WAY TOO MANY legos for just buckets. It is crazy! Dawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 IKEA's Trofast shelves are good for this. They can hold bins of varying sizes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamee Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 IKEA's Trofast shelves are good for this. They can hold bins of varying sizes. :iagree:This is what we use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth S Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 We bought one of those 3-drawer plastic dressers at Walmart. They're only about $17. http://www.walmart.com/ip/Sterilite-3-Drawer-Wide-Cart-Green-Chili-Tint/14932406 The drawers are clear and the boys sit in a small chair in front of the dresser. They can pick through each drawer to find the pieces they want. I removed the wheels. A few months ago, they sorted the pieces into three different categories (bricks, special pieces, large pieces). LOTS of Legos, very little mess. We keep all the instruction booklets in a separate plastic box. We also have a 3-shelf bookcase where they display their favorite assembled models. Best wishes trying to keep it organized! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saja1029 Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Since I have 2 boys....we have A LOT OF LEGOS. We have one of those plastic drawers...I think there are 5 small drawers and 2 larger ones. It has wheels too. We are currently at maximum capacity. I don't know what is going to happen after Christmas ;) We've tried sorting by size, etc. but there are just too many....and mommy is tired of sorting things out and no one caring. If they want to find something, they just dump a drawer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.W Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 We use our old table we used for all the Thomas trains. It has a large rolling drawer that fits under it. It has been the perfect solution for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom0012 Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 My son received a train table when he was three. When he outgrew the trains, we started using it as a lego table. There are two big drawers that roll out from under the table and he keeps most of his legos in there. Then he builds on top of the table. Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairProspects Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Save your money on the Lego sorter. It was a huge waste. The big parts clog up the top so quickly it is almost completely ineffective for storage. We gave ours away to Goodwill within a month. We have one of these made by Lego: http://www.amazon.com/Iris-Lego-Project-Case-Chest/dp/B0031P85VC/ref=sr_1_2?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1292896445&sr=1-2 It is the best (and we only paid around $30 for it at Fred Meyer) for storing Legos. The plastic suitcases snap shut and you can pull out one suitcase at a time or carry them to different rooms. It also stores a ton of Legos, which was a requirement for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhonda in TX Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 I use a bunch of clear, plastic shoeboxes. I used to try to sort them in some way or another, but DS could not keep up with it. So, I just fill up the shoeboxes and stick them on shelves. He can usually build quite a bit from the assortment in any of the boxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bry's-gal Posted December 21, 2010 Author Share Posted December 21, 2010 Glad to know that I'm not the only one with this issue! Thanks for all of the great ideas! It's got my brain going now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayne J Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 We use the huge underbed plastic bins with wheels. They are shallow enough to see most of the pieces without dumping, with minimal amounts of nerve-wracking noisy stirring of the pieces. The lids can be turned over and Legos scooped onto it to aid in searching, and then poured back in with minimal effort. We need two and store them under our couch, (we have a really high couch though...) We also have a seperate small bin to store finished/in process creations that dc are not yet ready to return to the general storage bins. I have in the past provided the dc with a small sheet to put down under the play area so things could just be poured back into the storage bins--when they remembered to use them, clean-up was easy. The bins work better for us, but if space is an issue, this might work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayne J Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Oh I forgot--we bought several pencil boxes when they were on sale and dc use these to store all the mini figures, guns, crystals, special pieces etc. This keeps them easy to find and they store right inside the bigger bins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danybug Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 We have an insane sum! I bought a whole of small flat clear storage bins for each color Lego. Then we went on an insane mission and separated all of the Legos into whichever color bin it belonged. Then he has one huge clear bin that has all of the mixed colors that he has not resorted at the time. We also have a red Lego storage/carry box and this is where he keeps all of his best mini-figures. Gosh, Lego's sure are an empire! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down_the_Rabbit_Hole Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 We bought two of those plastic bin storage racks each plastic tub/bin has a different color lego in it. http://www.target.com/Honey-Can-Do-SRT-01602-Organizer-Storage-Natural/dp/B00302ICKU/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&searchView=list&keywords=storage%20bins&fromGsearch=true&sr=1-7&qid=1292943495&rh=subjectbin%3A1041972&searchRank=target104545&id=Honey-Can-Do%20SRT-01602%20Organizer%20Storage%20Natural&node=1038576|1287991011&searchSize=30&searchPage=1&searchNodeID=1038576|1287991011&searchBinNameList=subjectbin%2Cprice%2Ctarget_com_primary_color-bin%2Ctarget_com_size-bin%2Ctarget_com_brand-bin&frombrowse=0 Then we bought a plastic drawer bins http://www.target.com/Sterilite-7-Drawer-Craft-Cart-White/dp/B000MQ62IG/ref=br_1_7?ie=UTF8&id=Sterilite%207-Drawer%20Craft%20Cart%20White&node=14034461&searchSize=30&searchView=list&searchPage=1&sr=1-7&qid=1292943644&rh=&searchBinNameList=subjectbin%2Cprice%2Ctarget_com_primary_color-bin%2Ctarget_com_size-bin%2Ctarget_com_brand-bin&searchRank=salesrank&frombrowse=1 this we keep weapons and other similar items, tires, people, hats, and other tiny things. My son has one bin in the storage rack for in play now legos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue G in PA Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 We've used varying kinds over the years. I love the underbed plastic storage. My younger 2 lego boys are constantly playing with theirs and prefer to put keep them spread out on the floor. :glare: The older lego boy is a neat-freak anyway. He uses a rolling square box I had purchased from IKEA. His legos are mostly in use though as well. I'm a mean mom so if I find extra pieces lying around my house I toss them or suck em up in the vacuum. They've been forwarned...in my defense. :D If it were up to me...I would sort them in one of those cool, color-drawered lego sorters as pictured in a pp. Our toys r us has them but way overpriced if you ask me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doodle Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 I already had one of these from when Doodle was and infant. As his other toys became too large to store in it, it ended up being perfect for this Legos. Bin Toy Organizer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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