Comments on: Toy storage I’m NOT a fan of……

By: Troy S.

Troy S. — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 22:03:34 +0000

Laura,

They are only good for toys that don’t have smaller parts to them. If you do have toys such as Playmobil, LEGO, and other related which have extra pieces; I would suggest that you store them in separate “bags” which don’t rip, tear. I saw this website online which are mesh (fabric) and they are great for storing items which would rip ziplock bags. The bags are very inexpensive too. They are way too “open” for things like blocks and LEGO bricks. You may want to use that bin sorter for groups of similar toys. Puzzles are best stored in bags as well too. You can use the bins for smaller play sets as long as you put pictures on the front to help him organize his toy collection. Have you done a purging on what he doesn’t want anymore or rotated his toy stock as well?

Troy S. in Downey, CA

By: Wendy

Wendy — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 11:37:53 +0000

I just discovered this website… NEAT!! Love it!!

I have the same thing you have, except in pastel colors for my 4 yr old girl. It is pretty useful. I think we have a 12 bin shelf. One big box used to have all the Little People stuff in it but she has outgrown them. I now have them organized in crayons/markers/paint (art stuff), another with Mr Potato Head stuff, another with misc toys won from Chuck E Cheese, those toys from McDonalds etc. Another bin holds the viewmaster and its slides; Another will hold all her barbie dolls which is easy to do since they are ‘flat’. That is until her collection of Barbies grow. One bin has baby doll stuff (bottles, bibs, diapers, and stuff like that). One bin holds all her flashcards. I can’t remember the rest of them, but I hope this helps.

By: Terra

Terra — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 17:59:15 +0000

Also,this is good for match box cars and action figures.

By: Terra

Terra — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 17:57:47 +0000

These are great for sorting legos. My 8 year old is a lego junkie and the small bins are good for sorting and storing his creations.

By: Connie

Connie — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:35:34 +0000

I do not have the shelving however I have collected a few of the bins randomly at thrift stores…they are super sturdy and slide easily under my son’s bed…

By: Melissa

Melissa — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 03:40:14 +0000

Oh my never throw a perfectly good storage unit away. You could use it for Art or Craft Supplies, Scrapbooking stuff. Maybe a bathroom storage unit for different stuff like poytail holders burshes, curling iron blow dryer. Shoes?? belts, purses? I’m sure if you think long enough you’ll come up with someting.

By: Courtney

Courtney — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 03:09:36 +0000

I couldn’t swallow the price for those (out here, I’ve yet to see one under $50), and instead bought some metal/wire shelves, different sized Rubbermaid containers, and went to town that way.

By: Lazy Organizer

Lazy Organizer — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 20:24:18 +0000

Laura, I love your new site!!! Way to go!

By: Sasha

Sasha — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:50:14 +0000

I use mine for books. The kids are older so their paperback books fit nicely in the bins without taking up shelf space.

They can be seperated by genre, author, etc…

By: Megan

Megan — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:51:56 +0000

When I worked with preschoolers, we used these in the classroom to hold art supplies. They worked really well! We had crayons, markers, glue, scissors, paper scraps, stickers, stencils…you get the point…everything had a box. We also cut out ‘cartoon’ like images of each item (ie a bottle of ’smiling’ glue’) and tape it to the bottom so preschoolers could associate with the picture and put the items away. It worked really well!