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Lego Storage

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It doesn't matter if you have 10 or 10,000,000 Lego parts, storage and organization are necessary. This community is dedicated to discussions about organizing parts, pictures and videos of part storage and organization, and links to suggested bins and containers.

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#Reference Links

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• Flickr Lego Storage Group

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#Related Communities

• /c/Lego - For all things Lego

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Limited space and 4 kids (self.legostorage)
submitted 1 year ago by roomey to c/[email protected]
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Just saw this group appear!! I have 4 young kids and my house is pretty small, and I need some help!

  • Should I keep the original boxes, at the moment I do but they are just empty and taking up space
  • I am trying to keep all the instructions in a folder.... But
  • either the sets (mostly either Harry potter (so expensive) or Lego friends (very cute) stay built or my youngest destroys them...

But then they all end up in the "Lego box" which is one of them yellow Lego container boxes with the 8 studs.

It feels very much like it's kinda, make the thing on the box once, maybe play with it a bit, then it breaks and the parts arent looked at again.

I guess what I'm asking is with limited space, what's the best way to make the Lego I already have, more accessible to the kids so I can take out the big floor plate and "just build" (cause buying new sets all the time is getting too expensive)

Thanks!!!

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Hi! For kids, I like using medium tubs for storage. Smaller tubs for larger parts, and shoebox tubs for tiny parts and mini figs.

To help with the floor clutter, I converted an old wooden train table (check fb marketplace) to build. Instead of the storage bins, I was able to use two shoebox tubs and four of the next size up so stuff can be put away and covered. Then I found a medium tub that fit under the table for a big parts bucket.

This gives a place for builds to be put when play stops without worrying about them getting busted by being put in a large tub

I only ever saved boxes for sets that were well over $100. Everything else was recycled. Instructions are stored away in a filing cabinet drawer.

Edit: I just cross-posted something that was submitted to my old sub on reddit on storing instructions.

[–] roomey 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks very much! I'm getting some great ideas here!