25 Totally Clever Toy Storage Tips & Tricks

Now that the holidays are over it’s time to make way for a whole new batch of toys. Move their Barbies to a shoe organizer and use a hanging fruit basket for bath toys. Add some vintage charm to their room, while also staying organized, by putting cars in an old Coca-Cola crate. Keep reading to see more…

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Labeled Buckets for Outdoor Toys
Use metal buckets for a way to store toys that get dirty from being outside.
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Pencil Pouches for Puzzles
Hold onto all your puzzle pieces by placing them inside zipper pencil pouches.
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Wall O' Buckets
Stack up sand buckets and connect them together with zip ties.
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Fruit Basket for Bath Toys
Hang a fruit basket in your bathroom and use it to put their bath toys in.
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Cars on a Strip
Hang toy cars on a magnetic knife strip.
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Tool Box for Toys
Turn your husband's tool box into your child's toy storage. It can also add to the decor.
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Bookshelf for Trains
Put their train sets on a bookshelf where they can easily see and get to them.
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Tires for Toys
Store toys inside stacked tires on wheels.
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Trundle for Toys
Turn a trundle bed into a place to keep toys organized and hidden.
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Shoe for Superheros
Use a shoe organizer to hold all their plastic dolls.
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Pasta Jars for Crafts
Fill pasta jars with craft supplies or small toys.
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Wood Crate for Toys
Distress a wooden crate to make it look vintage and add wheels to the bottom. Fill it with their toys.
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Garden Baskets for Toys
Hang garden baskets on a wall at a low height so the kids can reach them and put them back.
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Dress Up Box
Build a dress up box to store those cool costumes and princess dresses.
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Pallet for Pool Toys
Keep outdoor pool toys in one place by storing them on a pallet.
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Wood Bottle Crate for Cars
Hang a wood bottle crate on the wall and fill each slot with toy cars.
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Dolls in a Suitcase
Keep Dolly and all her friends in a special doll suitcase.
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Peanut Butter Jar for Toys
Poke a hole in the top of peanut butter jars, string a piece of ribbon through to make the toy storage portable.
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Bungee Cord for Balls
Keep balls safely stored away by using bungee cords to hold them back.
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Reusing Old Toys
Reuse old toys as a way to store new toys or in this case, art supplies.
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Peek-a-Boo Bag for Toys
Sew up a toy sack that the kids can see right through to find the toy they're looking for.
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Soap for Card Games
Use a soap organizer as a place to hold card games.
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Hamper for Large Toys
Keep big toys together by putting them in a plastic hamper.
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Baby Wipes for Tiny Toys
Reuse baby wipe containers by turning them into a place to store small toys.
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Pillow for Stuffed Animals
Put their stuffed animals inside a cute mesh pillow.
Find out more at One Step Ahead./home/25-totally-clever-toy-storage-tips-tricks-2/#pillow-for-stuffed-animals
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Jaime Morrison Curtis is author of the bestselling book Prudent Advice: Lessons for My Baby Daughter (A Life List for Every Woman), and follow up fill-in journal My Prudent Advice, and founding co-editor at Prudent Baby, the premier DIY destination for crafty moms seeking ways to make their lives even more stylish and beautiful.






We use MOMMBY Storage Bags (http://mommby.com/Store/Bag.php) – clear reusable zipper storage bags so the kids can see the toys yet you can store the bags in baskets, bins, toy chest, or on shelves.