Did your kids get ALL the Legos for Christmas? We have entered the LEGO age with my big boys and it seems that we went from a few sets to an Army’s worth of LEGO bricks overnight!
Thanks to Christmas, and some very generous Grandparents, Aunts, and Uncles, they are everywhere!
It was obvious that we needed a storage solution that was both functional and easy on the eyes. Since we moved all Legos to the basement, there was a lot more room to work with. It’s still not perfect (is it ever?!), but it’s working really well for us right now. Let’s break it down.
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LEGO Storage
There are quite a few options when it comes to LEGO storage. Plastic tubs, bags or specially made LEGO containers are all possible.
Only you can decide what will work in your space! When thinking about storage, take into consideration the ages of your kiddos, how you want them organized and where they will live.
Your Kiddos
Depending on your kiddos ages, you might want to store the LEGOS differently. My 9 and 7 year olds have loved the LEGOS organized by color. My 5 year old wants them organized by type (Captain American, pirates, motorcycles , etc). And my 3 year old just mixes all of them together, and eventually destroys all of the creations…(Definitely a point of contention amongst my kids.)
Think about what will work best for your specific kiddos before you put all the effort into organizing them!
Organizing
Generally, the basic Lego blocks can be organized in 2 ways. By color or by Lego type.
Ideally, I’d love to separate them by both color and type, but we just don’t have the storage space for that right now. So, I opted to sort them by color. It’s more aesthetically pleasing and generally my kiddos are looking for specific colors when building.
Where Will They Live?
The largest deciding factor to organizing is how much space you have. Are you limited to a closet, rolling cart, or a few small containers? Or, do to have a whole room to dedicate?
Finalize your space and then you can find containers to fit it. A rolling cart is a great option for a small space or a temporary space that will need to be cleaned up at the end of the day. We used a rolling cart when my kids first started collecting Legos and we only had a few sets. Now, we couldn’t even fit half of their bricks in a rolling cart so we’ve needed to upgrade.
What We Use
- Rolling art cart
- IKEA GLIS box
- 4×6 Photo keeper box
- IKEA 4×2 Cube Unit
- Clear containers (of various sizes)
Our Lego Space
We recently moved our Legos to the basement and it has been a GAME CHANGER!
It was a necessity once the baby started walking, but I am so glad we finally did it!
Before, we would pull a Lego container out as well as an art tray to build on and use the kitchen table. However, after enough little pieces made their way onto the ground I put my foot down. The last thing we needed was the baby eating a Lego head!
Once we had accumulated enough legos, I went ahead and emptied our art rolling cart and filled it with Legos by color.
Then, I grabbed our IKEA GLIS box as well as a 4×6 photo keeper box to organize the special pieces. This was the fun part!
I let my kiddos help with the categories on this one, since they are the ones playing with them. Here are the categories that we came up with:
- People
- People parts
- Pirates
- Weapons
- Outdoor
- Food
- Ocean
- Dinosaurs
- Animals
- Plants
- Wheels
- Vehicles
- Star Wars
- Miscellaneous
Feel free to make the categories however they make sense to you. This is how my boys wanted it organized, so that’s what we did!
As I mentioned earlier, we graduated from the rolling art cart to the basement (game changer!). But, we kept the GLIS box as well as the 4×6 photo keeper. Those are perfect containers for our special parts.
I hope this gives you some inspiration to organize your Lego space and let your kiddos get to building!
Our Favorites
Now that your space is ready to go, let’s add some Lego Sets for your kids to build and display! Here are a few of our favorites separated roughly by age. Remember, not all kids will be ready for these sets at the same age. My younger kiddos were ready a lot earlier because they watched big brother build (and no longer put small parts in their mouths). Use your best judgement when deciding what is right for your child. Check them out:
Preschool aged
- Duplos
- Lego Suitcase
- Lego City Construction
- Lego City Construction – Large
- Lego Spidey and Friends
- Lego City Fire Station
- Lego Friends Horse Trailer
- Lego Disney Mickey Camping Trip
Kindergarten aged
- Lego Large Brick Box
- Lego City Ice Cream Truck
- Lego City Fire Rescue Boat
- Lego Jurassic World Blue and Beta Set
- Lego 3in1 Unicorn
- Lego Pirate Ship Playground
First and Second Grade
- Lego Double Decker Bus
- Lego 3in1 Dinosaur
- Lego Baseplate
- Lego City Car Wash
- Lego Friends Sea Rescue
- Lego Disney Wish Cottage
- Lego Star Wars Clone Trooper and Droid Set
- Lego Jurassic World Baby Dino Build
Third Grade and Up
- Lego Creator 3in1 Forest Animals
- Lego Disney Encanto Flowerpot
- Lego Disney Inside Out 2 Mood Cubes
- Lego Star Wars Spider Tank
- Lego Friends Heartlake City Community Center
- Lego Fortnite Battle Bus
- Lego Star Wars TIE Bomber
- Lego Jurassic World Fossil Skull
Big Lego Sets
And just for fun, here are a few of the big builds that we hope to someday complete!
- Lego Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle
- Lego Star Wars R2D2
- Lego FRIENDS Central Perk
- Lego Star Wars Dark Falcon
- Lego Creator Main Street
- Lego Harry Potter Diagon Alley
- Lego City Passenger Airplane
- Lego Ideas The Office
- Lego Star Wars Imperial Star Destroyer
- Lego Ideas Hocus Pocus Cottage
Thanks so much for reading, sweet friend. As always, you can find us on Pinterest and see what we are up to on Instagram.
Looking to organize the rest of the toys? I’ve got you covered! Check out what we use and how I keep our toys aesthetically pleasing and accessible.
