Clever LEGO Organization Ideas

LEGOS! There’s so much to love about them. These clever LEGO Organization Ideas will help you love them even more. As a parent whose child is into LEGOS, I am well aware of the storage dilemma.

Your child might be one who likes to build, take-apart and then rebuild. However, you might have the kid that likes to build and keep built so he or she can continue to play with the functioning set or display it for all to see. Whatever the case, I have collected storage ideas from around the web.

Also, my own Facebook audience provided their LEGO organization solutions.

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Clever LEGO Organization Ideas

I am contributing my own ideas here, but I am so inspired by the clever solutions of others. I believe that each family will adopt a system that works for them, but I definitely want to provide a number of LEGO storage and organization ideas so you can see what works for your peeps.

Re-Purposed Train Table

One of my readers re-purposed their train table as a solution for the LEGO storage dilemma. The top provides a wonderful surface for building or playing. The ridge around the edge prevents pieces from falling and getting lost. The bottom drawers provide ample storage. I love the inexpensive shelving units around the table that become a great way to display and organize current favorite creations.

Bead Containers for Figures and More

Bead containers have been a great solution for storing all of the figurines and accessories. My son would rather play with all his people than the vehicles and structures they come with. He loves having these individual bead storage cases, where each compartment houses an individual guy. The clear container helps him quickly find the figure he wants.

Bead storage boxes with larger compartments provide a great way to organize all of the accessories. My son is into the Nexo Knight LEGO series, so he likes a place for all of his shields and weapons.

Sort by Color

Our family likes to sort LEGOS by color. Our family painstakingly sat and organized by color one day. I really thought it might by a silly endeavor, quickly become a big mix of colors again – like the never ending Play-doh dilemma. However, it has stuck, which is nothing short of a miracle. When the kids want to re-build a particular set, they simply pull out the gallon Ziplock bags of appropriate color and start searching.

We have all the colors organized in a plastic drawer set.

One of my clever readers also organizes by color. She found these plastic ornament bins with adjustable compartments where she houses her children’s collection.

Sort by Category

One of my readers showed me how her family likes to organize by category. LEGO comes in a variety of categories including Super Heroes, Nexo Knights, Ninjago, Friends, Star Wars, and LEGO City. Depending on your child’s interest or mood, they might find it easier if their LEGOS are sorted by sets.

I love the colorful plastic storage bins and the organization cart on rollers that my reader found.

Another one of my readers found these fabulous Stanley organization bins with compartments for organizing her sets.

Storage Display Shelving

I love the way Ashley Hackshaw of Lil Blue Boo makes the LEGO sets look like a piece of art, while adding some beauty and color to an IKEA shelving unit.

The Shabby Nest reveals another cute shelving solution for the kids who like to keep their LEGO sets together.

Storage for LEGO Instruction Booklets

Have you been at a loss for how to organize the LEGO instruction booklets? I have stored them in a file cabinet, but I love this solution offered by a reader. I quickly adopted it. All you do is get a three-ring binder filled with plastic paper protectors. Simply slide the booklets in. If you have a variety of set categories, you can use notebook dividers for better organization.