Genius Toy Storage & Ideas How to Organize Toys

I have spent the last week trying to “spring clean” and organize kids’ toys in my boys’ room and play room. It is quite a challenge because when I emptied the rooms into the hall to do a full room scrub-down, I was shocked at how much was packed inside! I felt like a professional organizer for just a few minutes.

We have gone through and given a LOT of stuff away, but there are still toys they want to hang onto and things they play with regularly packed back into small living spaces.

Organizing Toys at Home

Struggling with my children’s room has prompted me to do a search for ways to keep toy clutter under control. I was inspired in part by a previous post on how to organize toys. 

That post was a good start, but I just needed a little more information on how to organize toys since everyone has different needs and kids have different toys. Hopefully some of these toys also work for you as well in whatever room of the house the toys are collecting from living room to family room to play room.

Best Toy Storage Solutions for Organizing Kids Toys

Ikea Hanging Rod With Baskets

So smart! Ikea is a great place to get started when you are looking at toy storage. Use a tension rod with hanging baskets and plastic bins to keep all the tub toys together and ready to dry. Once I hung the Ikea hanging rod with baskets I didn’t have to worry about foam letters and rubber duckies being everywhere.

Kids Tool Chest

This is one great idea I use in my own home. Each boy has a treasure tool chest and is in charge of what is inside. They can put all their treasures inside the tool toy chests — trinkets, toys, rocks, or whatever. It helps keep all their little things in one area and off the floor. They have their own individual toy storage bins with a handle so they are portable and they live in their room on storage racks purchased from a garage storage section.

Laundry Basket Shelves

Yes! Yes! Yes! Drawers are so over-rated when it comes to clean up. Laundry basket shelves are so awesome and there is so much more room. Basket shelves are great for toys, for clothes, linens, honestly, I want to put these in the kids room AND my room. Genius toy baskets! And don’t overlook a mesh laundry bag too!

Shoe Organizer

I have been using shoe organizers to keep my house in order for years. My family uses them for seasoning, medical supplies, that stray puzzle piece, shoes of course, but now we can use them for toys! Love this great option from Pinterest to place dolls in a back-of-the-door shoe hanger in your own hanging shoe racks .

Toy Storage Drawers

Cute! Toy storage drawers for under the bed is an amazing way to organize toys without taking up a ton of space! This is genius for both storage and play. My boys would LOVE it.

Kids Desk Organizer

Coloring supplies are great for quiet time and quiet play, however, they get everywhere. Pencils, markers, crayons, in every room. That’s why this kids desk organizer is perfect. Get your little reader on this today and let them build their own LEGO pencil holder to keep track of all their art supplies.

Stuffed Animal Storage

Oh my cuteness! My little kids need one of these adorable triple decker swing is perfect for corralling even the largest stuffed animal collection. Having stuffed animal storage will keep beds from being overwhelmed and your child can still easily get and see all their favorite pals hanging in multi level toy hammocks.

Outdoor Toy Storage

Outdoor toy storage is important too! Use shelves to keep together the bubbles and chalk as well as balls and jump ropes. One of the major challenges of outdoor toy storage is that all the toys come a different sizes! From tiny chalk pieces to big riding vehicles. Make parking spots to keep bikes and toy cars orderly and out of the yard. What a great way to get your yard cleaned up and your garage sorted.

Toddle Play Station

I’ve done this! An outdoor toddler station is a life saver. Get all the outside toys outside and keep them outside, but outside toys can be trouble to keep in control, but this is the perfect way to both store and play with things you NEED outside in their own toy storage units!

Toilet Paper Roll Cubbies

Save your toilet paper rolls! Recycle with this TP craft, it isn’t just any craft either. You can turn your excess TP rolls into cubbies for toy cars. How awesome for a kid’s room providing the perfect place for easy access to toy cars.

Backyard Organization

Floaties, pool noodles, swim toys, chalk, jump ropes, bikes can quickly overtake your yard and pool area without the proper storage space. Luckily these backyard organization ideas can help keep your yard in order and toys put up.

Cart Crate

I love these wooden crates got wheels and a whole new toy-storing life for home storage. Cart crates are perfect for keeping the toys picked up and the best part is, it has wheels so you can move it to any room.

Board Game Storage

Because we have so many board games, I’ve had to find a better way to store them. And I found the best board game storage! The games the kids play the most can now double as art. Oh and that isn’t all…the pieces are behind them so you can still play with the storage boxes.

Hot Wheels Display Case

Hot wheels are fun, but storing hot wheels is not child’s play!t The toy cars tend to be underfoot. Well, not anymore with this smart kids toy storage solution. Having a hot wheels display case is not only cool looking, but amazing toy storage. Pure genius.

Chain Gang Storage

I had these growing up! We hung them from the ceiling and then used the clips to hang up our stuffed animals! Now you can have them too! (This post contains affiliate links.) Chain gang storage  It is a simple hanging system to clip smaller animals together and let them take up a tiny bit of space instead of a big heap!

Toy Truck Storage

Dump trucks! Monster trucks! Cute, sturdy, and fun to play with, but take up a lot of space. However, now they won’t with this really fun toy truck storage. To stay organized sometimes you need to do a little extra work, but fret not it is easy to make this to make a several level “garage” for those big rolling trucks…that I have a ton of!

Alphabet Box

Did you toy storage could also be educational? Yeah, it can and I think it is the best thing ever. Alphabet boxes work as drawers with letters on the front and you place the toys that start with that letter in each box!

More Organizing Tips To Keep Your Home In Order

• Need even more ways to organize your child’s toys? Look no further, we have plenty of toy organizer ideas.
• Bathroom organization ideas for children’s bathrooms to best benefit them and make it kid-friendly.
• Board game storage can seem a little difficult, because it always feels like you’re playing Tetris. But, storing your board games and card games can be super easy.
• Live in a small home or an apartment? No worries! Check out these toy storage ideas for small spaces.
• Do not be overwhelmed with trying to organize your home! We have some fun organizing ideas to help you declutter.
• Looking for more life hacks to make life move a little smoother?

How do you organize your child’s toys? Do you have any awesome toys storage tips you can share?