Fine Motor Activities Science

How to Organize Legos

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Legos… They are both a parent’s best friend and worst enemy.

The Pro: They allow our children to let their imagination loose and build, build, build
The Con: They make a quick mess and hurt like a B when you step on one.
Our Legos were a mess.  They were all thrown into a plastic tub.  Not only was it hard to find specific pieces, they also made an ear-irritating noise when we dug through them.

Enter four inexpensive plastic drawers. 
They allowed me to organize our Legos by type, which solved both problems in one fell swoop.  See?
I used the small red and blue flat containers to hold specialty pieces like clear blocks, doors, windows, and the like.  These are the groupings in the drawers:
 Hopefully my pictures say it all. These are our before and after shots.

Andie Jaye

Andie Jaye is a former preschool teacher turned stay-at-home mom of 3 kiddos. Her blog, Do.Play.Learn., (formerly named Crayon Freckles), focuses on creative learning and play ideas, as well as parenting topics. Andie strives to be honest in her approach and experiences in parenting to let other moms know that they are not alone in their struggle. In her free time, she writes children’s books in hopes of publishing someday.

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