25+ Clever DIY Toy Storage Ideas to Organize all Kinds of Toys
These smart DIY toy storage ideas will make it so much easier to keep your kids toys organized and neat.
As every parent can attest, children’s toys have a unique talent for multiplying and scattering themselves throughout the house.
Where once you had clean, uncluttered living spaces, now there is an explosion of dolls, cars, building blocks, and stuffed animals. Let’s not even mention the pain of stepping on a Lego in the middle of the night!
The biggest key to solving the toy explosion is making sure you have a really great system of toy storage in place. The best toy storage ideas make it easy to find favorite toys without dumping out every toy in the house. They work well for the toys your kids play with the most. And most importantly, they make it simple for your kids to clean up after themselves when they are done playing!
These DIY storage ideas include lots of great solutions for storing all kinds of toys from building blocks to stuffed animals to dress-up clothes. Each of these ideas provides plenty of practical storage while also looking cute. And most of them can be made very inexpensively.
Plus, each project includes step-by-step tutorials so you can make them for your own home.
25+ DIY Toy Storage Ideas
These ideas will help you get all those toys organized and off the floor once and for all! This list is organized into different types of toy storage to make it easy to find the storage ideas you really need. Just click the link below each photo for more details and a step-by-step tutorial.
DIY Toy Boxes and Bins
These DIY toy boxes and bins are the perfect solution for storing all kinds of toys out of sight.
These wood storage boxes that I made for our kids' toys have been a huge help in keeping their toys in order. The step-by-step tutorial includes instructions for making these in any size you need.
If you need a large storage unit for toys in all different sizes, get the build plans for this large toy storage box with a rustic look.
This DIY cubby toy organizer has lots of room for storing different types of toys. It's the perfect blend of practicality and style!
This DIY personalized toy box has a beautiful classic design. The easy step-by-step guide shows you exactly how to create your own for your own home or to give as a gift.
Outdoor toys can pile up quickly. Keep them organized and easily accessible with a DIY toy storage box perfect for your deck or patio.
This adorable toy storage was created by repurposing vintage wooden cheese boxes. This is an awesome way to create closed storage that looks beautiful in any space.
Using storage crates on wheels is a great idea for toy storage. They can be easily pulled out for playtime and rolled back out of the way when everyone's finished playing. (Also, for those like me who didn't know, jouets is french for toys.)
Stuffed Animal Storage
If your kids love stuffed animals as much as mine, you'll probably find they quickly take over. These storage ideas include smart ideas for keeping them more contained.
This stuffed animal storage is brilliant! It can hold a lot of stuffed animals, plus it fits great in a corner so it takes up limited space.
This DIY storage ottoman is easy to make and a great way to store toys out of sight while still keeping them close at hand. It works especially well with stuffed animals and soft toys.
When space is limited, go vertical! This DIY hanging toy storage includes instructions to sew your own hanging organizer so you can choose fabrics to complement your own space.
Create a unique DIY stuffed animal storage bin using a macrame net! It's a great way to organize toys and stuffed animals.
This is another great take on using a hanging organizer to store stuffed animals and other toys. You can keep the most used toys in the lower bins for easy access.
Lego Storage
If you have a Lego lover, you know how quickly those bricks can get out of control. These lego storage ideas include space to store all the bricks as well as plenty of room for building.
This versatile DIY table is perfect for storing small toys like Legos and action figures. It has plenty of space for storage as well as a large surface for building and playing.
We love a good upcycling project! This DIY Lego table is a clever way to combine storage with room to play in one affordable piece.
Dress Up Clothes Storage
These dress up clothes wardrobes make it easy to store costumes and they look absolutely adorable as well.
This DIY dress up storage shelf has plenty of storage for all of those pretty princess dresses and play shoes. Even better, the post includes free woodworking plans!
This adorable dress-up storage was repurposed from an old TV cabinet and now it's the perfect spot to keep all those costumes organizaed and easy to find.
Small Toy Storage
Storage ideas for containing and organizing all those tiny little toys like action figures, hot wheels, and shopkins.
There's nothing worse than a million tiny toys covering the floor. These fun superhero mason jars make cleaning up and organizing all the tiny toys way more fun for kids.
These drawstring patchwork toy bags are perfect for corralling small toys and even taking them on the go.
These fun toy containers were made by combing old comics with large cans. This is a fantastic way to create small toy storage with major style while also reusing items around the house.
Transform inexpensive plastic bins into useful storage pieces customized with paint and vinyl! This is such a fun and easy way to personalize toy bins. And if you don't have a Cricuit to cut vinyl, you could always use fun stickers instead.
Keeping small doll accessories organized can be a challenge. This DIY organizer is perfect for keeping all those small parts in one place, plus it's portable.
These sweet DIY hanging baskets are a perfect space-saving solution to help bring more vertical storage to a small space. Fill them with small toys and then hang them from a cute pegboard or simply from hooks on the wall.
Other Toy Storage Ideas
More ideas for storing toys of all kinds!
This toy storage bench is such a clever idea with tons of storage space. Plus, it's cute enough to use in any room in your house!
This adorable nursery bookshelf would also work great in an older child's room as a bookshelf/nightstand. I love the sweet woodland print, but you could use any paper you prefer.
This DIY kids storage idea is a quick and easy solution for creating organized toy storage under the bed.
These simple DIY shelves turn an empty closet corner into the perfect board game and puzzle storage.
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