Keeping your children’s puzzles organized can be a frustrating task. When half the puzzle pieces are missing, no one wants to play with them. Who here has a drawer filled with the missing pieces just waiting to find their homes?
Here’s a couple things I do to keep my puzzles organized.
- Buy 1 or 2 gallon plastic zip bags. Place one board puzzle inside and zip the top. If you buy the 1 gallons, they may not zip closed, so just keep them stored upright. Then they’ll always have the right pieces together in the same bag.
- Sometimes I’ll write the same number or letter on the back of each puzzle piece. I wrote a D for the Dalmatian puzzle. It’s easier to match if they get lost, knowing which piece goes to which puzzle.
Here’s what others are doing to keep puzzles organized.
- Organizing Bags – by The Lazy Organizer
- Puzzle Rack – by Melissa and Doug
- Mesh Toy Bags – by Kids Klutter Katcher
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Great idea, and being able to resell the puzzle with all the pieces later on is more ideal than throwing it away!
Great tip..I did this with my kids puzzles and then when they got older and not doing puzzles..i sold them with all the pieces..it was great!
-sandy toe
I do that for the “big kid” puzzles that don’t have frames, but for the chunky wood puzzles I found a different solution. I save the zip-up or snap-close plastic bags that sheets, blankets, curtains etc. come in. They’re great for big chunky puzzles and other toys with small parts.
Great idea! I’m definitely going to try it. Thanks 🙂
What a GREAT idea!!! I have two shelves full of games and puzzles that take up so much room! If I took all of the puzzles out of the boxes and put them in baggies, that would free up a lot of room! Thanks for sharing!