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 tip! Now I can stop throwing away puzzles! Thanks!
Super smart idea! Thanks a bunch!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE gallon size ziplock bags for organizing lots of things. They definitely work for puzzles.
Love these links. I cant seem to organize my time. Seems like there are always outside factors that interrupt laundry time or bathroom cleaning. Oh and the office could use some help haha
Great tips! That is the current struggle in my living room, trying to keep all the puzzles together instead of strewn about and under the couches. We have a puzzle rack, but of course when it’s left in reach of little hands 24/7 it’s always empty!
Thanks for the great tips!