https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 24 May 2026 21:58:32 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/storing-gear-for-the-next-kid#post-319333 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 13:39:50 +0000 lavender 319333@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I saved a bunch of boxes to store the bigger items in, rubbermaid totes for smaller items. And if its odd-sized? Garbage bags that are clearly labeled! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/storing-gear-for-the-next-kid#post-319288 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 13:24:55 +0000 MamaG 319288@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>for bulky but collapsible items (jumperoo), I dismantled and it's fairly flat. It's tucked under our guestroom bed. Clothing is all in plastic totes. I haven't found a good place to put the infant car seat yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/storing-gear-for-the-next-kid#post-319273 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 13:21:46 +0000 Mrs. Bee 319273@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>vacuum bags for clothes, plastic bins for other crap, and just wrap the big stuff like swings in trash bags. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/storing-gear-for-the-next-kid#post-319227 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 13:10:21 +0000 HLK208 319227@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For clothes, vacuum bags!!! They are awesome. Then we put those in plastic bins. The rest has gone in doubled up plastic garbage bags. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/storing-gear-for-the-next-kid#post-319216 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 13:07:39 +0000 Goldilocks1107 319216@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've already disassembled the bouncy chair and the playmat gym. I'm storing them in Rubbermaid totes.<br /> If you have a bunch of larger toys that need more space, a tote that's sized to store plastic Christmas trees might work (and let you cram a lot of items into one thing).<br /> I need to put up shelving in the unfinished part of our basement so I can start organizing the stuff we have in storage. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/storing-gear-for-the-next-kid#post-319197 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 13:03:58 +0000 heffalump 319197@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours is just sitting in the porch. Not a good place for it, but we have no good place for it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/storing-gear-for-the-next-kid#post-318906 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 11:11:19 +0000 Honeybee 318906@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Coco Bee: I put the clothes in space bags, and then put those into the containers. It saves a lot of space that way! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/storing-gear-for-the-next-kid#post-318892 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 11:07:59 +0000 pinkcupcake 318892@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Great idea! I'll have to go pick up some plastic bins - need to start putting away her newborn stuff :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/storing-gear-for-the-next-kid#post-318871 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 11:03:32 +0000 Mrs. Pen 318871@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Like Minnie girl we got some cheap target plastic bins for DS's clothes. I think I will need a plethora of them though because I fill one whole bin of only NB-3 mos. lol I already have a full one of 18mos+ clothes. </p> <p>As for the bigger items such as exersaucer and swing- I have nooo idea how/where I'll store them because we live in an apartment! I might ask if I can store them at my parents in the basement because we won't have room for them at all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/storing-gear-for-the-next-kid#post-318777 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 10:35:09 +0000 Honeybee 318777@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use big Rubbermaid containers, too. Usually, I wash the fabroc parts and put those in trash bag, and then place the trach bag and the plastc/metal/etc... pieces in the container together. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/storing-gear-for-the-next-kid#post-318664 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 09:50:44 +0000 LAGS 318664@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We saved our boxes for baby related stuff and store them on shelving in the basement, but anything we haven't kept packaging for goes into a rubbermaid container. They're amazing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/storing-gear-for-the-next-kid#post-318660 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 09:48:48 +0000 Mrsbells 318660@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Minnie_Girl: What a great idea! We will have to do this too </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/storing-gear-for-the-next-kid#post-318656 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 09:47:26 +0000 T.H.O.U. 318656@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had to go buy some plastic bins. I did save the large box from our convertible seat to pack away a bunch of stuff we will store indoors. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/storing-gear-for-the-next-kid#post-318512 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 08:40:25 +0000 Minnie_Girl 318512@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Plastic bins! They're a better long-term storage solution than cardboard. They don't hold moisture or deteriorate, and can be reused. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/storing-gear-for-the-next-kid#post-318504 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 08:29:32 +0000 loveisstrange 318504@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So, I dismantled our cradle swing this morning. C is outgrowing it and she has figured out how to launch herself out of it onto the floor... so yeah, it's getting packed up.</p> <p>However, DH tossed the box for it and I'm not sure how to pack it away to protect it for use for our next baby in a few years. How do you store baby gear you want to keep? </p>