Store kids' divided plates on their sides to save cabinet space
Vanessa's smart dish storage tip:
Kids love those cheap character plates made out of melamine that have divided sections. But they're a pain to store because the wells are different sizes which makes it impossible to stack them together flat. We now store our kiddie plates in a shoebox in our cabinet on their edges, facing out. No more avalanche every time we open the cabinet door and it's easier to find the exact plate we're looking for when a grilled cheese sandwich absolutely must be served on Thomas and not Little Einsteins.
Related: Reuse lidded divided storage containers as lunchroom "bento boxes"
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GREAT idea. My cabinets are slowly being overrun by these tiny dishes that seem to ambush me everytime I open the cabinet door.
Posted by: BigBabyBargains | 30 June 2009 at 06:45 PM
oh to have room for a shoebox in our cabinet
but good tip
Posted by: nancy | 01 July 2009 at 01:18 AM
It didn't occur to me until reading that this might be a "hack". We've been doing this since our kids were little. Great idea !
Posted by: Tracy | 01 July 2009 at 06:20 AM
could you please post a photo of this hack in action? thanks!
Posted by: dan | 01 July 2009 at 09:28 AM
PERFECT! Why didn't I think of this before?? Thanks for the space (and sanity!) saver!
Posted by: Bethany Rudd | 02 July 2009 at 04:36 AM