Toy Storage - Boxes and Chests

Toy boxes, or perhaps strictly speaking toy storage units or toy chests, come in a huge number of shapes, colours and styles. In their traditional form, toy boxes would be a large wooden container or trunk, probably varnished, and would have been handed down through several generations of a family. They still exist of course, and some are still made using solid oak, and can be personalised with a child's name or initials. Some modern homes need smaller toy boxes, and they will normally be part of the room furniture. In their simplest form, toy boxes can be a simple stacking plastic storage system with a lid to match. Theses also normally nest inside each other when not in use to save valuable space.

The biggest growth in sales of toy boxes has been in the area of toy chests which are decorated with images of the child's favourite cartoon, film or TV character. They are normally bought in kit form, which can be glued, screwed or clipped together. These toy storage units can be used in the room, kept in a cupboard, or will often be stored underneath a child's bed. Some toys boxes even have castor wheels attached for easy moving around the house.