5 Practical and Creative Ways to Store Batteries

5 Practical and Creative Ways to Store BatteriesIf you're anything like me you have a few various items around your home that require batteries, some a little more often than others. I can still remember getting the GREATEST TOY EVER Christmas morning only to realize my parents didn't see "batteries not included" on the box. I swore that when I was a parent I would never be without batteries and without batteries I never have been.

One of the greatest things you can do for yourself is find an easy and reliable way to store keep track of batteries. I use several different methods, one of them being "throw them all in the junk drawer!" While some are certainly more effective than others, we never are without batteries. The rechargeable batteries and their chargers stay in one place while the disposable and smaller batteries stay high up, out of the reach of little hands and little mouths. Think that drawer full of random batteries is doing its job? Check out these 5 handy storage solutions below:

1. 22 Bin Plastic Storage Cabinet 1. 22 Bin Plastic Storage Cabinet
THIS. This is the one with a place for everything. Not only would this cabinet hold batteries, it would hold those little charger tips for electronics, battery chargers, random little cables, ear buds, tweezers, paperclips, memory cards, basically everything that multiplies and replenishes in that *ehem* junk drawer.





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2. Battery Containers 2. Battery Containers
I keep an AA sized storage container full of (charged) rechargeable batteries in my camera bag at all times. When it's time to switch out my flash batteries I know which ones have been discharged (they stay on the right) and which ones are up next.










3. 5 Drawer Plastic Unit 3. 5 Drawer Plastic Unit
This is the the type of storage unit I have in my closet right now, up high so the kids can't get into it but labeled well enough that I always know what I have and/or need. Smaller three drawer units are also available for smaller spaces.










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4. Basket with Lid4. Basket with Lid
This is most certainly the prettiest idea for battery storage. Fill it with clear plastic cups, then fill each cup with a specific size of battery. An easy way to hide batteries in plain sight.













5. ArtBin Storage Box
5. ArtBin Storage Box
Not only is this great for organizing different sized of batteries, it latches tightly meaning you can toss it around Christmas morning or store it sideways on a shelf without the batteries flying out everywhere. The multiple compartments allow for many different sizes and kinds of batteries.













- By Casey Mullins

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Casey Mullins is a writer, photographer and nice person living in Indianapolis with her two little girls, one husband and a one eyed cat. She writes regularly at her personal blog moosh in indy and can be found trolling local bakeries and napping whenever possible.

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