{ "id": "foldable-cube-storage-boxes-6-pack", "sku": "foldable-cube-storage-boxes-6-pack", "title": "Foldable Cube Storage Boxes 6 Pack", "slug": "foldable-cube-storage-boxes-6-pack", "price": 95.99, "currency": "NZD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "toy-storage", "category_label": "Toy Storage", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": "2.71 kg", "images": [ "https://toys.net.nz/dropship-images/toy-storage/foldable-cube-storage-boxes-6-pack/main-foldable-cube-storage-boxes-6-pack.jpg", "https://toys.net.nz/dropship-images/toy-storage/foldable-cube-storage-boxes-6-pack/foldable-cube-storage-boxes-6-pack-2.jpg", "https://toys.net.nz/dropship-images/toy-storage/foldable-cube-storage-boxes-6-pack/foldable-cube-storage-boxes-6-pack-3.jpg", "https://toys.net.nz/dropship-images/toy-storage/foldable-cube-storage-boxes-6-pack/foldable-cube-storage-boxes-6-pack-4.jpg", "https://toys.net.nz/dropship-images/toy-storage/foldable-cube-storage-boxes-6-pack/foldable-cube-storage-boxes-6-pack-5.jpg", "https://toys.net.nz/dropship-images/toy-storage/foldable-cube-storage-boxes-6-pack/foldable-cube-storage-boxes-6-pack-6.jpg", "https://toys.net.nz/dropship-images/toy-storage/foldable-cube-storage-boxes-6-pack/foldable-cube-storage-boxes-6-pack-7.jpg" ], "description_short": "Six fabric storage cubes in six different colours, each 27 x 27 x 28 cm, with a drop-in base that folds flat when you are not using them.", "description": "The pile problem\n\nWalk into most family rooms and you will find at least one pile. Not a disaster, just a slow build-up of toys, books, bits of craft and things that got put down rather than put away. The pile is rarely about laziness. It is about the fact that nobody knows where those things actually live.\n\nStorage only works when putting something away is faster than leaving it out. That is the whole trick. If a child has to open a lid, move a stack and squeeze a toy into a full drawer, the toy stays on the floor. If there is an open cube at waist height with a colour everyone recognises, the toy goes in without anyone being asked twice.\n\nThat is what a set of foldable cube storage boxes is for. Six open-top bins, all the same size, all a different colour, ready to take whatever you decide to give them.\n\nHow these cubes work\n\nEach cube measures 27 cm wide, 27 cm deep and 28 cm tall, with a stated capacity of around 0.02 cubic metres. The sides are fabric. The base is a separate board that drops into the bottom and gives the bin its shape.\n\nSetting one up takes seconds. Unfold the cube, press the board into the base, and it stands up on its own. Take the board back out and the cube flattens again, which is why these are useful for anything seasonal. Christmas decorations, winter clothes, holiday sports gear and school holiday craft supplies can all live in a cube for part of the year and the cube can disappear for the rest of it.\n\nThe set weighs 2.71 kg in total, so each bin is light. Carrying one from a shelf to the middle of the room is easy, which matters more than it sounds. Half the point of a bin is being able to bring it to the mess rather than carrying the mess to the bin.\n\nWhy six colours beats six matching bins\n\nPlain bins look tidy on a shelf. Coloured bins get used. There is a real difference.\n\nWhen every cube is a different colour, you do not need labels and you do not need reading skills. Green is books. Orange is cars. Pink is dress-ups. A child who cannot yet read a label can still sort their own toys into the right place, and that is the thing that keeps a system alive after the first week.\n\nThe same logic works for adults. In a home office, one cube for cables, one for stationery, one for paperwork waiting to be filed. In a hall cupboard, one per person. You stop thinking about where something goes and just chuck it in the right colour.\n\nIf a rainbow shelf is not your style, you can always face the cubes into a cubby unit so only the front edge shows, or spread the colours across different rooms so each space gets one or two.\n\nWhere people put them\n\nThe most common home for these is a kids room or playroom. They sit well in cubby shelving, along the bottom of a bookcase, or simply in a row against a wall. Toy storage bins at floor level work because a child can reach them without help.\n\nBeyond that, there are plenty of uses:\nIn a wardrobe, on the top shelf, holding folded jumpers, bags or shoes.\nIn a living room, under a console or side table, holding remotes, chargers and magazines.\nIn a laundry area, sorting clothes before washing or holding spare linen.\nOn a desk shelf, keeping craft supply storage cubes separate from the work stuff.\n\nUnder a bed is possible but check your clearance. At 28 cm tall these need a reasonably high bed frame plus room to slide in and out. If your bed is lower, a shallower container will serve you better.\n\nChoosing the right number and size\n\nBefore you order, do two quick measurements. First, measure the inside of whatever opening you plan to use. You want a bit more than 27 cm in width and depth and a bit more than 28 cm in height. Fabric bins squeeze, but a squashed cube looks worse than no cube.\n\nSecond, count the categories you actually have. Most family rooms need four to six. If you only need three, the spare cubes still get used eventually, usually in a cupboard or a sibling's room. If you need ten, order two sets so the sizes match across the shelf.\n\nA rough rule for filling them: each cube holds roughly what you can carry in two cupped hands a few times over. Blocks, a stack of picture books, a load of folded t-shirts. Heavy items like hardback books are fine, but keep those bins low on the shelf so nobody is lifting weight above their head.\n\nCare that keeps them looking decent\n\nFabric storage does not need much. Wipe the outside with a damp cloth when it gets grubby and let it dry fully before you refill it. Take the base board out before any wet cleaning, since a board that gets soaked will never sit flat again.\n\nSkip the washing machine, the dryer and bleach. They will wreck the shape and can pull colour out of the fabric.\n\nThe one thing worth planning around is sunlight. Any coloured fabric left in a bright window for months will go pale on the sunny side. If your shelf is by a window, rotate the cubes every few months so one side does not take all the light.\n\nWhen a cube is not in use, lift out the board, fold the fabric flat and slide both behind a wardrobe or under a bed. They take almost no space stored this way, which is one of the better arguments for collapsible fabric cubes over rigid plastic tubs.\n\nA few honest limits\n\nThese are soft-sided bins, so they are not built to carry serious weight stacked on top of each other. Two high with a well-packed bottom bin is about the limit. For anything taller, use shelving.\n\nThey are also not waterproof. Fine for folded towels on a laundry shelf, not fine sitting in a puddle or next to a shower. Keep them dry and they last.\n\nAnd there are no lids in this pack. If you want dust protection on a top shelf, lay a cloth over the opening. For everyday use in a lived-in room, open tops are actually the better choice, because a lid is one more barrier between the child and putting the toy away.\n\nThe short version\n\nSix fabric storage cubes, six colours, each 27 x 27 x 28 cm, with a base board that pops in and lifts out. They hold toys, books, clothes, craft gear and all the small stuff that currently has no home. They stand up on a shelf, fold flat when you are done, and weigh almost nothing to move around.\n\nMeasure your shelf, decide your categories, give each one a colour, and the tidying argument mostly goes away.", "llm_summary": "This is a six pack of foldable fabric cube storage boxes supplied in six different colours, listed as orange, green, yellow, purple, sky blue and pink. Each cube measures 27 cm long by 27 cm wide by 28 cm high with a stated capacity of about 0.02 cubic metres, and the set weighs 2.71 kg in total. Each cube has a drop-in base board, so the bin holds its shape when assembled and folds flat when it is not needed. Typical uses include toys, books, clothing, linens and shelf storage. Brand, colour fastness details, country of origin and exact fabric composition are not specified.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Toys & Games New Zealand", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://toys.net.nz/foldable-cube-storage-boxes-6-pack/", "canonical_url": "https://toys.net.nz/foldable-cube-storage-boxes-6-pack/", "json_url": "https://toys.net.nz/api/products/foldable-cube-storage-boxes-6-pack.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" }