Three Dollar Tree Finds That Will Help You Finally Declutter Your Freezer

Whether your freezer is full of store bought pizzas and chicken nuggets or homemade soups and casseroles, it can be challenging to keep it all organized. From fruit for smoothies to extra bags of peas and carrots, last week's left overs, and the seemingly endless number of ice packs your family has accumulated, the freezer can feel like a chaotic catch-all. If you're trying to finally declutter all that frozen goodness once and for all, we've got a few simple Dollar Tree solutions for a perfectly organized freezer. These handy organizers will work for top or bottom drawer freezers, as well as side-by-sides.

To begin the process of decluttering your freezer, start by assessing the damage. If it's really packed to the brim, you'll want to empty it out so you can see everything. At the risk of stating the obvious, be sure to throw away anything that's expired. If you have homemade food without a date on it and you can't even remember when it was made, let alone frozen, it's probably a safe bet to dump it. Now you can move on to organizing what's left. But you don't want to just throw it all back into the freezer in any old way. Organize your kitchen more easily with these Dollar Tree baskets, trays, and organizers. Let's walk through how each item can work in your freezer to keep things clutter free.

Have you ever grabbed something out of the freezer only for six other items to fall into the open space? It's challenging to keep a freezer organized without a little help holding it all together. So we found three containers at Dollar Tree that will come in clutch, beginning with the clear with gold rim storage tray. These flat, narrow trays are perfect for holding medium sized things like individual portions of baby food, frozen cubes of herbs, or lunch bag freezer packs. This is a great organizer for top and side-by-side freezers but might get a little lost in deeper, bottom drawer freezers.

Another option is the Storage Essentials clear acrylic soda can organizer. Don't let the name throw you off — you can use it for much more than soda cans (in fact, you probably shouldn't put those in the freezer anyway). Instead, use it for items that have been frozen in gallon size freezer bags, like pasta sauces and soups. The 11.25-inch length of the container will fit a standard 10.5-inch freezer bag perfectly. You can use several of these next to one another in any type of freezer, and they're particularly good to help you organize and make the most of your chest freezer.

Lastly, the Storage Essentials clear fridge clip on basket is great for keeping track of small items that would otherwise get lost in the shuffle. Even though it has the word fridge in the name, you can still use it in the freezer. It requires a shelf to clip on to, so a deep freezer without shelves wouldn't be functional for this item. But you can easily use it in your top or side-by-side freezer to store things like that chocolate bar you didn't finish, sticks of butter, or even your favorite face roller.