How to sort LEGO pieces by color

Don't sort LEGO pieces by color. It is easy to sort it by color. It looks pretty sorted by color. It is difficult to actually make use of LEGO sorted by color.

Instead, sort your LEGO by part family if you must sort it. Better yet, don't sort it at all unless you are an adult builder or a very serious teenage builder. Shallow tubs of mixed LEGO pieces drive the highest levels of creativity and require the least amount of work to maintain. Stop creating work for yourself as a parent trying to keep your kid's LEGO pieces sorted.