At our house, pool noodles have become necessary for bedtime. With our youngest just transitioning into her twin bed, I tried just a simple pool noodle, but it didn't quite cut it. We wrapped a blanket around the noodle and stuffed it just under the fitted sheet to create a barrier so that she doesn't roll off the edge. Works like a charm!
We also had trouble with books and stuffed friends falling down the crack between the bed and the wall. Easy fix - stuff a pool noodle down there and vuala! No more missing toys.
My daughters love flowers, so I thought I'd create their own garden full of blooms. I found a rectangular basket at Michael's Craft store, bought a yard of brown felt, two pool noodles, and a variety of silk flowers. I simply cut the noodles to fit the basket, cut the felt to cover each piece of pool noodle, and used hot glue to hold the felt in place. I also hot glued the covered noodles into the basket so they wouldn't come out.
Need some creative ideas to keep the kids busy? Create a kids' large croquet game with some pool noodles, wooden dowels (to stick in the ground to hold the noodles in place), and a soccer or kickball.
Cut a pool noodle in half and you've got a great marble run in seconds! Tape one end to a chair, or lay them on the stairs to create an elevated ramp. (For your own sanity's sake, you probably want to find a box to catch the marbles at the end.) Find a couple of marbles stashed away and you've got yourself a game!
Allison over at Learn~Play~Imagine created a great backyard obstacle course out of pool noodles and a couple other simple supplies you could find around your house. Get those kids outside, running and laughing (all while practicing some great gross motor skills)!
Stuck inside with nothing to do? Create this quick and easy activity with nothing but pool noodles and rope. Help kids work on gross motor skills and pattern practice while having a blast! Want to spice it up a bit? Try it in the tub (or a kiddie pool on a nice day)!
Some wooden dowels, duct tape, and pool noodles and you've got yourself an easy, fun outdoor activity! Too big for your little ones? Cut the noodles to fit their needs. :)
Keep little fingers from getting slammed by doors with this easy fix. Simply cut a section of pool noodle and slice it down one side. Wrap it around the edge of a door and slide it up high enough where little hands can't pull it off.
Ingenious! A quick, cheap and easy way to keep your little one from gnawing on the ever-filthy shopping cart.
