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Extra pool
noodles…here’s what
we’ve done…
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We have a bunch of extra pool noodles
hanging around our house, but no longer
have a pool in our yard. Here’s what we’ve
done with our extra noodles:
•
Blade Guard. We use our noodles for
protecting the blades of our saws and
other sharp tools like our hedge
trimmer. Take a noodle and shorten it
so it matches the size of your blade.
Once you’ve done that, cut open ONE
side of the noodle. Then slip the noodle
over the teeth of the blade…you are
now protected from the sharp edges.
•
Knee pad. When we wash the floors,
do some gardening, or perform any job
that requires us to be on our knees, we
cut a noodle in half and use it as a
knee pad. Works great!
•
Boot Shapers. Cut a noodle in half
and place it lengthwise into your boot.
This is an extremely inexpensive way
to maintain your boot’s shape.
•
Backyard games. We’ve used our
noodles to play backyard games. Here
is one simple game: hammer 1/4 to 1/2
inch dowels into the ground, about 2-3
feet apart. Slide the each end of the
noodle onto the dowel and you have a
wicket, or a small arched gate. Make
several of these wickets and you have
an instant soccer obstacle course or a
croquet game. For croquet, use a
noodle as your stick and blow up a
balloon for the ball. Entertaining for all
ages.
•
Borders. We’ve had small children in
our home, so a quick baby proofing
technique is to slice one side of the
noodle, and slip it over the edge of
sharp furniture, the hearth of your fire,
a television table, and so on.
•
Car Door Protector. We have a two
car garage, but it’s still a tight fit to get
both cars into the garage. My husband
made a slit on one side of the noodle,
opened the noodle as wide as it could
go, and attached it to the side of the
garage. Now we don’t have to worry
about hitting the side of the garage with
our car door.
Carol K, Staten Island, NY
Carol and her husband have recently
become empty nesters...and spend lots of
time thinking up new uses for old things.
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