Welcome to another Repurposeful Monday.

I've found some great upcycling ideas to share with you and many
of them involve our little ones 'cause it's never too early to teach
children about repurposing.

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Anyone who's ever had puzzles in their home knows the
frustration of losing a piece(s).  Don't toss the puzzle just
yet - turn the remaining pieces into refrigerator magnets.

Did you ever think about making an indoor
ball pit out of an inflatable swimming pool?

This Wonderful Life

Sure beats storing the pool all Winter.

Do you have a toy box of odd-and-end game and toy pieces?

By Water Boo

Glue gun them around the base of a thrift 

store lamp and spray paint them.  Cool!

Here's a similar idea:

Style Motivation

Consider removing the drawers of a dresser, wallpapering the
interior, installing a dowel and hanging clothes inside the dresser:

A Turtle's Life For Me

Here's a similar idea:

Organize My Space



If you don't want to turn a dresser into a mini-
wardrobe, how about making it a pet station?

Habitat Indoors


So what can you do with the drawers you remove from dresser?

I Craft With Love
Put casters on them and use them to store toys under a crib or bed.

Got marbles?

Ever thought about gluing them to a bowling ball?


There are so many uses for an old twin size head and foot
board.  This one was repurposed to make a flower 'bed' but
it would also make a great toy box:

My Repurposed Life

Make your own activity and sensory board:

Apartment Therapy
Switches to turn on and off, a door knocker, a pulley, a wheel to turn,
a bell to ring - customize it to the little one who will be using it.

Make a memory bracelet out of old game pieces:

Etsy Source

Old game boards can be used to make shelves:

ReFab Diaries


Do you know someone who has a favorite car from TV or the movies?
How about the first car they ever owned?  Find a replica of a Match Box
car and make a key chain out of it:

And how precious are these vintage toy truck pin cushions?

ReFab Diaries


Old dominoes glued to thin cork board make charming coasters:

Bright Nest


Vintage toys can be quite valuable but it's
usually if they're in very good condition.  

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If you have any that aren't quite pristine, you
might could make a picture frame out of them.

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Very, very, rarely do I feature current photos of children on

fleaChic but this idea is so brilliant that I had to show you:

Full House Moms

A website for parents of multiples, Full House Moms, shared the

best tip for bath time ever - placing babies in a laundry basket in

the tub prevents slips and keeps toys within easy reach!

Thrift stores abound with discarded entertainment

centers.  They can be repurposed into play kitchens:

Love the white wainscoting in the back.

Nextech

A few years ago Erin of Sutton Grace featured step-by-step

instructions and photos of how she turned an entertainment

center into a play kitchen: 

Or you can simply remove the doors of the entertainment

center, paint it and use it as a costume station:

When your young t-ball player outgrows his or her

first bat turn it into a night stand for their room:

Love of Family and Home

Click here for the easy step-by-step instructions.

Hands down, this is THE best birthday

party idea I've seen in a long time:

Life Inspired
For a train-theme birthday party the parents laid large black
duck (duct?!) tape on the sidewalk to make train tracks.
Brilliant!

I hope today's ingenious repurposing ideas help kick
off your Monday in an imaginative and fun way.