Pool noodles. I’ve been tripping over one I’ve had a “plan” for since last summer.  I’d tuck it somewhere and it would reappear,(usually at night on my stairs, waiting for me like a ninja).  Anyway, did you know you could cut a pool noodle as easy a cutting through wheat bread?  We cut up several colors of pool noodles and strung them end to end with a big needle and fishing line.

There are such cute shapes and colors!  You could make a garland like  ours for 3-4 dollars.  The possibilities of this garland are endless.  Tie it around your Easter serving table, across a mantle, window or door.  It could be tied to stakes on both sides of the walk leading to your front door as a decoration for a birthday or pool party.  Hang them around the birthday kid’s room.  They can easily be made for a boy or a girl.

How about red and blue for the fourth of July? Orange and black for Halloween or green and red for Christmas?

While we were taking pictures of the garland, one of the girls was stacking them into piles of different colors. Why not?  Put the left overs in a bag to use as blocks.  Also, because they float and stick to tile walls, they’d be fun tub toys too.

   Maybe you can think of other uses!  Use your noodle and see what you come up with.