What to Do With Old Baby Clothes
It's wonderful to have good friends, relatives, and colleagues that find joy in giving baby Clothes as gifts. And, what grandparent hasn't had some fun finding just the right cute baby outfit for their new granddaughter or grandson. But, as we all know too well, these great Clothing gifts are soon outgrown and left to accumulate in the close closet, or drawers in your baby's room.
The usual question soon arises, though, of what to do with all these outgrown baby Clothes?
Here are a few suggestions:
o Pick out a few different outfits and make them over into stuffed Dolls. You can keep these stuffed Dolls as keepsakes and pass them on to your child when they have their own children
o For each notable growth cycle, choose a favorite set of Clothes, wash them, and vacuum seal them to keep them clean and mildew free. Now, you have a great gift set available to you to give as timely gifts to your own children, or to help a new mom that you know
o If you have a garden, or live in the country with a large vegetable garden, use various baby clothing items stuffed with straw or other material to make a series of small scarecrows
o You can donate all clean and washed baby clothes to your local community service store so they can be purchased at reduced rates and obviously be used again
o If you like to quilt, or if you know someone who likes to quilt, cut up baby clothes into 4 by 4 inch, or 6 by 6 inch strips. You can use these strips to make a patch work comforter, small throw, or a full-size blanket. They can also be sewn together in any kind of haphazard pattern and used as the top for a dog's or cat's bed.
o Some of those old baby clothes that can't be re-worn, or are not what you want for a quilt, can be cut up and used as rags. You can keep these rags for cleaning around the house, or for various cleaning chores in the hobby room, or for cleaning your car
o If you don't like to quilt, cut up old baby clothes into any uniform size you like and sew them to create a cloth bag to store odds and ends, as a shopping bag, or as a beach bag to hold your beach towels.
There are all sorts of uses for old baby clothes and I'm sure you can think of a few more. And, by reusing these clothes over and over again, you are also helping our environMent by reducing the amount of material going needlessly to land fill sites.
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