Reuse & Recycle

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

What baby things (clothes, bibs, blankets etc) do you reuse or recycle in some other way?

We haven't used bibs in this house for ages, they've just been in draws or the bottom if the highchair in the spare room.
The girls now use the cloth ones as face washers, they hang over the two to dry well, wash well & the kids think the pictures are cool.

Any other good uses for old baby stuff!


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[Arcadia]

Baby clothes and nappies become doll and Teddy clothes.

Anything broken becomes a sandpit toy...(including containers without lids and cooking utensils)

I would love to find a use for a broken stroller...

[indie24]

I got some cloth nappies to use as burp cloths when DD was little. They are now used as piddle pads on my chairs to protect them from my TT DD.
DD old bath seat is used in the car as a car seat for her numerous dolls and teddies that just "have to" come with us where ever we go.

[Netix]

Arcadia, the Man turned a broken stroller into a washing trolley for me, with the shelf out of an old fridge....

The "softer" face cloths have become window cleaning cloths for the Man, along with flannel nappies (I have them, but never been used as nappies...).

Some baby bibs are used for dolls, along with plastic spoons.

Muslin wraps make wonderful summer 'blankets' when kids feel like they want to be covered by something, but it's just too darned hot. Can't think of anything else.

[Maruschke]

Flannel and terry towling nappies make awesome floor mats. Cot makes a great ironing basket.

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Our old baby bath got used for mixing cement in, and as a wash basket until it perished in the sun.

Aren't sandpits great? They soak up all sorts of broken things! A lot of interesting stuff ends up in the cubby house too.

[Jennifer13]

I put old toys that are still in good condition, but not being kept on freecycle. I know it's not me reusing or recycling them specifically, but at least they're going to someone else who can.

Old terry towelling nappies and the like eventually become rags - for cleaning, painting (kids, not house) and the like.

Most of our baby stuff gets passed on to someone else who can use it. Although we've kept a fair bit for number two! We also lend out those things that can do more than one family when we're not using them.

[Maruschke]

I put old toys that are still in good condition, but not being kept on freecycle. I know it's not me reusing or recycling them specifically, but at least they're going to someone else who can.

Old terry towelling nappies and the like eventually become rags - for cleaning, painting (kids, not house) and the like.

Most of our baby stuff gets passed on to someone else who can use it. Although we've kept a fair bit for number two! We also lend out those things that can do more than one family when we're not using them.

Freecycle is awesome!