If you're a "freebieholic" like I am, you get all kinds of junk in the mail. Lately I've been getting several mousepads. I thought, what in the world am I supposed to do with 10 freakin' mousepads? Well, I decided to make a plentiful list of creative things to do with all these free mousepads. Thanks to those at bigbigsavings.com who helped me out tremendously in making this list.
1. Play hopscotch.
2. Use them as bases for baseball or softball.
3. Create a walkway in the garden.
4. Make a padded room for those stressful days.
5. Knee pads
6. Butt pads
7. Rent them to guys at work when they ask for a raise.
8. Donate them to not-for-profit places.
9. Sell them.
10. Glue cut pieces to backs of picture frames to help keep them straight.
11. Cut them out and use as a stencil.
12. Sew fabric around them for nice potholders.
13. Coasters.
14. Glue them to your headboard.
15. Take them to a local school.
16. Place in garage to prevent oil stains from ruining your floor.
17. Make a collage on your ceiling.
18. Paint them.
19. Use them by the door on muddy shoe days.
20. Cover them and stick them to the wall for door knob protection.
21. Cut them and make 'em into stamps.
22. Re-sole the bottom of your kids' shoes.
23. Make no-skid, extra cushy socks.
24. Cut into strips and pad a helmet that's too big.
25. Put them under your computer mouse for easy maneuvering. ---------------------------------
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If they will absorb the vibrations of a ringing phone than they should also work under alarm clocks that are just a bit too loud. Pad a sharp corner so a toddler doesn't get hurt. Use two to make a sandwich board style Halloween costume for an infant. - Peggy
Put one under each desk phone. It absorbs some of the vibrations, so the ringing isn't so annoying.
Have a spare on hand. When one gets dirty, put down the fresh one right away. If you want, you can wash the dirty one with a bit of shampoo.
Put one under a heavy flower pot, vase, or bit of statuary, to protect your wood furniture or floor.
If you have several, play Frisbee with the kids during commercials. (I know, you "never" let the kids watch TV by themselves!) Or, play while waiting for the pizza guy to show up, or for mom to get her hair just right, or for dad to peel himself away from the football game long enough to eat supper, or the computer addict to emerge from his/her lair. (Oh, that's right, you never let them go online without a chaperone, either.)
Turn them into unique fashion accessories! Make two or more small slits or punctures, and tie on elastic. Did you know you can get elastic in colors? They can be flip-flops for small feet, or a novel tiara or hat, or perhaps catcher-type gloves. Hey, maybe if you made a special glove for each of the small-fry, they can call them snowball catching gloves. You announce a rule that snowballs are to be aimed at the snowball catching gloves, reducing the effect of antagonism between siblings.
Cut them up, and then glue the pieces in a random pattern to make a mosaic doormat. I think canvas would make an adequate backing, if you put plastic under so you don't glue the whole thing to your worktable.
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