21 Unusual Uses for Pool Noodles

Here, below, are 21 really weird and unusual uses for pool noodles around your home. Pool noodles are cheap and one of the most useful backup plans in many situations. Pool noodles can be used for much more than fun in the pool. Surprisingly they are very useful and I hope you use them in the future.

Step 1: Softer Crutches

People who use crutches totally understand how uncomfortable it can be to use crutches for months. Well, to make them comfortable, use pool noodles!

How to make it:

1) Cut the pool noodle down to the length of your handle bars and armpit rests

2) Cut the side of the pool noodle to make an opening so that you can slide it onto your crutch

Step 2: Shoe Stand

Your shoe closet can definitely become a mess, especially with all your boots flopping over. Use pool noddles to prevent the mess!

How to do it:

1) Measure the height of the boot with the noodle inside and mark on the noodle where to cut

2) Take out the noodle, cut where marked, and and place cut noodle back into the boot

3) Repeat steps 1 & 2 with the other boot

Step 3: Fill a Bucket With Water

Is your sink to small and your bucket too big? Use a pool noodle!

How to do it:

1) Start by placing the bottom of a full sized noodle into the bucket you want to fill

2) Then, take the opposite end of the pool noodle and place up against the faucet, placing the hole of the noodle to the water spout

3) Turn on the water, and voila!

Step 4: Trampoline Covers

Trampoline injuries continue to rise as the heat increases. Keep your children safe by placing pool noodles on the springs of the trampoline and the metal support posts. This will help prevent concussions and injuries to your children.

How to do it:

1) Measure the length of the springs/poles and cut down the pool noodle to size

2) Slit open the side of the measured noodles and place on springs or poles

Step 5: Door Stoppers

Prevent your doors from slamming shut or from closing by putting pool noodles on the edge.

How to do it:

1) Cut a small piece of pool noodle off (doesn't have to be very big as mine was only 2 inches long in height)

2) Slit open the side of noodle to create opening

3) Slide the noodle on the side of the door and up high out of reach of children

Step 6: Kneeling Pad

Are you ever outside working in the garden or kneeling and working on something and your knees are killing you? Well use pool noodles to prevent that pain!

How to do it:

1) Cut down the noodle to preferred size

2) Kneel on it and see the difference

Step 7: Shapes for Press Painting

A fun little craft for children when the get bored is press painting with pool noodle shapes.

How to do it:

1) Have an adult cut out different shapes from the pool noodles

2) Set aside a small bowl of paint to dip the shapes in

3) Dip the shapes in the paint

4) Press on to blank sheet of paper to make a master piece

Step 8: Prevent Rocking in a Rocking Chair

As many of you know, children love to swing as well as they love to rock back and fourth in chairs. To help prevent from injury, use pool noodles!

How to do it:

1) Cut a piece of pool noodle about the length of 8 inches

2) Slit open one of the sides to make an opening

3) Slide the noodle onto the back legs of the rocking chair

~Best option is to slide it all the way on as the farther back you go, the more the chair can rock

Step 9: Prevent Holes in the Wall

Following up the previous pool noodle use, it uses the same concept for this one.

How to do it:

1) Cut the length of the pool noodle to accommodate with the length of the chair

2) Slit open the side to make an opening

3) Place onto chair to prevent holes in the wall when rocking

Step 10: Floating Bucket

Having a pool party is always fun when you have drinks, so why not enjoy them in the pool? Use pool noodles around a bucket to hold ice and drinks while enjoying yourselves in the pool!

How to do it:

1) Cut a pool noodle to match the length of all four sides of the bucket

2) Feed a piece of string through all four sections of the pool noodle

3) Wrap the noodles and string around the bucket and tie it off in a corner

4) Put some ice and drinks in the bucket and live on the party!

Step 11: "Luxury" Camping Bathroom

We can all say, no of us like taking a dump in the the middle of the woods without sitting on something. This is where the use of a pool noodle comes in. Just use a bucket and place noodles on top to make a comfortable outhouse for camping.

How to do it:

1) Take a large plastic/garbage bag and put it inside the bucket, opening it up and folding it over the opening of the bucket

2) Cut the pool noodle to length of the circumference of the buckets opening

3) Slit open the side of the pool noodle to be able to slide on bucket

4) Place the pool noodle around the mouth of the bucket to make a cushioning seat for camping

Step 12: Child Safe Glass Tables

Glass tables tend to have sharp corners and that is definitely not safe for children. Use pool noodles to prevent injuries!

How to do it:

1) Use full sized noodles to start with and slit the sides of them to create an opening

2) Wrap the edge of the glass table with the slit pool noodles

3) Once you've wrapped the entire edge, cut off any extra noodle and have a easy and safe environment for your child

Step 13: Prevent Scratches on Your Car

Nobody like paying for a nice car and end up having to repaint do to a scratch. Pool noodles come in handy as they are way more inexpensive than having a paint job done. Use pool noodles when you plan on stacking and tying down boxes on your car.

How to do it:

1) Use full sized pool noodles and slit each noodle as you'll need for each rope on the car

2) Slide the noodles on each rope and prevent scratches on your car

Step 14: Child Safe Bed

One of the major ways of infant injuries is children falling off beds in their sleep. Help prevent this by sliding a pool noodle in the sheet near the edge of the bed.

How to do it:

1) Take a full sized noodle and slide it underneath the furthermost sheet

2) Place noodle at least 6 inches away from the edge of the bed

Step 15: Hazards on Tent Strings

Lets be honest, we've all tripped on tent strings before and sometimes landed on our faces. Its all good until you end up getting hurt. Use pool noodles to help prevent others from tripping on the same spot you may have just been.

How to do it:

1) Use any length of pool noodle and a color that is bright

2) Slit the side of the noodle

3) Place on tent string and possibly never trip again

Step 16: Hold Plant Life Upward

Rather than using or buying expensive metal stakes for holding your plants up, use dollar tree pool noodles for easy set up.

How to do it:

1) Cut the pool noodle to the height of the plant

2) Slit open the side of the pool noodle to make an easy slide on

3) Slide the plant stem into the noodle and watch your plant grow straight up

Step 17: Move Furniture W/o Scratches on Hardwood Floor

Do you have a hard time moving furniture across the hard wood flooring? Put pool noodles beneath them and slide the furniture with ease! Good luck gettin' it out the door though.

Step 18: Homemade Sprinkler System

Do you ever need to water your garden, but don't have a sprinkler? A pool noodle can do the job!

How to do it:

1) Use a full sized pool noodle

2) Cut 0.5cm X 0.5cm square holes in the side of the noodle

-the less holes you make, the more pressure comes out

-estimated amount of holes to cut: 5-6

3) Duct tape one end of the pool noodle closed and make sure there are no holes

4) Stick the hose in the other end of the pool noodle and turn the water on

5) Water your garden with ease!

Step 19: Drink Identifiers

Have you ever ran into a situation where you forgot which drink was yours? Well use pool noodles to identify yours from others.

How to do it:

1) Cut thin pieces of pool noodle (optional: make shapes)

2) Slit one side of the pool noodle

3) Place on bottom of glass to identify which is yours

Step 20: Confetti Shooter

Whats better than having a fun party with homemade confetti guns? These are quite easy to make with pool noodles!

How to do it:

1) Cut a pool noodle down to any preferred size gun

2) Place the opening of a balloon around one end of the pool noodle

3) Wrap some duct tape around the noodle and balloon for support

4) Fill the inside of the balloon and pool noodle with confetti or sparkles

5) Pull the balloon at the bottom and release!

BOOM!

Step 21: Water Fun

How to do it:

1) Use a full sized pool noodle

2) Cut 0.5cm X 0.5cm square holes in the side of the noodle

-the less holes you make, the more pressure comes out

-estimated amount of holes to cut: 5-6

3) Duct tape one end of the pool noodle closed and make sure there are no holes

4) Stick the hose in the other end of the pool noodle and turn the water on

5) Have fun in the sun with your new water sprinkler!