#freefromtrash Challenge Day 5: Upcycle a Jug

Puffs' Jug Bath Friends


Today's craft was inspired by my son and his love of bath time (and puffs.)  He could spend hours just playing in the tub if you let him.  Whenever I walk through the baby aisles at the store, I always stop and look at new bath toys to keep him entertained.  Bath toys are a great way to distract him from grabbing shampoo bottles, pull up the drain plug, or standing up and trying to "jump in."  Let me tell you, those suckers get expensive; so with today's challenge I decided to make my own.

Now I know today orginially called for a milk jug but I husband took the recycling out last night without my knowledge; even after I told him I was going to need it all for crafts this month.  But I really can't complain about him wanting to clean up and taking out the trash.  So I will keep my mouth shut and move on.  Looking around this morning I realized that we had 5 empty puffs' containers in Jacob's toy box.  I salvaged the two least squished, and decided to make some bath buddies for him to enjoy.

Here's how:

Materials Needed:
Plastic (Puff) Jugs
Screwdriver
Scrissors
Permanent Markers

Remove the label, and cut the jug in half

Poke holes in the bottom to away the water to drain out

Decorate with funny faces (these are my most creative faces yet) I cut the hair into fringe for added fun, and I cut out the open mouth so water can pour through easily.

To Use:  Fill tub with water, add toddler, and give them bath buddies.

 This post is part of the Upcycled Crafting Challenge (#freefromtrash) that I’m hosting this month.  It’s part of a one month challenge to create from trash.  This challenge will hopefully open your eyes to the number of items that we still end up trashing every day that could be used by ourselves or our kids to create fun and useful items.