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