What to do with Interlocking Foam Floor Pads

ShepherdsWife · 04-20-2015, 05:07 PM

I have a bunch of those multicolored interlocking foam floor pads. I had them in an art room at our old place. Now, I have no idea what to do with them. I am thinking I should probably get rid of them, but I hate to do that in someways because they can be so great. Maybe in my laundry room? What ways can they be used best?

2sunshines · 04-20-2015, 05:25 PM

do you have a basement? I imagine they'd be fantastic for a cement basement floor.

MegMarch · 04-20-2015, 06:50 PM

They can be fort materials for the kiddos soon enough.

Aerynne · 04-20-2015, 07:03 PM

under bathroom sinks in case of small leaks? Not totally waterproof, though. Every sink trap in my house has a bucket under it.

They could be nice on a patio to make it softer for kids to play

ShepherdsWife · 04-20-2015, 07:13 PM

Good ideas. I think I will keep them. DS enjoyed putting them together and tearing them apart last winter so I think forts or temp playmats on some days might be a good use of them.

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Aerynne · 04-20-2015, 07:26 PM

They could go under sleeping bags as well, either for kids or adults.

ShepherdsWife · 04-20-2015, 07:36 PM

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They could go under sleeping bags as well, either for kids or adults.

That's a good idea!

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Hermana Linda · 04-20-2015, 07:50 PM

I like them in the laundry room so the floor isn't so hard.

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sunflowermom · 04-20-2015, 08:21 PM

Forts and we use ours as improvised yoga mats!

gerberadaisy · 04-20-2015, 09:53 PM

We don't have a rug in our little guys room so we put them in a few spots so it's softer for him. It's also not so cold. I think I use them more than he does...he doesn't seem to mind.

We've also used them outside under his blow up pool on our cement patio. I made it big enough so that when he got out he would have a place to put his feet & I can also kneel on the outside to play with him. When my niece came to visit, she liked to have something a little softer to sit on to play at the sand/water table with him. I think we're going to invest in the outdoor one's this year because it did get a bit annoying to keep picking them up/putting them out whenever we wanted to play.

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ShepherdsWife Rose Bouquet Full-time Mom to DS 8/13/12, Wife to the Sheep Man, and Rancher to 8000 momma sheep(ewes) :) Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 739	What to do with Interlocking Foam Floor Pads I have a bunch of those multicolored interlocking foam floor pads. I had them in an art room at our old place. Now, I have no idea what to do with them. I am thinking I should probably get rid of them, but I hate to do that in someways because they can be so great. Maybe in my laundry room? What ways can they be used best? __________________ Full-time Mom, Wife, and Sheep Rancher Wife to the "Sheep Man" DS August 2012 DD December 2014

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2sunshines Moderator in Celebrations, Cloth Diapering & EC, Empty Arms, Prayer & Praise, and Swap n' Shop Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 27,027	Re: What to do with Interlocking Foam Floor Pads do you have a basement? I imagine they'd be fantastic for a cement basement floor. __________________ married 25 years mom to two young adults (23 and 20) and two teens (17 and 15)

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MegMarch Rose Garden Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 5,922	Re: What to do with Interlocking Foam Floor Pads They can be fort materials for the kiddos soon enough.

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Aerynne Rose Garden Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 27,359	Re: What to do with Interlocking Foam Floor Pads under bathroom sinks in case of small leaks? Not totally waterproof, though. Every sink trap in my house has a bucket under it. They could be nice on a patio to make it softer for kids to play __________________ Erin born of water and of the Spirit 4/96 married 5/02 Mama to: 2004 2007 2010 2012 2017 2019 Jan 2, 2024 And many I hope to hold in heaven one day

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ShepherdsWife Rose Bouquet Full-time Mom to DS 8/13/12, Wife to the Sheep Man, and Rancher to 8000 momma sheep(ewes) :) Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 739	Re: What to do with Interlocking Foam Floor Pads Good ideas. I think I will keep them. DS enjoyed putting them together and tearing them apart last winter so I think forts or temp playmats on some days might be a good use of them. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Full-time Mom, Wife, and Sheep Rancher Wife to the "Sheep Man" DS August 2012 DD December 2014

04-20-2015, 07:26 PM	#6
Aerynne Rose Garden Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 27,359	Re: What to do with Interlocking Foam Floor Pads They could go under sleeping bags as well, either for kids or adults. __________________ Erin born of water and of the Spirit 4/96 married 5/02 Mama to: 2004 2007 2010 2012 2017 2019 Jan 2, 2024 And many I hope to hold in heaven one day

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Hermana Linda Administrator "air-mannah Leen-dah" it means Sister Linda in Spanish Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 51,857	Re: What to do with Interlocking Foam Floor Pads I like them in the laundry room so the floor isn't so hard. Sent by Tapatalk from my phone __________________ My pages: Why Not Train A Child? and the FB Page as well as @WhyNotTrain on Twitter Read about how my husband was Pulled From The River By God

04-20-2015, 08:21 PM	#9
sunflowermom Rose Garden Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Oregon Posts: 3,579	Re: What to do with Interlocking Foam Floor Pads Forts and we use ours as improvised yoga mats! __________________ Mae Married my DH in 2/2008 Gave birth my DS 3/2012

04-20-2015, 09:53 PM	#10
gerberadaisy Rose Trellis Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,313	Re: What to do with Interlocking Foam Floor Pads We don't have a rug in our little guys room so we put them in a few spots so it's softer for him. It's also not so cold. I think I use them more than he does...he doesn't seem to mind. We've also used them outside under his blow up pool on our cement patio. I made it big enough so that when he got out he would have a place to put his feet & I can also kneel on the outside to play with him. When my niece came to visit, she liked to have something a little softer to sit on to play at the sand/water table with him. I think we're going to invest in the outdoor one's this year because it did get a bit annoying to keep picking them up/putting them out whenever we wanted to play.

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