Kids grown out of their toys? 21 ways to upcycle them!
Somehow, those of us with kids end up accumulating lots and lots of toys.
I blame the grandparents!
Some of them hold sentimental value and some are expensive. You can always upcycle them into something useful or something decorative. Take a look at these amazing ideas for inspiration!
Turn small toys into works of art with some glitter and canvases. Find the tutorial here.
Make a fruit bowl out of a barrel of monkeys! Find out how at Deep Fried Kudzu.
Drill some holes into a dinosaur and make a cool toothbrush holder! Found at Pujbaby.
Make a cool kid’s picnic table from old skateboards! Get the pattern at Etsy.
Popped much loved toy cars into a shadow box for a cute decorative display. From The Mom Creative.
Use half a toy animal for funky draw knobs. Find out how here.
Use the animal bottoms as a very unusual wine stopper!! Found here.
Transform pool noodles that have seen better days into a cute mobile – fun for pool parties!
Turn an old toy tractor into a funky desk lamp!
Upcycle all those old jars as well as the old toys. Winner! From Upcycle That.
Put your action man to work holding up some books. Find the tutorial here.
A bit of drilling and some rope turns an old skate board into a swing! Get the tutorial.
This will be a talking point! A vintage tricycle becomes a coffee table.
Let little people help you tell the time with this cute clock.
An old guitar makes a cool nik nak shelf for teenagers. We are actually going to do this one!
Heaps of fun for the kids – get out the hot glue gun and make a wreath with all those cute little toys. From Great Craft Project.
An old toy piano becomes a whimsical bedside table. From The Preppy Graduate.
Old Lego makes a very cool and handy key holder. From McGyverisms.
Spray paint animal toys and use them as a planter for succulents. Funky.
Lots of small toys spray painted become a cool mirror. Originally from Vintage Cupcandles.
A squishy soft toy lounger. Looks snuggly!
Want more upcycling ideas?
Check out this fabulous book by Danny Seo – so many ideas to repurpose things you already own. Get it here.
Inspire us! Do you have any ideas for kid’s toys?
Seriously the best post! I feel so guilty with the overload of toys we have, and I end up just dumping in a Salvos bin. Thank you Sonia! I’m going to share with my readers too. x
thanks Amy! I have a gazillion stuffed toys in boxes – too sentimental to give away so we might have to make a chair!!
Soooo many cool ideas here that I’m super keen to try! Thanks lovely xx
Oh I can see you all over this!!! 🙂
Loving all the ideas! We’ve got way too many toys, too, and every time I want to take some to the charity shop they all become my kids’ favourites all of a sudden, even if they hadn’t played with them since they were babies. The kids will be a whole lot happier to do something with the old toys and it will keep them busy, too.
Isn’t it funny how that happens!! 🙂
I’m still laughing at the bums of those poor animal wine bottle stoppers!! What are those anyway? Wine stoppers? Do they stop you from drinking more or what? 😉 xxxx
Wow, some of those are truly amazing. That barrel of monkeys plate is awesome. I wish I had a better imagination! Luckily I have blogs/pinterest so I don’t have to, lol.
Wishing I was more crafty right now!
I often wish that too, but I can do glueing!! LOL 🙂
I love, love, love that dinosaur toothbrush holder. I am gonna have to remember that one!
It’s pretty cool hey!! You could use it as a pencil holder or scissors holder too 🙂
So many great ideas, i love the tractor lamp idea though Not sure if the 3 year would be happy to give up a construction vehicle!
True Steph – I was even thinking that trawling the opshops might be a good idea! 🙂
Oh I love all of these!!
Some people are very cluey!
Thanks Vicki – they sure are!