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Practical Uses for Scrap and Leftover Foam

Keeping pieces of scrap foam on-hand around the home can help you out in pinch, as the uses for these remnants and leftovers are innumerable. Here are just a few of the ways it can help!

 

• Upholstery: If you have a flattened throw pillow, stuffing the casing with extra foam scraps can fluff it back up to the fullness and softness it once had. You can do this on a larger scale, filling things like beanbag chairs, or go small, filling something like a stuffed animal.
• Painting: Are you trying to paint a hard-to-reach area with a tiny brush that just isn’t getting the job done? A small piece of scrap foam is compressible, trimmable, and can be fit into corners and edges to get an even coat in the tightest of spaces. Larger pieces can also be cut into fun and creative stamps for painting patterns on walls or ceilings.
• Foam Pits: On a grand scale, foam scraps have been used for years in the making of safety pits for fun or exercise. A gymnastics or motocross pit filled with foam is a common sight in those sports and can help a gymnast or biker practice with confidence. Rubber cushions for tumbling are soft but stable flooring materials as well.
• Comfort Padding: Braces, splints, and casts can take time to get used to and occasionally have hard or rough edges causing discomfort. A small foam rubber pad can soften and protect those problem areas by fitting into place without impacting the performance of the support structure.

 

These are just a few reasons out of many that keeping some foam scraps around the house is a smart idea. As life happens, you’ll surely find even more uses!