A more competent parent than I times their child’s transition from nappies to pants with such precision that there won’t be a Pamper leftover in the house.
But when my youngest caught me unawares when he suddenly decided he wanted to move up to Big Boy Pants two years ago, I was left with a job lot of nappies with no use for them.
However, waste not, want not.
If you’ve found yourself with this surplus of nappies, why not put them to good use:
1) BOXING GLOVES AND HEAD GEAR
A child needs to feel safe and protected when he’s going up against the likes of the Klitschko brothers and nothing offers better absorption of violent blows quite like a Pamper (size 6, side-fastening)
2) PACKET IN
Got something fragile and precious you want to send through the post? Don’t risk breakages – pad it out with Pampers. Not even the grumpiest postman with a hangover can destroy your goods now.
3) BETTER THAN BOUNTY
You know those super-absorbent kitchen towels that are advertised on the telly? They soak up spills in a trice? Save yourself a few quid and use your leftover nappies – anything that can contain a night’s worth of toddler piss is more than a match for spilled milk at teatime. No point crying over it.
4) BRA-VO!
Ladies, don’t spend a fortune on padded bras after your once-pert breasts start heading south: boost your boobs with a nappy. Simply encase each breast in a nappy, then put on your bra as normal.
5) CHEERS, EARS!
Nappies make super-cosy instant ear muffs. Perfect for playing out in the snow. Great, too, for wearing to loud concerts when you want to prevent your ear drums from busting.
Ha! I can relate to this one. Bought a pack of pullups as Little Chap was out and we were off on hols and I couldn’t remember when I was in the supermarket if we had any or not…got home and he announced he wanted to sleep in his big boy pants from now on…! Thrilled obviously and thankfully have a few young nieces/nephews to pass them on to but strangely LC likes to pop them on his head too…?
I never knew nappies were so versatile, a useful post! (Goes off to cut nappies up for bra)
That’s all very well, but I don’t have any unused nappies (and fine purloined traffic cones work very well as bust enhancers). However, foxes tend to import other people’s soiled cast-offs into our garden so I need a sequel post please…
Lol. That is awesome. I lie disposable nappies open under the carseat covers to absorb…. well um, anything spilt, or brought home from the sea.