Recycled project: Hopscotch rug
Mar 12, 2008
Here’s a green project we did recently. I found several carpet samples for sale at a thrift store and thought they would make a fun carpet for our play area. I originally planned on sewing them together in a rectangle shape but then came up with the idea to make a hopscotch rug. My daughter has been into hopscotch lately so she loves it. This not only added a colorful accent to our floor but is functional too in that Emma can play on it.
At 50 cents a square the rug cost only $5 to make! If you try to make this yourself here is what I recommend: I found it hard to get a needle through the thick carpet (even a thick needle) so I first poked holes in it with an icepick and that did the trick.
Posted In: Green Living | Parenting | Thrifty Chick | Crafts • Comments (7)
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Kolfinna Mar 14, 2008 at 02:29 pm
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April Jul 15, 2008 at 04:24 pm
I love the hopscotch rug! I may even make it for my kids for a Christmas present! Thanks for the great idea.
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Laura Jul 16, 2008 at 12:42 pm
Thanks April. I noticed you’re in Grand Rapids too! I found the carpet samples at the “Bibles for Missions Thrift Store” in Jenison if you’re interested. There’s a lady that volunteers there that also works at a carpet store. So, she brings in samples periodically.
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Rugs Aug 10, 2008 at 11:20 am
Great idea, these rug samples are dirt cheap like you mention and can sometimes even be found for free in some stores. I love the simplicity of it all.
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Decorer Sep 22, 2008 at 02:45 am
Wonder how did come up with this. Really a good idea! A hopscotch rug is fun and decorative. And the price for the rug, 50 cents for a square you’ve mentioned, is sooo cheap.
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Laura Sep 22, 2008 at 07:12 am
You know, I’m not sure how I came up with it. It might have been my daughter’s idea. I think originally I bought a few to sew together as a rectangle rug. Emma had just learned hopscotch at that point so it was fresh on our minds. I ended up going back to the store for enough more to make a complete hopscotch.
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Niki Sep 26, 2008 at 09:21 am
This is such a cute idea—when I was little, we used to take masking tape to “draw” a hopscotch grid in our basement. I’m sure my mom would have liked us to use this idea much better!
nifty idea. looks pretty too.