| Like most parents, you probably have at least one or | | | | purple and neon green colors. But any color of your |
| two of your child’s old backpacks stuffed away in | | | | choice would work just fine. Once the paint dries to |
| their closet, the garage, or many other possible | | | | a touch, the letters will have a cool puffy three |
| places. Well, here is a way to give that unused and | | | | dimensional look to them. Your recycled backpack is |
| forgotten backpack a new lease on life, and help you | | | | now ready for the car. Every time I now open the |
| get a little more organized without breaking the bank. | | | | trunk and see the backpack, those childhood |
| It is pretty obvious because of the weight of books | | | | memories of my child come rushing back, and so will |
| that they carry, that most backpacks are well | | | | yours I’m sure. |
| constructed with several zipper closed | | | | Another way to recycle your child’s used |
| compartments. I decided to fill the larger section of | | | | backpack would be to fill the larger section of the |
| the backpack with car jumper cables, and the smaller | | | | backpack with a couple of beach towels, a few |
| compartment with a First Aid Kit. As you may have | | | | books, or a pair of flip flops (sandals that is). Then, fill |
| already guessed, this bag is going in the trunk of the | | | | the smaller compartment with sun lotion, sun screen, |
| car when it’s done. | | | | and sun glasses. Go ahead, be creative. It is your |
| To start, using some puffy fabric paint, label the | | | | backpack. The next time you get ready for a day in |
| different compartment by use on the front side of the | | | | the sun, your recycled backpack will be ready to go. |
| backpack. Puffy paints are fun and easy to | | | | Keep it handy in the garage or in your car. Not only |
| use-something you may want to get your young | | | | will this save you time, but you’ll have something |
| children involved in. It’s so simple, since all you | | | | cute and original that your kids can participate in |
| have to do is to squeeze the paint out of the bottle | | | | designing. |
| right on to the fabric. For this project, we used bright | | | | |