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Are you babies out of the crib and have no use for the mobile?

9 years ago

Are your babies too old for a crib and the mobile? I remember needing to get rid of all the baby things after about 9 years with our little circus mobile with the colorful wood characters like the barking seal, the lion, and the clown. So I cut the mobile characters off their hangar, and tied the nylon thread to hooks to hang them on our Christmas tree. My babies are 36 to 41, but every Christmas I am reminded of those early years when I hang our circus characters on the bottom branches of the tree.

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amj0517
9 years ago
I literally have a pile of baby stuff in the dining room ready to get dropped off tomorrow. I think I'll snatch my mobile and make a Christmas decoration. Great idea! Thanks!!
maire_cate
9 years ago
What a clever idea. I have no idea what happened to ours. Probably donated over 30 years ago - if it even lasted through 3 kids. I can't even remember what my mobile was - I think it was the one with a striped tent (like a circus tent) but it had different colored balloons hanging below.
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happy2b…gw
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I too cut the figures off the mobile and use them as Christmas ornaments, So glad I did.
workoutlady
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Oh that was a great idea. But I got rid of ours years ago. Today young mothers are told not to have a mobile because it's dangerous. Seems strange to me but I suppose it is possible to cause problems especially for a bit of an older child. Although if I remember right, we had to take ours down pretty early. Maybe too many parents ignored that and left it up for far to long.
lisa_fla
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Great idea! I cut the bunnies off and have them stashed somewhere. I will convert them to ornaments the next time I come across them. There are 3 rabbits and I have 3 kids ages 16-22. One day they can put them on their trees.
mojomom
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I did the same thing. My baby is 36 and the Noah's Ark from her crib mobile has been on the tree every year since her first Christmas. She was a March baby and I had removed it before she reached the stage before she could pull up in her crib and reach it.
kathyg_in_mi
8 years ago
I love this idea!! Too bad my babies are 30's and 40's. Will definitely pass the word on this to anyone I meet with a baby.
chisue
8 years ago
What an *excellent* idea. The mobile manufacturers might think to include directions and hangers with the product.

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