Pool Noodles are a ton of fun to use! Even though they are intended as pool toys, there is so much you can do with them. With a little creativity, you can make just about anything with pool noodles!
Updated again, we’ll keep adding to it as long as you keep coming up with creative ways to use our regular Pool Noodles, or our Jumbo Pool Noodles!
Pool Noodle Rainbow, by Amy Greathead RainbowArtTeacher
Pool Noodle Flip Flop Costumes, by Pepper & Buttons
Pool Noodle Hobby Horses, by Buzzcuts & Ponytails
Pool Noodle Toss Game, Kiwico
Noodle Hoops, taped to closet doors – thanks, Pinterest
Noodle Kneeling Pad, for gardening or weeding, or meditation; by Space Classroom
Social Distancing Pool Noodle Hat by shutupandtakemymoney.com
Halloween Spider Costume from Jill Fitzgibbons, posted onto blog.sfgate.com
Pool Noodle Campfire from Crafty-Crafty, via Pinterest
Pool Noodle Car Rack Protectors from The Family Handyman
Pool Noodle Paint Brush Holder, by The Family Handyman
Pool Noodle Tentacle Props from Propnomicon
Pool Noodle Baby Crib Rail Bumpers, covered in cloth, by babyneedlist.com
Pool Noodle Toddler Counter Bumpers, by Joellyn Benjamin Clark via Pinterest
Pool Noodle Child Seat Belt Pad, by csnbaby.com via pinterest
Pool Noodle Car Door Bumper, by Joe Truini with Todayshomeowner.com
Pool Noodle UnderSea Coral Reef Prop from kidzoro.com, via pinterest
Pool Noodle Candles with LED lights, from shinyflowersmodel.com
Pool Noodle Sprinkler connected to garden hose, by Make It and Love It
Pool Noodle Bed Edge Bumpers for Kids, from Baby Needs, via pinterest
Pool Noodle Garden Stakes to support young plants, from Faithtap.com
Pool Noodle Clothes Hangers, by How Does She pool noodle article
Pool Noodle Holiday Wreath, article from Goodhousekeeping.com via pinterest
Pool Noodle Rosary from Catholic Icing
Pool Noodle Boot Stands, from Lesley Braate, via pinterest
Pool Noodle Lollipops by Leslie Welch, article by Trollox.com
Pool Noodle Faucet Extension by Christine Tang via pinterest
Pool Noodle Elf Legs by Julie Knotts via pinterest
Pool Noodle Christmas Tree Watering Tube, by Ashley Langston, via pinterest
Football Goal Posts, from FamilyFun, now Spoonful.com. Just use wood or steel stakes to hold noodles in the ground.
Kick Croquet Lawn Game, by Inner Child Fun, is a fun game for kids to burn off some energy.
Pool Noodle Ring Toss game, from the Joys of Boys, with instructions on 5 summer pool noodle Activities
Headboard for kid’s bed, from FamilyFun, now Spoonful.com.
Trampoline Spring Protectors, from SoSickWithIt.com on their page of simple ideas that are borderline genius!
Backyard Water Park ideas; from Event Horizons comes Noodle Sprinklers, with detailed pics on construction.
Floating Pool Shade, from MyHusbandisCrazy.com, made from pvc pipe and pool noodles.
Floating In-Pool Table, from Lifehacker, made from a cutting board and a pool noodle.
Noodley Beverage Boat, from Instructables.com, made from a plastic storage box, string, and a pool noodle.
Pool Noodle Javelin Toss is from the Hallmark Channel, with complete instructions on how to make it with 8 pool noodles.
Shopping Cart Bumper, from Living My LIfe on Purpose, safe and sanitary!
Pool Noodle Raft, from the Headley House, could be a lifesaver if marooned on a desert island!
Flip Flop Wreath, from Fox Hollow Cottage, shows how to make a pool noodle wreath, for any season!
Pool Noodle Garland, from Dollar Store Mom, can be used for any occassion, indoors or outdoors.
Marble Race Track, from HomeSpun Threads, easy to make race track.
Birthday Candles, from Life Scraps and Patches, are reusable, year after year, for everyone’s big day!
You can use Pool Noodles in the Pool! 
Hopefully this gave you some great ideas to get you started, and don’t forget, there are endless possibilities of what you can create using pool noodles and your imagination! Maybe you’ll even come up with some new ideas of your own! What’s your favorite?
See our collection of pool noodles, and get crafty!
I have a 44,000 gallon pool and I can not get it cleared up. Its cloudy in the middle and clear around the sides. I can see straight down on the sides of the pool. After trying everything I can think of and what the pool companies have told me. I put algaecide in it yesterday morning thinking well nothing is working maybe I need algaecide. My ph levels were 7.6 and my free chlorine and chlorine levels were normal as well. The pool now has a strong chemical smell about 16 hours after algaecide and if you jump in it has bubbles. Any suggestions on what I can do?
Hi Krissy, that smell and bubbles are from a Quaternary algaecide type. Polymer types, or copper types don’t have that odor or foam. So, that’s normal. For the cloudy water, look to your filter. Is it being run long enough each day? Run 24/7 until it clears… 44K is a big pool, is the filter also big? Is the filter media old? (sand or cartridges). I assume that you have tried a Clarifier?
Yes I’ve tried clarifier several different times. We just bought a new filter system for it. The guy that sold it to us told us it was plenty big. Its a glass filter system the water looks like it shots anout half way across the pool and we run the system 24/7 its been running like that since May
For a 44K pool, I would think the filter should be 27″ diameter, or even 30″. A 24″ tank could be too small, for situations like this. Water shooting across the pool? Perhaps the pump is too large for the filter? Just a thought, that would cause water clarity issues, if the pump was pushing water too fast thru the sand, or is exceeding the filter design flow rate, printed on the filter label.
One ides is to add a cup of alum to the skimmer – I think Leslie’s sells it https://blog.intheswim.com/how-to-use-alum-flocculant-in-pools/ Aluminum Sulfate. Another idea is to use a pool filter cleaner.
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