Take a break: Crafting with Crutches, Wheelchairs and Medical Supplies

Crutches, canes, walkers, and casts don’t have to be boring. Consider some of the following:

• Make an art statement by decorating with all the wonderful styles and colors of duct tape. 

• Shrinkins The Healing Art. Shrinkable skins can be used in a variety of ways to decorate wheelchairs, walkers, crutches, canes etc.While kits are available on-line, also check out your local hospital gift shops, medical supply stores and other places where durable medical goods might be sold. Check out some of the “how to” videos:

• How to decorate crutches 

• How to Decorate Your Wheel Chair 

• How to Decorate Your Orthopedic Cast 

•Cane Decorating Tips/Do’s & Don’ts 

• FunIdeas for Cast Decoration 

Don’t need the crutches, consider some of these ideas

•Shelf from crutches 

• Cool Stool: Love the reused crutches and a bike wheel (could use one from a discarded wheelchair) to make a very cool stool 

Consider making art with your wheel chair

• Wheelchairaction Art 

• Digital Wheel Art 

Other Ideas

• Surgical Gloves: Fill with ice and freeze. Makes for an interesting addition to a punch bowl. If you’re going to using your frozen hands (or fingers) in drinks, use the powder free gloves.

• Other Ideas With Latex Gloves 

• Repurpose pill and vitamin bottles