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Frugal Child Safety: DIY Hearth Protector

Catherine McDiarmid-Watt | Thursday, May 23, 2019 | 0 comments
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Image: We need one of these! by Tarah Tamayo on Flickr

Create a bumper for your fireplace hearth with a large pool noodle!

Or buy some pipe insulation from any hardware store - sometimes even cheaper!

Just cut the foam stick to the same length as your hearth.

Image: Cut a slit halfway through the long way | cutting through from the outside to the hole already in the middle
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Cut a slit halfway through the long way - cutting through from the outside to the hole already in the middle.

Image: Kidkusion Hearth Kushion | Attaches securely with enclosed Velcro(r)
Kidkusion Hearth Kushion
Then push the pool noodle onto the edge of your hearth.

The tension of the foam trying to revert to its natural shape is what holds it in place.

If you have a toddler who would pull it off, use some removable Command Adhesive tabs - you can buy them without the hooks.



Image: Oodles Monster | 55 Inch x 3.5 Inch | Jumbo Pool Noodle Foam | Multi-PurposeShopping Suggestions:
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3M Command Poster Adhesive Value Pack

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About Catherine: I have been writing my Frugal Baby Tips since 1982, when I was a young divorced mom of two - for my baby product company, Born to Love. I am now mom to three grown up sons, and a grandma - and happily married to a wonderful man. We have rescued two little dogs, Denny and Dexter - and a rescue cat, Bella.

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