HOW TO TURN AN INFLATABLE KIDDIE POOL INTO A FUN & COMFY LOUNGE

Ever wondered if there was another fun use for your inflatable kiddie pool in the off-season? The answer is a cozy and comfy kid lounge!

It’s a super quick and easy DIY project with only a few supplies, and you can customize it to your liking in different ways.

Gather your supplies:
Inflatable kiddie pool
Air pump
Pillows
Blankets

Extras (if desired):
Potatoes (used for stamps)
Affordable acrylic paint
Ball pit balls
Poster board (or used cardboard)
Deck lights
Galaxy projector

supplies to turn your kiddie pool into a kid lounge

I started with the obvious task of blowing the kiddie pool up with my affordable air pump.

ides to up cycle your inflatable kids pool

If you want to add some personality to your kiddie pool lounge, you can cut 3 potatoes in half to use for polka dot stamps. So easy!

potatoes cut in half

Choose your favorite paint colors and pour some out onto your poster board (or used cardboard).

using potatoes as paint stamps
using potatoes as paint stamps

We invited some neighbor kids over to help add the colorful polka dots. they had a lot of fun and the project moved along super quickly with four kids helping.

How to turn an inflatable kiddie pool into a super cute DIY lounge. Such a fun and comfortable way to upgrade kid's movie time!

The kids worked their way around the inflatable pool until they were happy with the results. The acrylic paint we used is not permanent and will fade over time, but it’s a fun, affordable, easy, and cost effective way to fun it up!

How to turn an inflatable kiddie pool into a super cute DIY lounge. Such a fun and comfortable way to upgrade kid's movie time!

While they waited about an hour for the paint to fully dry, I went through the house to gather pillows and blankets.

How to turn an inflatable kiddie pool into a super cute DIY lounge. Such a fun and comfortable way to upgrade kid's movie time!

Once the paint was dry, I moved the pool into our recently updated sunporch and quickly tossed in the pillows and popped some popcorn.

The kids had a blast watching a movie in their up cycled kiddie pool lounge. So cute and comfortable. It’s been a huge hit and gets even more than we ever expected.

I highly recommend this super easy DIY kiddie pool project!

It would work perfectly for a slumber party or a kid’s birthday party!

How to turn an inflatable kiddie pool into a super cute DIY lounge. Such a fun and comfortable way to upgrade kid's movie time!

And here’s a look at our sunporch movie lounge at night time. I plugged our galaxy projector in for some extra fun!

How to turn an inflatable kiddie pool into a super cute DIY lounge. Such a fun and comfortable way to upgrade kid's movie time!

xoxo
Audrey

Check out some of my other easy DIY projects!
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