Our Instagram [1] feed features a steady flow of snaps of babies wrapped in different swaddles and blankets [2], but the one blanket most babies have in common is the simple receiving blanket they're presented in after a hospital birth. Those blankets don't seem very special at first pink-and-blue-striped sight, but what one grandmother has created out of recycled [3] hospital blankets will make you think twice about the no-frills squares of cloth.
Called "Numsies [4]," these DIY [5] stuffed toys in the form of bears, elephants, bunnies, and more are the sweetest way to recycle your baby's hospital blanket. Scroll through to see what each animal looks like and click through to purchase one for yourself!
Bunny
Plush Bunny [7] ($38)
Puppy
Plush Puppy [8] ($38)
Bear
Plush Bear [9] ($38)
Kitty
Plush Kitty [10] ($38)
Whale
Plush Whale [11] ($38)
Bunny
Plush Bunny [12] ($23)
Elephant
Plush Personalized Elephant [13] ($45)
Fleece Bunny With Hospital Blanket Ears
Fleece Pink or Blue Bunny With Hospital Blanket Ears [14] ($38)
Fleece Elephant With Hospital Blanket Ears
Fleece Elephant With Hospital Blanket Ears [15] ($44)
Fleece Puppy With Hospital Blanket Ears
Fleece Puppy With Hospital Blanket Ears [16] ($38)