I continue along each side going back and forth from side to side pulling the fabric taught as I go. I sprayed a thin layer of Stikatak Superspray (the same thing I used to attach my bits of foam together) directly on the top of the box lid. It came with a larger panel of the bus as well which I turned into a wall hanging– so the toy box and wall hanging are coordinating now. So if you aren’t an expert stapler, and you end up with one or two staples that are a tiny bit loose or have a bit of a wonky angle, you won’t be stabbing any little fingers with sharp edges.

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So I held it up against the top and saw that my seat was two widths of my existing foam plus a bit extra.No doubt he will reek havoc on his toy box anyway so I might as well wait to paint it until he is a little bit older and then he can have a say on colours! I have a set of easily printable instructions for this DIY Toy Box Seat Cushion at the end of this post – just scroll down!

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From traditional wooden toy chests to bright, vibrant printed boxes, feed their imaginations with animals, dragons and world maps. I cut the batting just a bit wider than the top of my foam so that it covers some of the side of the foam but not so large that it would end up wrapping around the box lid. In the same way as with the fabric – if you have any hinges or screw holes to consider you’ll need to cut out those areas again for the sticky back felt too. Mine did so I cut out little semi-circles from the fabric where the ‘pockets’ that the hinges sit in are (I’m sure that isn’t the correct term but I don’t know what it is! So I held it up to the empty space and cut a strip that was slightly wider than what I thought I needed.Below is the toy box seat cushion from the inside so you can see what the felt strips look like when it’s in use. I then used my heavy duty spray adhesive along the side edge of each of my three pieces and pushed them together. If you are looking for a larger guide about all the different things around your home you might be able to upcycle and how – go here!