If
you've recently held an event or done some building work where you
needed some traffic cones, you may be wondering what to do with them now
their original purpose has been fulfilled. While it may be tempting to:
- Wear them on your head in the style of a dunce's hat
- Put two of them on your chest and pretend to be Madonna
- Attempt to use them as giant vuvuzelas
- Put them in random places around town to confuse people
…and other such hilarious things, there are actually plenty of uses
for traffic cones that are actually, well, useful (or at least
decorative). Here are some ideas:
Use Them for Family Sports Activities
There are lots of ways you can use your leftover traffic cones to set
up markers to use in sports and games in your yard, or even in a public
playing field, as it is easy to take the cones with you. They can
become makeshift goalposts for a game of soccer, markers for the start
and end of a race, or can be used to create an obstacle course. They can
also be used to create serious training drills for soccer and
basketball, where the player has to dribble the ball around turns and
bends marked out by the cones. Professionals train using markers they
have to get around, so if you have a budding David Beckham or LeBron
James in your family they can really hone their skills using the cones
to create new challenges.

Create Your Own Drivers' Ed Course
If one of your kids is learning to drive or you just want to play
around in your own car, you can find some land where it is safe and set
up your own driving course using your cones. You can practice reversing
around bends, steering round windy corners, and all your least favorite
driving maneuvers using the traffic cones to guide you. This can be a
huge help for teens who are going through drivers' ed at the moment,
giving them an extra chance to practice, but can be fun for anyone who
likes driving their car. You can even turn it into a competition among
friends to see who really is the best driver!

Turn Them Into Modern Art!
Whether you have a creative streak and want to do something really
original with them, or simply want a fun painting and craft activity to
do as a family, spraying those old cones and decorating them can be
either a fun way to spend an afternoon, or the birth of some really
unique pieces of art! While you may not associate traffic cones from a traffic safety and equipment
company with avant garde art and design, with the right painting
techniques and materials they can be turned into quirky yet attractive
sculptures you can use in your garden. If this sounds a bit high brow,
you could just spray or decorate them in bright colors for fun and use
them as decorations for a garden party or other fun outdoor function -
they are certain to get people talking!
Editor's Note: Today's feature author, Travis Finn, works with Bo
Phillips, a company manufacturing a range of safety products in Georgia.
He enjoys sharing his work and personal experiences online and he
indulges in martial arts training during his free time.
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