Curious Incidents of a Flailing Mermaid

100 uses for a pink straw hat

1. A hat
2. Wall decoration
3. Bin
4. Fold it up & use as a purse
5. Potpourri bowl
6. Block up holes + fill with sand = doorstop
7. Cut up & use as gift tags
8. Pen tub
9. Spare change bowl
10. Crisp bowl at parties
11. Put in plastic lining = dog food bowl
12. Put in plastic lining = cat food bowl
13. Put in plastic lining = emergency toilet
14. Names out of a hat, hat
15. Fill with writing prompts + draw when needed = writing prompt holder
16. Post-it note storage
17. Key holder
18. Decorate & you have a new hat
19. Spare button storage
20. Ribbon storage
21. Earring display – hook earrings in the straw holes
22. Place cardboard dividers = scrap paper organiser
23. Place cardboard dividers = magazine cuttings organiser
24. Garlic bread display dish
25. Drawer organiser
26. Fit clock hands & battery = a clock
27. Paint orange = Sweet bowl for Halloween
28. Wire storage
29. Fuel for a fire
30. Cut up and use as bookmarks
31. A gift!
32. A child’s dress
33. Cut the rims off and make a Frisbee
34. Ashtray
35. Jelly mould
36. Money pot for a busker
37. For flower arrangements
38. For a candy cane display
39. To practice target shooting with tennis balls
40. Basket for berry picking
41. Base for a fruit hamper
42. “Swear jar”
43. To use in games like “pin the hat on the annoying child” (currently in development)
44. Fly swat
45. A fan
46. Pasta strainer
47. Cover your face for a daytime nap
48. Sit on it to avoid getting dirty
49. Flag a passing motorist
50. Flag down a taxi
51. Cheer at a parade or sporting event
52. Tie to the car antenna for easy spotting
53. For magic tricks
54. A flag for capture the flag
55. Cut into a place mat
56. Cover exposed food
57. Coffee filter or tea strainer
58. Tie to a tree to guide you back out of a Forest
59. Tip box by a till
60. Waft away bad odours
61. Use as a sign (i.e. with an arrow painted on it)
62. A prompt for a poem
63. For recycling
64. As a sick bucket
65. A piece in a giant game of checkers
66. A piece in a giant game of chess
67. A piece in a giant game of drafts
68. A piece in a giant game of monopoly
69. Providing a privacy screen
70. As a shield
71. Cut into a bookmark
72. A lampshade
73. Dog cone thing
74. As a plant pot
75. As a spider detainment centre
76. As a football net
77. As a giant egg cup
78. As a yoghurt pot
79. As a picnic basket
80. As a mouse trap
81. As a carry basket for a cat
82. As a weather vein
83. As a cake stand
84. As a crab pot
85. Ukulele tidy for parties
86. Olympic pool for your flea circus
87. Paint it orange - traffic cone
88. Basket of a hot air balloon for dolls
89. As a measure for corn
90. As a disposable campfire
91. As a cage
92. As a prison for recidivist beetles
93. As a pommel horse
94. As a mini beer keg
95. As a keyring
96. As a speed bump
97. As a giant bottle top
98. As a straw holder
99. As a fisherman's net
100. A prompt for a list