At Jazzy Bean Bag Chairs, you can now find even more to choose from. As well as the classic bean bag chairs, you can now buy Foof or Fuf chairs. Foof chairs are the newest development in bean bag chairs. They are different because they are filled with foam instead of polystyrene beads. The foam chunks provide a different kind of comfort than a typical bean bag chair, some even say it is the ultimate comfort. I think one of the great advantages of the fuf chairs is that they rarely need to be refilled. The foam just needs to be re-fuffed once in awhile.
To re-fuf a foof chair, you pick it up and repeatedly toss it in a rolling motion so that the foam poofs up again. After re-fufing, your fuf chair should be super comfortable once again.
When you first get your foof chair it may feel more firm than you would like. During shipping the foof chairs are highly compressed and it sometimes takes the foam a bit to relax and expand to its normal size. Give your chair a couple of days and then if it is still too firm open the safety zipper and remove some foam. Hold on to the extra foam because you might want to put it back in down the line.
Purchasing a foof chair is a great investment because you get years of lasting comfort. The covers are easily replaced so no matter what your home decor, your foof chair fits right in!
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Monday, May 21, 2007
Fun family games to play outdoors.
This is the time of year, as the days get longer and the weather improves, that it is nice to be outside in the evenings. My family has a lot of fun playing games out in the yard like Bocce, lawn darts and croquet. There are so many new games on the market now it makes spending a warm summer day in the yard lots of fun.
Recently, my family discovered a new game that has no name, or at least we don't know what it is. It is a lot of fun and is easy to build yourself. The game consists of two stands, each with three rungs and four strings with golf balls attached at each end. You place each stand about 10 feet apart and then throw a string with a golf ball tied at each end, towards the stand. The goal is to get the golf ball to hook on the rungs of the stand. You get one point for the top rung, two points for the middle rung and three points for the bottom rung. We play in partners but you can play alone. Great fun. Know the name? Sound familiar to anyone?
Another game that is a lot of fun is bean bag toss. You'd think it would be so simple. Throw the bean bag, get it in the hole and rack up the points. Huh, as if. Not quite so simple, otherwise what would be the point in playing? I like that you can knock your opponents off the board or cancel their points out by getting your own hole in one. The funnest thing is all ages can play. It is no fun when the kids don't get to play because it isn't safe or if it requires so much skill only the most athletic can play. Bean bag toss is good for everyone and that is what makes it so fun.
Ever play washer toss? It is a bit like bean bag toss except you throw washers instead of bean bags. I have to say that it is easier than it looks. Those darned washers are more likely to pop out of the hole than stay in it. I had lots of holes in one only to get robbed as the washer bounced right out again. Play in partners because then you have someone to count on when you can't score to save your life!
Hope you enjoy getting outside and playing some games this summer. I know my family will.
Recently, my family discovered a new game that has no name, or at least we don't know what it is. It is a lot of fun and is easy to build yourself. The game consists of two stands, each with three rungs and four strings with golf balls attached at each end. You place each stand about 10 feet apart and then throw a string with a golf ball tied at each end, towards the stand. The goal is to get the golf ball to hook on the rungs of the stand. You get one point for the top rung, two points for the middle rung and three points for the bottom rung. We play in partners but you can play alone. Great fun. Know the name? Sound familiar to anyone?
Another game that is a lot of fun is bean bag toss. You'd think it would be so simple. Throw the bean bag, get it in the hole and rack up the points. Huh, as if. Not quite so simple, otherwise what would be the point in playing? I like that you can knock your opponents off the board or cancel their points out by getting your own hole in one. The funnest thing is all ages can play. It is no fun when the kids don't get to play because it isn't safe or if it requires so much skill only the most athletic can play. Bean bag toss is good for everyone and that is what makes it so fun.
Ever play washer toss? It is a bit like bean bag toss except you throw washers instead of bean bags. I have to say that it is easier than it looks. Those darned washers are more likely to pop out of the hole than stay in it. I had lots of holes in one only to get robbed as the washer bounced right out again. Play in partners because then you have someone to count on when you can't score to save your life!
Hope you enjoy getting outside and playing some games this summer. I know my family will.
Monday, November 27, 2006
Ways to Use Your Bean Bag Chair
I have started a list of ways I think you can use a bean bag chair. There must be other ways. I'd love to hear more ideas or more specific things that I haven't thought of. Add your ideas here and let's see how long we can make the list. I'm shooting for 100!
1. A Chair (obviously!)
2. A Lounger
3. A Couch
4. Watching TV
5. Playing video games
6. Having a chat with your girlfriends/mates
7. For throwing at your brother (or sister)
8. Bouncing
9. Sliding
10. Tobogganing
11. For Studying
12. For Sleeping
13. For Reading
14. For doing puzzles
15. For staff meeting – get them comfortable so they really get thinking
16. For children at daycares
17. Seating in recreation rooms
18. Rehabilitation exercises
19. RDI Autism Therapy
20. Pet Bed
21. Pet Ramp
22. Home Decorating
23. A Foot Rest
24. A base for a table
25. Extra seating when guests come over
26. Seating in your sailboat
27. Chairs at the cabin
28. Patio seating
29. Camping chair
30. Pool float (the bean-less bean bags)
31. In your kid’s room
32. For your teenager and their friends to hang out
33. For Stargazing
34. Advertising – get your logo on the side of a bean bag chair
35. Building a snowball wall (made of bean bag chairs)
36. For discussion groups at conferences
37. For working on your laptop
38. For gaming conventions
39. As a bed
40. As a pillow
41. Brighten up a dull room
42. For entertaining – either lounging or playing a game
43. Seating in a dorm room
44. Seating in a small apartment
45. Watching fireworks
46. Children’s Naps
47. Relaxing
48. Meditate
49. Pedicures
50. As a maternity pillow
51. To support a pregnant tummy during Pilates or Yoga
52. Exercise with your bean bag chair
53. Save money on furniture because bean bag chairs are inexpensive
54. Children’s toys
55. Developing imagination in children
1. A Chair (obviously!)
2. A Lounger
3. A Couch
4. Watching TV
5. Playing video games
6. Having a chat with your girlfriends/mates
7. For throwing at your brother (or sister)
8. Bouncing
9. Sliding
10. Tobogganing
11. For Studying
12. For Sleeping
13. For Reading
14. For doing puzzles
15. For staff meeting – get them comfortable so they really get thinking
16. For children at daycares
17. Seating in recreation rooms
18. Rehabilitation exercises
19. RDI Autism Therapy
20. Pet Bed
21. Pet Ramp
22. Home Decorating
23. A Foot Rest
24. A base for a table
25. Extra seating when guests come over
26. Seating in your sailboat
27. Chairs at the cabin
28. Patio seating
29. Camping chair
30. Pool float (the bean-less bean bags)
31. In your kid’s room
32. For your teenager and their friends to hang out
33. For Stargazing
34. Advertising – get your logo on the side of a bean bag chair
35. Building a snowball wall (made of bean bag chairs)
36. For discussion groups at conferences
37. For working on your laptop
38. For gaming conventions
39. As a bed
40. As a pillow
41. Brighten up a dull room
42. For entertaining – either lounging or playing a game
43. Seating in a dorm room
44. Seating in a small apartment
45. Watching fireworks
46. Children’s Naps
47. Relaxing
48. Meditate
49. Pedicures
50. As a maternity pillow
51. To support a pregnant tummy during Pilates or Yoga
52. Exercise with your bean bag chair
53. Save money on furniture because bean bag chairs are inexpensive
54. Children’s toys
55. Developing imagination in children
Make Your Own Bean Bag Filler
I get a lot of questions from people about refilling their bean bag chair. You can buy filler from lots of sites on the Internet and it will cost you close to the cost of buying a new bean bag chair. You can buy recycled or virgin polystyrene - I recommend recycled because it is better for the environment. The newer Fuf chairs are filled with foam so that is also an option.
I think the most inventive and creative thing to do is to create your own filling. I have read some discussions where they suggest using actual beans in their bean bag chair. Makes some sense but make sure you have a waterproof liner because you don't want your bean bag chair to sprout. Even though beans are a cheap alternative they aren't overly comfy. I like the idea of recycling what you have in your home already.
If you storage room is anything like mine, you have empty boxes full of polystyrene packing materials. You likely have some old camping foamies hanging around in the shed. Spend some time crushing the polystyrene - put it in a bag and stomp all over it. Good stress reducer and some fun, all at the same time. Shred up the foam either with your hands or scissors. Combine the two and you would have pretty comfy fill for your bean bag chair.
If your storage room is nothing like mine and you have none of these materials at home you can find them inexpensively in your town. Look for a foam shop and buy their scrap pieces, they often sell bags of scrap pieces for little cost. Phone around to appliance shops and ask when they are uncrating their next shipment, show up and you can help yourself to their polystyrene packing.
The fastest and easiest way to refill your bean bag chair is to buy it pre-made on the Internet. The funnest and most satisfying way is to make the filling yourself. You will have to experiment a little bit but that is part of the fun.
I think the most inventive and creative thing to do is to create your own filling. I have read some discussions where they suggest using actual beans in their bean bag chair. Makes some sense but make sure you have a waterproof liner because you don't want your bean bag chair to sprout. Even though beans are a cheap alternative they aren't overly comfy. I like the idea of recycling what you have in your home already.
If you storage room is anything like mine, you have empty boxes full of polystyrene packing materials. You likely have some old camping foamies hanging around in the shed. Spend some time crushing the polystyrene - put it in a bag and stomp all over it. Good stress reducer and some fun, all at the same time. Shred up the foam either with your hands or scissors. Combine the two and you would have pretty comfy fill for your bean bag chair.
If your storage room is nothing like mine and you have none of these materials at home you can find them inexpensively in your town. Look for a foam shop and buy their scrap pieces, they often sell bags of scrap pieces for little cost. Phone around to appliance shops and ask when they are uncrating their next shipment, show up and you can help yourself to their polystyrene packing.
The fastest and easiest way to refill your bean bag chair is to buy it pre-made on the Internet. The funnest and most satisfying way is to make the filling yourself. You will have to experiment a little bit but that is part of the fun.
Thursday, November 16, 2006
Making a List of Uses for Bean Bag Chairs
So I am really interested in creating a list of how people use their bean bag chairs. I can think of a few obvious ways - watching TV, reading a book, playing video games - but I would love to hear from you to find out what special use you have for your bean bag chair. I've done some surfing and have seen some crazy stuff. Let me know, together we can create a giant list.
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
New to this whole blogging stuff!
Well I can't believe how simple it was to create this blog. Just like that and WOW I have a blog. Hmm, now I have to write something interesting. Ha, that's funny.
Since I'm here to talk about bean bag chairs and how great I think they are, I'll start with my story and go from there. I'm pretty new in the Internet marketing game, been around for 6 months or so. I was researching products and planning out a website when I came across a supplier of bean bag chairs. It took me back to when I was 8 or 9 years old when I got my first bean bag chair. My sister and I loved those chairs. They went all over the house with us and lasted until they popped and spewed polystyrene balls everywhere. No patching could keep those suckers contained!
When I came across this supplier I immediately decided to market bean bag chairs. Why not, they are so fun and they are the comfiest things around. When my niece found out I had a website with bean bag chairs, she decided she needed to be famous and have her picture taken with her super large bean bag chair. Well, being the good aunt I am I am posting her picture here so she can be the mascot of my blog!
We used to have lots of fun when she was a little baby throwing her into the pillowy softness. She would laugh and laugh. Do you have a bean bag chair? I'd love to hear how you use it. Be the first to add a comment to my blog - I feel like a kid with a pile of presents on Christmas Day.
Since I'm here to talk about bean bag chairs and how great I think they are, I'll start with my story and go from there. I'm pretty new in the Internet marketing game, been around for 6 months or so. I was researching products and planning out a website when I came across a supplier of bean bag chairs. It took me back to when I was 8 or 9 years old when I got my first bean bag chair. My sister and I loved those chairs. They went all over the house with us and lasted until they popped and spewed polystyrene balls everywhere. No patching could keep those suckers contained!
When I came across this supplier I immediately decided to market bean bag chairs. Why not, they are so fun and they are the comfiest things around. When my niece found out I had a website with bean bag chairs, she decided she needed to be famous and have her picture taken with her super large bean bag chair. Well, being the good aunt I am I am posting her picture here so she can be the mascot of my blog!
We used to have lots of fun when she was a little baby throwing her into the pillowy softness. She would laugh and laugh. Do you have a bean bag chair? I'd love to hear how you use it. Be the first to add a comment to my blog - I feel like a kid with a pile of presents on Christmas Day.
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